Busy Bees Ashford Eureka Park

Eureka Leisure Park, Ashford TN25 4BN
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7.9 49 Reviews
  • Busy Bees Ashford Eureka Park, Ashford
Busy Bees Ashford Eureka Park, benefits from thoughtfully decorated and homely interiors, including sensory play areas, outdoor play, and tailored food menus, to achieve a childcare service capable of welcoming up to 108 children.

Self-directed play sessions, induction programmes and an open door policy for parents are some features of the service that make it extra-satisfying, with CCTV also incorporated and each child enjoying the guidance of their own 'key person'.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Jade Scotting (Centre Director)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 32

Total Places for Children

  • 108

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:30
    Tuesday 07:30-18:30
    Wednesday 07:30-18:30
    Thursday 07:30-18:30
    Friday 07:30-18:30

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays, Christmas Eve & New Years Eve

Busy Bees Ashford Eureka Park Reviews (49)

7.9

Busy Bees Ashford Eureka Park has a Review Score of 7.9 (7.889) out of 10, based on 3 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Busy Bees Ashford Eureka Park has 49 reviews.

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Review from Caroline S (Mother of Child) published on 13 November 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son who is just over one absolutely loves nursery.. he has a mild hearing loss and the staff are so wonderful, supportive and helps with his learning despite his hearing loss. My son is developing amazingly and isn't behind in any areas and I believe that is down to the wonderful staff at the nursery.
The food provided to the children is so varied and lovely. Can't fault the care here given at this nursery. I also love the app and it's great to see pictures and updates during the day of what he is up to.
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Review from V C (Mother of Child) published on 13 November 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter is in Bumblebee Room. She really loves it. All the key persons are amazing but also really connect with the children. They always do fun, exciting activities which have all the children focused. They also change them so they are always 'fresh'.


The only problem is the finance team member

changes, but also receiving 2 months amounts on 1 statement which becomes really confusing.
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Review from K B (Mother of Child) published on 13 November 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
The nursery has a lovely, friendly atmosphere. The staff genuinely care about the children and communication at the end of the day (which includes a short paragraph in their book) is excellent.


There always seems to be an exciting activity going on, ducklings being hatched, flowers being grown and

both my children have been very happy.
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Review from S R (Father of Child) published on 31 October 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
High-quality service provided by very committed staff.


My son enjoys his time at the nursery.


Good feedback by staff provided at the end of the day.

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Review from Emily M (Mother of Child) published on 30 August 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I could not rate Busy Bees Eureka Park highly enough. It is the best childcare decision we have ever made to put our daughter into nursery here. The care is amazing, our daughter feels loved, cared for and always comes out happy. I truly feel as if the staff love what they do and always act in the best
interests of the children.


My daughter used to be terrible when dropping her off and would cling to me and cry but they always knew how to make her feel comfortable and calm in order to make it an easier experience and I left knowing she'd be OK.


She has developed hugely in her time at the nursery with regards to speech, self-care, numeracy, social skills - just about everything. I would recommend anyone to enrol their children at this nursery.

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Review from M C (Father of Child) published on 10 March 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 3.0 out of 5
I feel that it dangerous for children to cross two car parks to get into the car if there are no parking spaces in the car park. A good idea will be to having a barrier for BB parent's cars only. Not having a space when collecting a child is very unacceptable. Also will be helpful to have automatic
door system as will help parents with a pushchair.
Reply from Sasha Beesley at Busy Bees Ashford Eureka Park
Thank you for your review of our nursery. As our nursery is located on the Eureka Leisure Park, the car park is shared with other businesses so patrons of the other businesses also have access to the…read more
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Review from Raakhee (Mother of Child) published on 27 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been attending for just over a year and she loves it. The staff are friendly and helpful, and they always organise activities with the children, from reading, dancing, painting. Recently, they introduced a children's day book and I think this is a wonderful idea. It gives parents the
opportunity to write about any activities they did with the child during the evenings and weekends. I am very happy with her development.
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Review from Andrea (Mother of Child) published on 10 February 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son goes to Busy Bees Eureka Place, Ashford full time, he loves going. The staff really know the children well, they are not just a number. They plan activities around my child's interests but also have an overall theme that changes. This Christmas they had a jam packed month with so many lovely
activities which my son thrived with. He has never sung before but this year he learnt carols and songs for the nativity play and it was magical. Staff keep me well informed about his day and the admin team always provide an excellent service too.
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Review from Megan T (Mother of Child) published on 31 January 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Generally, I've been very pleased with the nursery, the staff and facilities. I think the introduction of the children's book which provides an update about their day has been an excellent idea and I really value my child's key worker who has a real interest in him and me and is always prepared to listen.
I'm not so impressed that we have to pay for bank holidays as the nursery is not open or the flexibility to change days on occasion if my child has hospital appointments.
Reply from Sasha Beesley, Digital Marketing Executive at Busy Bees Ashford Eureka Park
Thank you for your review Megan, we are delighted that you are pleased with the care and facilities provided at our nursery. Unfortunately, the fees are stated in the Terms and Conditions and made…read more
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Current Review Score: 7.9 (7.889)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 7.9 (7.889) out of 10 for Busy Bees Ashford Eureka Park is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.5 out of 5 from 3 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.4 out of 5 from 3 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.500 for Busy Bees Ashford Eureka Park is calculated as follows: ( (23 Excellents x 5) + (8 Goods x 4) + (5 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 36 Ratings = 4.5
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 3.389 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Busy Bees Ashford Eureka Park is based on 3 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 = 3.25
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 108 number of registered child places is 21.6. 3 Positive Reviews ÷ 21.6 = 0.139
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Jade

Jade Scotting

Job Title: Centre Director

Hello my name is Jade, and I am the Centre Director here at Ashford Eureka Park. I've worked in childcare since 2008 and I am level 3 qualified and have certificates for designated safeguarding lead, SENCO, first aid at work and paediatric first aid.

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