Busy Bees Ipswich Pinewood

Marbled White Drive, Pinewood, Ipswich IP8 3TL
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8.1 35 Reviews
  • Busy Bees Ipswich Pinewood, Ipswich
With a fantastic selection of engaging activities, Busy Bees at Ipswich Pinewood offers children a welcoming environment with an enthusiastic team who work hard to make sure that every day is filled with fun.

The nursery has a highly qualified, caring team that supports children throughout every step of their development to ensure they have the best start in life. There is also a a dedicated baby room, where the team are able to care for children who still need lots of close care and attention. This space has cots and a sensory play area.

Busy Bees follows the EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage) framework to help prepare children for the next stage in their educational journey. The enthusiastic staff plan and prepare activities in line with the framework so children can learn all whilst having fun.

Whether your child enjoys exploring the outdoors, taking safe risks while supervised by staff, thriving with fun-filled activities, or enjoying a nutritious meal with their friends, they will enjoy every moment at Busy Bees Ipswich Pinewood.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Samantha West (Centre Director)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 29

Total Places for Children

  • 96

Age Range

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

Funding & Fees

  • Full Week Monday to Friday 7:30AM 6:00PM 0-3's £295.50 3-5's £275.00, Full Day 7:30AM 6:00PM 0-3's £66.50 3-5's £61, Morning 7:30AM 1:00PM 0-3's £37 3-5's £33, Afternoon 1:00PM 6:00PM 0-3's £35 3-5's £33, Short day 8:30am-3:30pm 0-3's £61 3-5's £56

  • They have a variety of 15-hour and 30-hour funding spaces available - please call to find out more information. Fees will include all meals, prepared on site by their Nursery Chef, from their seasonal 6 week rota of NHS accredited menus. Sibling Discounts also available (Terms & Conditions apply). Additional Information: There is a Registration Fee payable to secure your place of £100, £50 of which will be taken off of your first invoice. Fees are based on 52 weeks per year, paid monthly in advance, until children get to funding age. A minimum booking of 2 sessions per week is required. Fees to be paid monthly by direct debit, vouchers or TFC payments. No refunds will be given for sickness or holidays. Fees are reviewed annually every September. The nursery will be closed on all Bank Holidays (normal charges still apply).

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

  • Ipswich Pinewood have a large accessible car park to make dropping off and collecting of children easy. They also have a clearly marked disabled parking space at the front of the building, for easier access if families require this.

Busy Bees Ipswich Pinewood Reviews (35)

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Busy Bees Ipswich Pinewood has a Review Score of 8.1 (8.073) out of 10, based on 3 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Busy Bees Ipswich Pinewood has 35 reviews.

