Busy Bees Godalming Bridge Road

Bridge Road, Godalming GU7 3DU
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8.3 56 Reviews
  • Busy Bees Godalming Bridge Road, Godalming
Busy Bees Godalming Bridge Road offers a flexible and secure learning environment for children and is staffed by a skilled and qualified childcare team. The facility benefits from having its own all weather playground and keeps strong links with the nearby junior school, enabling children to become accustomed to the atmosphere and surroundings they will move into after nursery. A Grade II listed building, Major Minors Nursery is kept secure and hygienic, while offering a range of indoor and outdoor activities for all age groups to enjoy.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Samantha Packham Edwards (Centre Director)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 35

Total Places for Children

  • 140

Age Range

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

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:00-18:30
    Tuesday 07:00-18:30
    Wednesday 07:00-18:30
    Thursday 07:00-18:30
    Friday 07:00-18:30

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & Christmas Day

Busy Bees Godalming Bridge Road Reviews (56)

8.3

Busy Bees Godalming Bridge Road has a Review Score of 8.3 (8.296) out of 10, based on 5 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Busy Bees Godalming Bridge Road has 56 reviews.

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Review from Rose M (Mother of Child) published on 30 August 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have always been very pleased with all aspects of the nursery. The staff are very professional and caring. They create great learning environments for the children and all seem very passionate and helpful. The facilities and equipment at the nursery are outstanding as are the outdoor areas. Our children
have been very happy at the nursery and we would recommend the nursery to anyone who lives in the Godalming area.
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Review from Christoforos S (Father of Child) published on 6 July 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been at the nursery since February 2017. Exceptional nursery and amazing staff. Fantastic environment (indoors and outdoors) with a great variety of both fun and learning activities. My son is growing up in a bilingual environment thus his development is behind. The nursery has done so much
to help him and he seems to have improved a lot in many areas. We are extremely happy with the level of care and learning provided by the Major Minors staff and our child loves his time there. At the end of every day, you are given detailed feedback on what your child has done which is good to know. The food seems to be varied and quite healthy and I have felt 100% confident leaving my son at the nursery, knowing that he is being well looked after. The staff are really supportive and I get a sense that they genuinely enjoy spending time with him. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the staff for all their loving care and efforts.


Thank you so much, everyone.

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Review from L B (Mother of Child) published on 7 June 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have always been extremely pleased with the level of care provided at Major Minors. The children are extremely happy and have great opportunities to play in a variety of settings with fantastic resources.
Although it is a big nursery, the children's keyworkers are very up to speed with what has
happened during the day.
The food provided is of a very high quality with a very well thought through menu.
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Review from Sarah (Mother of Child) published on 7 June 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 3.0 out of 5
I think it is down to the individual parent/carer to view the setting to get a genuine feel and decide for their child what is right for them. For me, it has been a shame that the renovations begun and staff changes took place just as we started. I feel this disrupted our initial settling down of my
child and my first impressions. Overall though I have been satisfied with Major Minors.
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Review from Dan (Father of Child) published on 2 June 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent staff who are engaging and enthusiastic with the children and build great relationship with parents. Wide range of fun and educational activities with great facilities which have really developed my son.


I fully recommend Major Minors Godalming.

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Review from Helen (Mother of Child) published on 2 June 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My children are both very happy at Major Minors and are both achieving milestones and getting a great experience. The staff are kind and caring and they provide many activities for the kids every day.
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Review from Tiffany G (Mother of Child) published on 2 June 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff are very friendly and take good care of my son. He enjoys attending nursery which is a bonus! All meals are cooked fresh on site every day and they are in the process of having a refurbishment which will be lovely when completed.
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Review from Sam R (Mother of Child) published on 2 June 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I could not ask for a better nursery for my children. The staff are so caring and helpful and many feel like an extension of our family. The food is prepared on site and caters for multiple allergy children like mine. They always seem to do so many exciting activities with the children and my son is
so excited about going to nursery in the mornings. You can tell they take the time to fully understand your child from the feedback you get. Absolutely first rate. My daughter starts soon and I couldn't be happier.
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Review from Kitty (Mother of Child) published on 2 June 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Staff are fantastic and support all the children in a caring, professional manner. They have great child development knowledge and always know how to help the child progress. Outdoor facilities are well enjoyed by the children, especially the field.
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Review from M S (Mother of Child) published on 2 June 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The learning and activities planned are to bring the best out of your child. Most of the staff are very caring and knowledgeable and my child has thrived in the environment.
With the ongoing renovations, things have been a little chaotic which is to be expected, but the staff has tried to keep parents
as updated as possible.
The only area of improvement I see is the continuity of key person per child. There have been so many changes over last few months, it can be unsettling for both staff and the children.
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Review from A C (Mother of Child) published on 2 June 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Major Minors have gone over and above in caring for our daughter.
All the staff do a wonderful job and she loves her time there.
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Review from Amy L (Mother of Child) published on 18 May 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has attended Major Minors since just before his first birthday and I have been delighted with the nursery from the beginning. The team there are kind, nurturing and supportive and they have an excellent approach to facilitating his development socially and mentally. It is a fun and lively atmosphere
and there always seems to be something positive going on. I do not hesitate to recommend Major Minors.
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Review from Heather (Mother of Child) published on 13 January 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am delighted with the exceptional standard of care provided by Major Minors. Having seen one child go from baby to school age the high standards have never dropped and with a toddler now there I know she will be happy from drop off to pick up.
The management team are always available to answer questions
and provide timely responses-perfect for a working parent. Major Minors exceeds expectations!
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Review from Deborah J (Mother of Child) published on 6 January 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We were anxious about leaving our timid toddler for the first time but we have had so much support from Major Minors that we have been put completely at ease. Our key worker was incredibly kind and always went the extra mile by calling to update on progress and adjusting her style to cater for our little
girl's needs. We are very happy.
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Review from Lauren J (Mother of Child) published on 23 December 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My Daughter loves coming into nursery and is always greeted by a friendly face she always has a fun filled busy day taking part in lots of different activities she loves the slide in her current room and always has a big smile on her face at the end of the day, I'm always given a detailed handover on
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Review from Tara L (Mother of Child) published on 23 December 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son started at Major Minors Godalming at 9 months old and is currently 20 months and my daughter, who also joined when she was 9 months, left in September 2016 to go to school. I am extremely happy with the care and education the outstanding staff offer not only to my children but all of the children
within the Nursery. All staff and management are polite and friendly and always put the children first. I have and always will recommend Major Minors to all parents looking for the best childcare in the area. Both of my children have developed very well in all areas whilst being here and I can't thank all of the staff enough for helping to contribute towards this. Anyone looking for the best childcare for their child/children should come and look at this nursery as it really is the best. Major Minors demonstrates fantastic care, amazing staff, fun activities provided for all children, exciting resources available indoors and outdoors, spacious homerooms and a great outside area too.
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Current Review Score: 8.3 (8.296)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.3 (8.296) out of 10 for Busy Bees Godalming Bridge Road is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.6 out of 5 from 5 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.7 out of 5 from 5 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 4.617 for Busy Bees Godalming Bridge Road is calculated as follows: ( (37 Excellents x 5) + (23 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 60 Ratings = 4.617
  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 3.679 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Busy Bees Godalming Bridge Road is based on 5 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 + 0.125 + 0.125 = 3.5
    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 140 number of registered child places is 28. 5 Positive Reviews ÷ 28 = 0.179
  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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Samantha

Samantha Packham Edwards

Job Title: Centre Director

Hi, my name is Samantha and I am the centre director here at Busy Bees Godalming Bridge Road.

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