Treetops Caterpillar Deeping St James

The Rundles, 100 Bridge Street, Deeping St James, Peterborough PE6 8EH
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  • Treetops Caterpillar Deeping St James, Peterborough
Situated in the heart of Market Deeping, Busy Bees at Deeping St. James is housed within a charming Grade II cottage, fostering a nurturing environment to provide a home away from home.

Every day at Busy Bees presents an adventure waiting to unfold. The nursery offers a wide array of activities, both indoors and outdoors, designed to keep each child engaged and enthusiastic throughout their educational journey. From imaginative play areas to the expansive outdoor garden, there is so much for all the children to enjoy.

Parents can rest assured that their child's well-being and development takes priority at the nursery. The dedicated team of highly trained staff are committed to delivering top-tier care and education. Additionally, an experienced SENCO is part of the team, ensuring children of all abilities receive the support they need, promoting inclusivity and progress.

The nursery also features an in-house chef who prepares nutritious meals adhering to NHS accreditation guidelines, ensuring that children receive the well-rounded nutrition essential for their growth and development. What's more, these meals are included in the fees, and the nursery boasts a 5-star food hygiene rating.

With so much to appreciate and admire at Busy Bees at Deeping St. James, parents can take comfort in knowing they've found a nurturing haven for their child.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 15

Total Places for Children

  • 50

Age Range

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

Funding & Fees

  • Effective from April 2025
    Start End 0-2 Year olds 2-3 Year olds 3-5 Year olds
    Full Week
    Monday to Friday 8:00 AM 6:00 PM £338.50 £338.50 £315.00
    Full Day 8:00 AM 6:00 PM £77.50 £77.50 £72.50
    Morning 8:00 AM 1:00 PM £47.50 £47.50 £46.50
    Afternoon 1:00 PM 6:00 PM £46.50 £46.50 £45.50


    Effective from April 2025
    9 Months to 2 Year Old Stretched Funding
    Start End
    Full Week - 15-hours
    stretched
    Monday to Friday
    8:00 AM 6:00 PM £268.40*
    Full Day with 3.8
    funded hours 8:00 AM 6:00 PM £50.41
    Full Day with
    7.6 funded hours 8:00 AM 6:00 PM £23.32
    Morning 8:00 AM 1:00 PM 3.80 £13.76
    Afternoon 1:00 PM 6:00 PM 3.80 £13.52


    Effective from April 2025
    3 Years + Stretched Funding
    Start End
    Full Week - 15-hours
    stretched
    Monday to Friday
    8:00 AM 6:00 PM 11.40 38.60 £250.25*
    Full Week - 30-hours
    stretched
    Monday to Friday
    8:00 AM 6:00 PM 22.80 27.20 £185.50*
    Full Day with 3.8
    funded hours 8:00 AM 6:00 PM 3.80 £47.31
    Full Day with 7.6
    funded hours 8:00 AM 6:00 PM 7.60 £22.12
    Morning 8:00 AM 1:00 PM 3.80 £13.52
    Afternoon 1:00 PM 6:00 PM 3.80 £13.28

  • Subject to change yearly

Opening Times

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

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays

Treetops Caterpillar Deeping St James Reviews (103)

9.8

Treetops Caterpillar Deeping St James has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.827) out of 10, based on 53 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Treetops Caterpillar Deeping St James has 103 reviews.