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Review from Hayley B (Mother of Child) published on 19 March 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son attended this nursery first and we have placed our daughter here as well. Both came on leaps and bounds in confidence, my son had speech issues and they went out of their way to help us get the extra help we needed from the health visiting team. The staff are truly lovely, we always get an update
at the end of the day as to what our daughter has been up to, the food always sounds delicious (she eats so much more there compared to when she is at home) she has such a busy fun day. Activities always sound fun and productive to their learning and she always comes home with some wonderful crafts.
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Review from Nicole C (Mother of Child) published on 7 August 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been at Busy Bees Ipswich Pinewood since she was 7 months old. She is almost 2 years old now and I cannot fault the nursery. Staff feel like family, my daughter is so advanced for her age thanks to all the engaging educational tasks that they do there. Her keyworker is amazing and creates
tasks based on my daughter's favourite things. She is always making art and we get lovely Mother's/Father's/Valentine's crafts and cards etc. Love this nursery and so happy I chose here!
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Review from Sophie F (Mother of Child) published on 12 December 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My daughter has been going to this nursery since she was a year old. All nursery staff seem very nice, friendly and supportive. The meals are homemade and full of nutrition, my daughter is soon to be starting in the preschool room. Her time at nursery has made her confident with other children!
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Review from Ebony F (Mother of Child) published on 1 November 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Firstly my son started here when he was 8 months old and stayed until he was ready for school and I couldn’t fault them then, in fact, we were so happy with the care they provided for my son that my daughter has recently joined. They have made her first experience of a nursery and leaving us such a
positive one. All the staff are so friendly and welcoming and all definitely have a child-centred approach to their care. Highly recommend!
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Review from Chris H (Father of Child) published on 26 October 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The members of staff always put the children first. They always create lots of fun activities for the children to do. I personally enjoy seeing the photos on the app that get taken of my child and hope that carries on as they move through the different rooms.
Reply from Emily Graves, Digital Content Assistant at Busy Bees Ipswich Pinewood
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. Best wishes, Busy Bees
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Review from D M (Mother of Child) published on 24 October 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff at this nursery are so caring and friendly! They genuinely care about my baby girl and are sure to make every session full of exciting experiences and activities. I get multiple photos daily and she’s always smiling in them. Her key person is amazing with her!
Reply from Emily Graves, Digital Content Assistant at Busy Bees Ipswich Pinewood
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. Best wishes, Busy Bees.
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Review from Samantha B (Mother of Child) published on 24 October 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has attended the nursery since he was one and a half years old. The staff are great, very supportive and caring. They are always updating us with all the activities that my son does, and he really enjoys them too. Lots of indoor and outdoor activities to do. I would definitely recommend Busy
Bees Pinewood. Thank you for your continuing support/taking care of our son.
Reply from Emily Graves, Digital Content Assistant at Busy Bees Ipswich Pinewood
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. Best wishes, Busy Bees
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Review from Clare B (Mother of Child) published on 10 August 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Lovely nursery both my kids have gone here and my son leaves at the end of August to start primary school. I’ve never had any problems and my kids have loved it and helped them grow and the staff are amazing.
Reply from Emily Graves, Digital Content Assistant at Busy Bees Ipswich Pinewood
Hello, Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us such a wonderful review! We’re glad you have given your little one's the best start in life with us.
40 years of Busy Bees – 40 years of best…read more
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Review from Rachel W (Mother of Child) published on 9 August 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The best nursery we could have found our son. He started at 11 months, attended throughout Covid with all the restrictions and is now in his last few weeks with the nursery. Throughout the entire experience, our son's needs came first and nothing was too much for the staff. He formed very close relationships
to all the nursery workers in his room, and extra special ones with his key workers - which made it easier and more reassuring leaving him. All the staff have always been lovely and helpful with any enquiries etc.
Having just attended the school leavers graduation, it is really clear how much extra effort the staff put in, to give the children the absolute best experiences. I cannot thank them all enough throughout the years for helping, teaching and growing our little baby into a kind and caring little boy. You really are all amazing.
Reply from Emily Graves, Digital Content Assistant at Busy Bees Ipswich Pinewood
Hello, We love reading feedback like this! Thank you for sharing it with us; we will pass on your lovely comments to the team at Ipswich Pinewood.
40 years of Busy Bees – 40 years of best…read more
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Review from Samantha S (Mother of Child) published on 7 June 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been at Busy Bees now for almost 2 years. He started just one day a week and has now increased to three full days a week. Since being at this nursery he has thrived and developed greatly in all areas. The staff had him potty trained and dry within a week and his speech is incredible and he
isn't even 3 yet. The staff care for him like family and he loves them too. The app is updated daily with toilet, sleep and food updates and they upload any pictures of activities being undertaken. I cannot recommend this nursery and the staff enough!
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Review from B F (Mother of Child) published on 7 June 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My, just over, 2 year old has been going to this nursery since she was 10 months to have childcare for 2 days of the week when daddy is also at work. She loves her days there as is always quick in the door with a little wave goodbye. The nursery provides a safe location and premise for our children
and the staff are always there to update you on the child's day. Looking forward to seeing how she progresses over the next year as she goes through the other age rooms.
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Review from K A (Mother of Child) published on 20 October 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 1.0 out of 5
