Busy Bees QE

I am so grateful for everything the team do and would highly recommend Busy Bees QE to any parent looking for outstanding childcare.

Do not hesitate to send your child here-this team are great!

I was hesitant about putting my daughter in a chain nursery and wanted to put her in a more forest-school-type thing, but I couldn't find something that worked around my work schedule. The team at Busy Bees QE is amazing. Being a single mum, my daughter has struggled with separation anxiety and all the staff have really helped her as well as me. Although there have been little bits that haven't been perfect, I've always felt able to voice this. The staff are fabulous, there were a few funding issues and they made sure this got sorted. Everybody is so invaluable (honestly cannot name all of them as there's a limited word count but they are all worth their weight in gold). There is an app parents can access to stay updated and staff print out photos of my daughter for me which is lovely. I'm really grateful for the team here and hope they get recognised for their above and beyond hard work. I couldn't imagine her being anywhere else.

Highly recommend Busy Bees at the QE. My daughter loves the many themes and play stations that are set out. I have watched my toddler grow confident in articulating how she feels and develop her skills to make friends too. She has a great relationship with her key worker! By Sunday evening she is asking if she can please go to Busy Bees. A testament to the warm and vibrant environment!

Fantastic nursery. All the staff go above and beyond their role and tailor the needs of children to their interests. Our child loves nursery and has developed bonds with numerous staff members. The communication of staff about progress is great, overall management of the nursery is excellent. I would highly recommend this nursery to others.

The staff there are really friendly helpful and patient which is important.

I made the right choice in choosing Busy Bees QE.

My son attended this nursery from the age of five months, and I was impressed with how friendly and caring all the staff were. He settled in quickly, and as he progressed through the rooms, he enjoyed his time spent with the different caregivers. They have spacious open rooms, and all the staff get to know the kids very well, so I was always comfortable leaving him knowing he was in good hands. Good updates on the app and parking outside, which can occasionally get busy with the hospital traffic, but overall, a great experience for a first-time mum, so thank you, Busy Bees! Thank you to two members of staff especially!

It's very difficult to give an accurate evaluation of the nursery during these times as the face-to-face communication is minimal. We are happy with it. They have strictly followed the Covid-19 rules and we felt safe for the last year. Also reassured as we see and feel that our child is learning but we don't really know how, what and when. The workers are helpful and friendly but we are mirroring the feedback from a progress report or a minute chat about our son's behaviour and progress. We don't know activities and facilities so it is difficult to answer those boxes. Very happy it remained open for NHS workers. Thank you for that.

The staff have been warm, welcoming and helped my son settle in quickly. He had never really been to a nursery full-time and had spent the prior year at home and in a different country too! They have provided a caring, nurturing place and I can see that my son feels safe and happy. Additionally, his meals seem delicious!

My son has attended Busy Bees QE since 2018 and they have supported my son with his SENCO targets. His key worker is fantastic and I have seen such a change in him over the last six months during this difficult time. I'm kept up to date and we work alongside nursery.

My daughter who is nearly two loves going to that nursery. She started when she was one and she attended half days. If I tell her in the morning we are going to nursery she is gets excited. She walks into nursery without even looking back at me, she is already too interested of what is going to happen. I also think she really likes the ladies who care for her. The introduction of the app was great, especially in this pandemic time when there is limited opportunity to talk to the staff about your child's day. Now, I can follow it on my mobile phone! I know if there are new activities she is engaging into and what she is learning. I can link to it and follow it when she is back at home. I even know what and how much she eats and her nappy changes. The management has been very accommodating and understanding. I had to change the booking pattern almost every month recently because of the pandemic affecting my family situation.

My child has attended this nursery for the past two years and has learnt so much during her time spent there. All activities are appropriately age-related, engaging and varied, my child especially enjoys reading and activities have been related to the current favourite story. Outdoors playtime is incorporated into the day and there is a large garden to play in. The previous year has been a roller coaster for everyone but the nursery has been fantastic with their response, adapting at short notice and helping the children adjust to this new normal. The centre is always clean, tidy and the staff are friendly and often greet all the children by name, even ones I haven't met before. My family has grown and the staff have been brilliant with helping to prepare my child for the arrival of a new sibling and made the process much easier for all of us. I am extremely happy with the care and attention my child receives and the new sibling is already signed up to join when I return to work.

They have had a lot of changes over the past few months due to Covid and seem to have adapted to these very well, and communication of these changes have been passed to parents promptly with any queries being answered. The protocol of temperature checking on arrival and the way they have handled covid puts me at ease sending my daughter there during this time.

You do receive value for money but fees are high which is similar in all nurseries in the surrounding area.

My daughter joined the nursery in 2018 at 10 months and is now 3.5 and in the preschool room. I feel happy when I drop her off that she is safe, cared for and will be happy. Staff do their best to get to know each child and even the office staff greet her by name. Activities are varied regularly, so she never gets bored, and are appropriate at each age stage. Staff record the progress of each child and tailor activities to help them develop at their rate. The building is purpose-built, so absolutely suited to a nursery setting. The garden has a good-sized soft tarmac type area and a separate grassy area. The food sounds amazing. The menu is balanced and refreshed with the change in seasons. Covid adaptions are not intrusive to the kids' day. Temperatures are checked throughout the day, certain toys have been removed and they wash their hands regularly. The removed toys haven't been noticed by my daughter because there are other things to play with. Definitely recommend them.

Throughout unprecedented times the staff at Busy Bees have been outstanding. Not only a friendly and smiley face to welcome us in but also encouraging, professional and regimented in the rules. They have faced very uncertain times but their priority has always been the safety of the children and those associated with the children. I just can't speak more highly of them. Thank you so much for the incredible hard work and time you give to my little boy. He is really coming out of his shell outside of the home and I put a lot of that down to the fabulous people looking after him. Thank you each and every one of you.

My son has been at Busy Bees between age 1-2 and a half and I have only moved him because I changed jobs. The baby room is lovely and spacious with separate sleeping area with cots in, so really nice if your baby is quite difficult to settle for daytime naps. Lovely arrangement and an assortment of toys to stimulate learning and help develop their hand-eye coordination. Also a good garden area for the crawlers. The toddler room has further their important development and it’s where he learnt to walk and talk! The staff are so engaging and interactive and they help encourage all the children to participate. The nursery always has activities and lots of fancy dress opportunities which is fun for the kids. The food is of a high standard and good portion sizes too and they really encourage them to use spoons/forks to help develop their table manners. Very sensible staff when the kids are poorly and will give medicine and not always expect them to be picked up which is good if it’s difficult to leave work.

I have entrusted the staff at this outstanding nursery with both of my children full time since they were eight months old. My boys have benefitted from the kindness, respect, patience, knowledge and fun of each and every member of the team at Busy Bees QE; from the cleaner to the manager, everyone knows my boys’ names and their personalities and takes delight in talking about them as much as I do. They are kept safe, stimulated and developed by a great site and great individuals and I would never want my children to go anywhere else. Even though it is a large percentage of our joint income to put them in nursery-we haven’t ever regretted the decision to send them to this one of a kind facility.

Nice people. Kids are well received and taken care. Hygienic environment and food quality. There are a variety of activities for kids, indoor and outdoor. My daughter always goes with a smile and returns in the same way.