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Review from J W (Mother of Child) published on 19 June 2024 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Lovely, caring environment. My child is always apprehensive in the mornings but staff are quick to settle him and he always seems happy on pick up.
Reply from Gemma Chapman, Centre director at Treetops Caterpillar Deeping St James
Thank you for the lovely feedback, we always have the children's best interests at heart.
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Review from N F (Father of Child) published on 19 June 2024 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Good, safe environment. Staff are always accommodating and provide good care to the kids. Would recommend!
Reply from Gemma Chapman, Centre director at Treetops Caterpillar Deeping St James
Thank you for the lovely feedback, we always have the children's best interests at heart.
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Review from M S (Father of Child) published on 19 June 2024 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very good and attentive staff. He seems to learn really well and has a good relationship with the staff. I have no issue with anything at nursery.
Reply from Gemma Chapman, Centre director at Treetops Caterpillar Deeping St James
Thank you for the lovely feedback, we always have the children's best interests at heart.
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Review from J T (Mother of Child) published on 19 June 2024 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very good nursery, kind staff, very helpful and informative and understanding. Helpful with all funding.
Reply from Gemma Chapman, Centre director at Treetops Caterpillar Deeping St James
Thank you for the lovely feedback, we always have the children's best interests at heart.
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Review from A D (Mother of Child) published on 19 June 2024 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Really friendly staff with fun activities for the kids. My daughter is always happy going in the morning and talks so happily about her days.
Reply from Gemma Chapman, Centre director at Treetops Caterpillar Deeping St James
Thank you for the lovely feedback, we always have the children's best interests at heart.
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Review from A W (Mother of Child) published on 13 June 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter absolutely loves going to nursery every day. She talks about the staff being her friends as much as the children, which for a parent whose child spends so much time at nursery during the week, is really lovely to hear.
The menus cooked by the chef are incredible and my daughter really enjoys
the variety of food.
As always, the pictures and updates that we receive each day are fantastic. We couldn't be happier with busy bees, the staff really make this place, thank you to all.
Reply from Gemma Chapman, Centre director at Treetops Caterpillar Deeping St James
Thank you for the lovely feedback, we always have the children's best interests at heart.
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Review from Emma C (Mother of Child) published on 5 June 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My little girl loves the nursery and all the baby room staff have been amazing with her she’s come on leaps and bounds with everything from her walking to talking and imagination, we are really happy with how everything is going and definitely made the right choice in sending her here.
Reply from Gemma Chapman, Centre director at Treetops Caterpillar Deeping St James
Thank you for the lovely feedback, we always have the children's best interests at heart.
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Review from Jamie H (Father of Child) published on 5 June 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Staff are all friendly and welcoming. We have two children with a two-year age gap and both of them come home every week learning new things. Nutrition is always key and both the children try new healthy meals weekly.
Reply from Gemma Chapman, Centre director at Treetops Caterpillar Deeping St James
Thank you for the lovely feedback, we always have the children's best interests at heart.
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Review from M S (Father of Child) published on 31 May 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Staff and management are great, and communications and updates personally and through the app are excellent. Our son has a wonderful time and staff always have new exciting stations/activities set up each day to keep them engaged.
Reply from Gemma Chapman, Centre director at Treetops Caterpillar Deeping St James
Thank you for the lovely feedback, we always have the children's best interests at heart.
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Review from P M (Mother of Child) published on 8 February 2024 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Great nursery, kids love it, just had my youngest join too!
Reply from Gemma Chapman, Centre director at Treetops Caterpillar Deeping St James
Thank you for the lovely feedback, we always have the children's best interests at heart.
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Review from C F (Mother of Child) published on 8 February 2024 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son loves coming here and regularly tells me that all of the staff are his favourite.
Reply from Gemma Chapman, Centre director at Treetops Caterpillar Deeping St James
Thank you for the lovely feedback, we always have the children's best interests at heart.
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Review from J E (Mother of Child) published on 8 February 2024 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Staff are really good with my child who has autism. She's progressed so much.
Reply from Gemma Chapman, Centre director at Treetops Caterpillar Deeping St James
Thank you for the lovely feedback, we always have the children's best interests at heart.
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Review from A A (Mother of Child) published on 8 February 2024 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The manager has been exceptional and helped myself and son throughout his nursery journey. Especially regarding his speech. The whole team has been fantastic!
Reply from Gemma Chapman, Centre director at Treetops Caterpillar Deeping St James
Thank you for the lovely feedback, we always have the children's best interests at heart.
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Review from Charlotte R (Mother of Child) published on 19 July 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter loves attending Busy Bees Feeping, she eats some amazing food, and we receive updates throughout the day on what she is doing and her development. She has made some lovely friends and that includes the amazing staff. I can not think of one negative thing to say. It’s amazing!!
Reply from Emily Graves, Digital Content Assistant at Treetops Caterpillar Deeping St James
Hello, wow! Thank you for this glowing review! We are delighted your little one is having a good experience at our Deeping St James nursery.
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Review from Emily L (Mother of Child) published on 18 July 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Wonderful nursery, the staff are super engaged and supportive of the children. My son has been at Treetops since he was 1 and is about to leave for primary school. I am so happy with the progress he has made with his early education and also his social and emotional development. The staff are all a
credit to the nursery with great communication and are always willing to help and advise if needed. Would definitely recommend it!
Reply from Emily Graves, Digital Content Assistant at Treetops Caterpillar Deeping St James
Hello, thank you so much for taking the time to leave us such a wonderful review! We’re glad you’re giving your little one the best start in life with us.
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Review from K C (Mother of Child) published on 4 May 2020 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughters love attending Treetops. They come home engaged, enthusiastic and chatty about their day. The Hippo room staff, who look after my two year old are fantastic. They keep me informed of my daughter's progress on a daily basis and clearly love their job. They are engaging and funny with the
children and my daughter adores them. Every day my daughter has some new vocabulary and is really keen to do things independently, something that is encouraged at Treetops.
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Review from D S (Mother of Child) published on 27 March 2020 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Absolutely fantastic nursery and would highly recommend. Friendly, family atmosphere, always willing to help and great with the children.
My daughter has thoroughly enjoyed her time at the nursery and will miss the staff and friends she has made.
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Review from V W (Mother of Child) published on 6 March 2020 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Nursery and staff are excellent. Very supportive and creative to my childs needs.
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Review from Gemma T (Mother of Child) published on 6 March 2020 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter loves going to the nursery! She seems to love all staff members and really enjoys herself every day. I am always confident she will be well cared for whenever she is there.
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Review from N C (Mother of Child) published on 24 February 2020 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My son had an accident whilst at nursery involving a piece of equipment in the garden. I was contacted at work and informed of the incident immediately and updated as to the condition of my little boy. I was reassured by several members of staff that he was ok and they would monitor him and contact
me immediately if anything should change. On arrival to pick my son up that day again several members of staff spoke to me to update me and reassure me. They also carried out completion of all necessary paperwork. Late in the week on my son's next day at nursery, I observed that the piece of equipment had been removed from the garden. I was informed by management that they had felt this was the best thing to do to protect all children from any possible further incidents.
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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.827)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.827) out of 10 for Treetops Caterpillar Deeping St James is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 53 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 53 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 4.827 for Treetops Caterpillar Deeping St James is calculated as follows: ( (531 Excellents x 5) + (98 Goods x 4) + (6 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 635 Ratings = 4.827
  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 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Treetops Caterpillar Deeping St James is based on 53 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 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4
    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 50 number of registered child places is 10, which has been reached with 53 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  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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Meet the Team (2)

Jodie

Jodie Phythian

Job Title: Assistant Centre Director Joined: 2013

Hi, I'm Jodie I have worked at Busy Bees for over 10 years. I like spending time with my daughter, husband and our dog Lola. As a family we like to go on holidays and going on different adventures.

Claire

Claire Miller

Job Title: Chef

Hi, I am Claire I am the nursery chef cooking the delicious food for the nursery children, I cater for children with allergies and dietary requirements.
I like spending time with my family.

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