The nursery is definitely one of the worst choices we made as parents. We put a lot of trust in the nursery as regards to our son's welfare but were completely let down.
Our son is a happy little fella and hardly ever made a fuss about going to nursery and suddenly became teary whenever we approached
the nursery.
Even after we raised the concern there was no correspondence from the nursery to deal with the issues raised and rather we were only contacted to confirm if we would still be paying for the sessions our son didn’t attend (which we paid for anyway). It was quite sad really.
Something wasn’t right and it wasn’t investigated.
Anyway, our son is in a different nursery now and he is back to his happy little self again.
We have been told that he is always in a good mood.
Reply from Evleen Price, Senior Digital Manager at Busy Bees Ipswich Pinewood
Hi Kemi, we are sorry to hear that you were not happy with your experience at our Ipswich Pinewood nursery. Please be assured that all concerns raised by parents are investigated internally and any…read more
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Review from Emma D (Mother of Child) published on 19 October 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My first child attended since he was a year old and he came on leaps and bounds in confidence, so I enrolled my last child here also. The staff are truly decent people and they go out of their way to make children happy. Both of mine greets me with gummy smiles (my baby) or recounting stories of the
day. Lovely place.
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Review from Ramune K (Mother of Child) published on 19 October 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My son has been going to this nursery since he was 16 months and we have been very happy with the care provided by Busy Bees Pinewood. All nursery staff seemed very nice, friendly and supportive. We have been updated regularly on how our son getting on etc.
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Review from Natalie W (Mother of Child) published on 19 October 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been attending busy bees since she was 9 months old, she has always been very happy here, all the staff are lovely and are amazing at what they do, security is a priority and always feel my child is safe, the meals are homemade and full of nutrition, my daughter is now in the preschool
room and has excelled nursery has made her confident with other children and is more than prepared for reception.
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Review from Clare C (Mother of Child) published on 19 October 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son has attended since he was 9 months old. The staff at Busy Bees were amazing. They helped him grow and develop and he had a good experience. The staff had good knowledge and supported him in any way possible.
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Review from Stephanie D (Mother of Child) published on 19 October 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Nursery staff always appear pleasant and informative on my Daughter's day, with what she has taken part in, eaten, and progress.
I am very happy with the nursery and feel my daughter has learnt so much already, academically and socially.
My Daughter also appears to enjoy nursery with no issues at
drop off and beaming smiles and cuddles when she is collected.
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Review from Rachel L (Mother of Child) published on 19 October 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has flourished at this nursery and I couldn’t be happier with her care or progress. Throughout the pandemic, they have put each child first and ensured their safety throughout.
I only have brilliant things to say.
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Review from Rona R (Mother of Child) published on 19 October 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I knew from the second I walked in that Busy Bees was the right nursery for my daughter who is now in pre-school at Busy Bees and still is the best decision I made. My daughter was a very shy little girl and has come on leaps and bounds with her confidence, the staff are all an absolute delight and
will forever be thankful to them for taking care and helping/contributing toward making her the confident little girl she is today.
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Review from Jemma S (Mother of Child) published on 11 September 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter has attended this nursery since she was nine months old. We were sold as soon as we attended an open day. The nursery and staff are brilliant throughout. Our daughter loves attending and we never have issues dropping her off. Plenty of free parking for drops offs. Different activities each
day, the rooms are large, clean and engaging. Great events held during the year. Our daughter loves mealtimes, the food is cooked fresh on-site and varies frequently. We love receiving the updates daily and pictures of her enjoying the day. Communication with staff is great, they always want to hear what she has been up and encourage to help with her development. A good size private garden for the children and you can hear the laughter when you approach. Good security measures and checks at the front of the building. Couldn't recommend enough, book a visit, they will not disappoint.
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Current Review Score: 8.1 (8.073)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.1 (8.073) out of 10 for Busy Bees Ipswich Pinewood is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.7 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 4.667 for Busy Bees Ipswich Pinewood is calculated as follows: ( (24 Excellents x 5) + (12 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 36 Ratings = 4.667
  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 3.406 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Busy Bees Ipswich Pinewood 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 96 number of registered child places is 19.2. 3 Positive Reviews ÷ 19.2 = 0.156
  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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Sam West

Job Title: Centre Director

Hello my name is Sam, and welcome to Busy Bees Ipswich Pinewood. 


I have been working in childcare for nearly 18 years, hold a L3 in childcare and management qualification and have been with the Pinewood Centre for the last 14 years, working my way up through various positions, to become Centre Director in September 2023. 


I am passionate about delivering the best care for our children and supporting my dedicated and long standing team to provide exciting and stimulating environments, so that our children can thrive and learn through their play, in a home from home environment. 


My team and I look forward to welcoming you into our Centre and we are excited for your family to join the Busy Bees journey! 

Frequently Asked Questions about Busy Bees Ipswich Pinewood

What is the Age Range of Children that Busy Bees Ipswich Pinewood accepts?

Busy Bees Ipswich Pinewood accepts Children aged from 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Busy Bees Ipswich Pinewood Open?

Busy Bees Ipswich Pinewood is open: 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.

How many Children does Busy Bees Ipswich Pinewood have capacity for?

Busy Bees Ipswich Pinewood has capacity for a total of 96 Children.

How far is Busy Bees Ipswich Pinewood to the centre of Ipswich?

2.2 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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