Busy Bees Norwich Meridian

5 Meridian Way, Norwich NR7 0TA
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9.9 109 Reviews
  • Busy Bees Norwich Meridian, Norwich
For those in search of exceptional childcare, Busy Bees at Norwich Meridian is the ideal destination. This nursery warmly welcomes children from babies through to pre-schoolers, creating an environment that nurtures learning, growth and development.

Within the nursery, there are tailored nursery rooms thoughtfully equipped with a diverse range of age-appropriate activities and learning materials. This setup enables all children to engage in learning while enjoying themselves alongside peers who are at similar developmental stages.

Rest assured, the fun isn't limited to the indoors, as Busy Bees at Norwich Meridian has thoughtfully created separate garden areas catering to each age group, ensuring that outdoor adventures are fun and enjoyable.

At Busy Bees Norwich Meridian, empowering young learners is a top priority. Through the Preschool Council, children actively participate in decision-making processes, cultivating their sense of responsibility and active engagement in their educational journey.

Busy Bees strongly believes in the power of parent partnerships. To facilitate this, they have set up a Parent Partnership Group, which encourages collaboration between parents and staff to ensure the best possible experience for your child.

To keep parents informed about their child's activities and progress during their time at the nursery, Busy Bees offers access to learning journals through the 'ParentZone' app. This app provides real-time updates on a child's daily adventures, milestones, and developmental progress.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Suzanne Breeze (Centre Director)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 32

Total Places for Children

  • 112

Age Range

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

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

Parking

  • Private car park available

Busy Bees Norwich Meridian Reviews (109)

9.9

Busy Bees Norwich Meridian has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.906) out of 10, based on 24 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Busy Bees Norwich Meridian has 109 reviews.

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Review from Victoria D (Mother of Child) published on 26 May 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Since starting in the baby room at 8 months old, our daughter has thrived at Busy Bees Meridian. The staff are friendly, welcoming and knowledgeable, and the nursery-home communication is excellent, whether it be in person, over the phone, via the app or through emails. Our daughter settled incredibly
quickly and as first-time parents, we felt well supported through this process. Our little girl literally squeals with excitement when we pull up outside and runs in without a second thought for us! She always has a huge smile on her face at the end of the day too, babbling happily all the way home. Her development continues at an accelerated pace, thanks to an engaging, varied curriculum and tailored support from the nurturing staff team. We are so glad we chose this nursery and continue to recommend it to anyone who’ll listen!
Reply from Lindsey Doughty, Marketing Manager at Busy Bees Norwich Meridian
We are thrilled to hear your comments.
Your positive feedback will be passed on to staff at nursery, we are sure the team will really appreciate your excellent feedback
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Review from Faye B (Mother of Child) published on 21 April 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has attended Busy Bees at Norwich Meridian since being a year old. Throughout his time the care approach to development and communication has been outstanding. Every effort is made to tailor learning to his interests, to develop his next steps and engage parents in the whole process. The staff
are dedicated, passionate and kind, they are always prepared to discuss any worries and use information from home to inform learning. The app has improved this engagement and the daily updates light up my day. I can't thank the staff enough, throughout what has been an incredibly challenging year, their diligence, communication and care has never been compromised. We are very grateful to be part of this nursery community.
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Review from Kate C (Mother of Child) published on 31 March 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been attending Busy Bees Meridian for 3 years. We are really impressed with the care and commitment from staff and how much he has progressed with his development since attending.
His key worker is lovely and the new parent zone app is regularly updated with pictures and information on
his days at busy bees which is really reassuring. Would definitely recommend it to other parents.
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Review from Chloe T (Mother of Child) published on 27 November 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Busy Bees Meridian is a lovely nursery with dedicated, caring staff who work hard to make everyone feel welcome and involved. My eldest daughter was a Busy Bee and now my youngest is thoroughly enjoying her time at nursery. The range of activities and the strong relationships she has built since returning
to the nursery after the Covid lockdown show how hard the team have worked over this year to keep the children happy and safe.
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Review from Erica H (Mother of Child) published on 30 January 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son started at the nursery aged 9 months, and despite my initial worries at leaving him, I have never looked back (he is now 3!).
The nursery has such a homely feel with the security of a school setting. All the staff are friendly and are genuinely invested in the children. Never once have we felt
the staff are there just because they are paid.
Food is outstanding and cooked from scratch on a daily basis in the onsite kitchen, which is rare for a nursery setting, the nursery is clean inside and out and the facilities on offer for the kids are second to none. My son will continue to thrive at Busy Bees until he starts school. I have recommended the nursery to several friends and will continue to do so - even when my boy starts school, as we really couldn’t have hoped for a better nursery, which is made even better by the staff and love in it!
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Review from Charlie G (Mother of Child) published on 30 January 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Lovely nursery, welcoming environment which has seen our son settle and thrive. Having moved to the area we had to go on recommendations alone and this was worth listening too.
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Review from Faye B (Mother of Child) published on 16 January 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter started at Busy Bees when she was 9 months and has recently turned 2. Starting in the baby room, moving through Tweenies and now into 2-3's, I have been thoroughly impressed with the facilities available, activities offered and most of all the staff throughout. The staff do specific activities
suited to the children, help them feel settled by keeping up to date with what the children enjoy at home and have made extra effort to help my daughter whilst she's struggled with drop-offs. Not only has she grown in confidence but her language and communication have noticeably improved since attending the nursery. I cannot recommend Busy Bees enough!
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Review from Matilda L (Mother of Child) published on 13 January 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We’ve had a really positive experience sending our little boy to Busy Bees, the staff are always very friendly and enthusiastic. As a nursery, they offer everything you would expect as a parent as well as lots of extra events which is also very nice. We particularly enjoyed the Summer fete which included
sitting inside fire engines which our son really loved.
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Review from Amy R (Mother of Child) published on 9 January 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter has been attending this nursery for over 2 months when writing this review. The staff are very helpful and friendly and our daughter settled in very easily. We are given lots of information about her daily activities which is very helpful to us so that we have continuity at home. A really
positive point is that the nursery also practice TinyTalk baby sign language, so again we can use this at home and at nursery. So far we are really pleased with her progress at nursery and we are glad we chose Meridian.
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Review from Kelly G (Mother of Child) published on 9 January 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff are always so welcoming and instantly build great relationships with your child.
Our child has really grown in confidence and developed a lot since starting the nursery.
It’s always daunting picking a nursery but we felt this nursery met everything we were looking for and felt comfortable
to leave our child there.
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Review from Adam S (Father of Child) published on 9 January 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son absolutely loves Busy Bees and the staff are fantastic. They have fun activities all of the time and they are so reassuring with our precious goods. We would recommend to anyone.
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Review from Lauren C (Mother of Child) published on 9 January 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I cannot recommend this nursery enough to people, I love it. My little girl has been going since September 2016 and is now in preschool and she adores it. Every single member of staff there makes her so comfortable at nursery and so happy to be there and you can see that they genuinely care about each
and every child that they look after. I am so sad that my little one will be leaving for school in the summer, I wish she could stay at this Busy Bees forever!
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Review from A J B (Mother of Child) published on 9 January 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My eldest son started Busy Bees aged 10months in 2015 and was there until he started school in Sept 2019.
I also currently have a 22month old daughter attending 3 days a week
It has been a huge relief and reassurance to receive such high quality, compassionate, varied, enthusiastic and child-centred
childcare from Busy Bees. It has supported us both to work without a moment of worry knowing our children are being well cared for and stimulated. I have always found the staff open, reflective, creative and supportive and feel that the setting works hard to develop and improve.
I feel my children have grown and developed massively from the care they have received and they have both loved going to the nursery
I would highly recommend this setting to anyone
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Review from Ilona J (Mother of Child) published on 16 July 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We used this nursery from 2017, started at babies and now in pre-school. Our daughter really loves coming to the nursery. She formed a strong bond with staff and other children. Staff are always friendly and the management very caring and responsive. There is a range of activities offered. Equipment
and environment help with learning and progress and is very noticeable. It is easy to go to work, knowing that the standard of care is high and all our daughter’s needs are met throughout the day. Food freshly prepared on the premises is tasty and nutritious and made our rather fussy toddler to eat and enjoy almost everything offered now. Thank you for all the great work you are doing!
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Review from Luke G (Father of Child) published on 3 July 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This establishment and the staff here are exceptional. Everyone is so warming, welcoming and friendly and it's clear genuinely care about the development and well being of the children. Our little girl is besotted with her key worker (and indeed all the other ladies in her room) and I truly believe
the bond and relationship all staff create with the children has really helped with my daughter's development; speech, displaying/understanding emotions etc.


I can't speak highly enough of the care provided, learning books/journals and 'plans' for development are created and reviewed/updated regularly - the staff really go over and above. Our girl also has a food allergy which was no problem to be catered for.


Ultimately, it's a genuinely nice place to be, the facilities and activities put on are great, made all the better by the staff employed here. Highly recommended.

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Review from Amy F (Mother of Child) published on 2 July 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This is the second time I have used Busy Bees and all the staff have been friendly and helpful. When I was looking for nurseries for my second child I was comparing the care and experience I received with my first (who went from Babies through to preschool) and nowhere came close to the professional
and caring approach the whole team take. They have been brilliant with helping with my second child settling in and I know she is in safe and kind hands.
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Review from Andrea E (Mother of Child) published on 27 June 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I love this nursery, my little boy started in May this year and he loves it. The girls in the baby room are so lovely and he's really connected with them. It's easy going to work knowing he's being so well looked after. Thank you for all you do! I've recommended the nursery to my friends, and one of
them has already booked their child in.
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Review from Melanie B (Mother of Child) published on 27 June 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have been using the nursery since 2015 and found it to be a welcoming place where our children have felt happy and engaged. The staff all have an excellent rapport with the children. The activities in pre-school are varied and interesting for the children and communication with parents is excellent.
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Review from Ciara H (Mother of Child) published on 27 June 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff are all so lovely and have really helped me get my son settled.
They seem to do lots of activities and have a fun time, which I think is amazing, as I can’t do all the things at home. He actually gets excited going now.


It always looks so clean. The door is so lovely and he is so lucky

to eat everything, gosh, wish I was eating it.


I do love how the managers in reception know all the kiddies by name and say hello and things, so personal and really welcoming.


Would be nice to get the facility that other nursery’s have online to give daily feedback like tapestry. However the ladies always give such an amazing feedback face to face in person .


Thanks so much for everything Busy Bees staff .

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Review from Chantelle T (Mother of Child) published on 6 March 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My little boy, who is 11 months old, loves his day at nursery. He kicks his legs when we get to the door and always goes with the key worker with open arms.


I can leave him at Busy Bees at Norwich Meridian with complete confidence.

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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.906)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.906) out of 10 for Busy Bees Norwich Meridian is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 24 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 24 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 4.906 for Busy Bees Norwich Meridian is calculated as follows: ( (264 Excellents x 5) + (21 Goods x 4) + (3 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 288 Ratings = 4.906
  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 Busy Bees Norwich Meridian is based on 24 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 112 number of registered child places is 22.4, which has been reached with 24 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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Suzanne

Suzanne Breeze

Job Title: Centre Director Joined: 2008

Hello, my name is Suzanne Breeze and I am the Centre Director here at Busy Bees Norwich Meridian.


I look forward to welcoming new families to our beautiful childcare setting in Norwich.

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