





Busy Bees at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital has a highly-qualified team, a wide range of play resources and a transformed large outdoor area highly-suited to inspiring children at this crucial age of their development.
The provider believes in making sure that staff experience good professional development, including in health and security matters, at the same time as building positive and constructive relationships with parents.
Children are respected as individuals and all decisions made have their happiness and well-being in mind.
Funding & Fees
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Type of Service
- Day Nursery
Opening Schedule
Open all yearFull days available
YesHalf day sessions offered
YesGroup/Owner
- Busy Bees Nurseries Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Sharon O'Toole (Manager)
Number of Childcare Staff
- 47
Total Places for Children
- 133
Age Range
- from 0 years 2 months
- to 5 years 0 months
Meals Provided
NoConsumables provided
NoOpening Times
- Monday 07:00-18:00
- Tuesday 07:00-18:00
- Wednesday 07:00-18:00
- Thursday 07:00-18:00
- Friday 07:00-18:00
When Closed
- Bank Holidays & Christmas
Parking
- Parking for parents and visitors of the nursery only, please park in the drop of bay outside the nursery.
Busy Bees QE Reviews (54)
Busy Bees QE has a Review Score of 8.6 (8.623) out of 10, based on 6 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Busy Bees QE has 54 reviews.
Everybody is extremely helpful and genuinely friendly, from the management to the carers. Busy Bees QE offers a wonderful, safe and caring environment in which my son has been able to grow. I would definitely recommend Busy Bees QE to my friends and family.
Wonderful nursery. My two children both come back happy and stimulated. Their growth and development have been wonderfully nurtured at Busy Bees QE. Always lots of activities to do including french and PE. Lots of toys and outdoor play. Lovely festive activities and celebrations including a very cute and impressive Christmas play. My children have become very confident and social young beings
Both of my boys currently attend the Busy Bees at the QE. They started full time at 11 months and absolutely love it. I feel that this environment really allows them to flourish and develop in a safe place where they are really cared for. The staff are always helpful and friendly and although the fees may seem expensive at a first a first glance, however, I know that I get a lot for my money (other providers charge almost the same but have a lot less to offer). The food is great and they are always looking at ways to improve things, they are also very interested in local community ties and work hard to bring new experiences to the children.
Busy Bees is a fantastic nursery and the staff are very obviously very dedicated to making each child feel valued and unique. My daughter has created strong bonds with her nursery key worker and other regular staff and it is lovely to see that they genuinely care for her also. I do think more use could be made of the outdoor space and opportunities for outdoor learning could be maximised.
Very happy with Busy Bees QE, both my daughters attend (3 and 1) and both go into their rooms with smiles on their faces. The staff are well informed and attentive regarding my daughters and standards have never slipped.
I would definitely recommend this nursery to anyone
He has now moved up to the next class and initially, we were sad for him to move out of the original room but he has a great new group of people looking after him and he has clearly bonded with them as he goes in happily and gives them a hug. They do all kinds of activities - making cakes, painting, sand, water and we really like it that they go outside loads even in the winter.
The staff are friendly and helpful and seem very caring. My daughter settled very quickly and doesn't like to leave at the end of the day! She seems to have access to a wide range of toys and activities for her age group (1 year) so far. It is a very convenient location for hospital staff.
My daughter has been attending this nursery for the last year since she was 6 months old and my husband and I are very pleased with it. Right from our initial visit and her settling in sessions, we had a very good impression of the staff and facilities. The nursery also came highly recommended by several friends and colleagues.
The staff seem to genuinely care about my daughter and seems to know her very well as an individual. I have always felt confident leaving her in their care and she loves going there.
The facilities are great, the menu is varied and interesting and the nursery management has a sensible and pragmatic approach to into illnesses. I would not hesitate to recommend this nursery - I have just had a second baby who is already signed up to start when I return to work.
Fantastic Nursery. Our son started to go to the full-time nursery in November and he loves it. He improved so much since then. Friendly and careful staff. The facility is a proper building with lift up stairs. It is not an old house that was turned into a nursery. I really love it.
My Daughter has been coming here once a week since June 2016. She was initially overwhelmed, as she was used to a smaller child care setting with our childminder, but all of the lovely team at Busy Bees (and the children) consistently made her feel welcome and secure. They have always given me reassurance too. I have always found the team to be very informative, thorough and most importantly to us, kind. My Daughter is happy and always looks forward to going to Busy Bees - it's a really lovely nursery!
My son loves going to the nursery especially his carers. He loves his key people and is very attached to them. He learns new things almost every day which is very impressive. He is a poor eater and has chronic eczema for which he needs regular medication. The staff are very sympathetic and extremely helpful with these special needs. The nursery nurse has been a big source of support regarding my son's medical condition.
My daughter has been coming to the nursery since August this year, she started as she was just turning one. The staff are very welcoming and kind. My daughter always seems happy to go as she has settled in very well with the staff and all the other children. Her development since starting here has been amazing, she has picked up on so much but also the way they work along side me to understand the development at home to help with the development at the nursery is great. I would definitely recommend this nursery.
My daughter started Busy Bees QE in September and has come on leaps and bounds. The staff have all been so lovely and helpful in helping her settling in. She has really enjoyed her meals and even has seconds at nursery which is unheard of! She happily talks about the staff here and the lovely children that attend.
I cannot fault the care and attention provided, as we will be when our time here ends.
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Awards / Recognitions (1)
- Recipient: Busy Bees Nurseries LtdDate: Thursday 01 Mar 2018
Meet the Team (1)
Hi, I am Sharon; Manager at Birmingham QE Nursery...
I started at Busy Bees QE in 2008 and was based in the Dragonflies room. I'm NVQ level 3 qualified and have worked in childcare since 1994. I became Deputy Manager in October 2013 and the Nursery Training Mentor. In 2015 I then became the Manager. I am the named lead for Safeguarding.
I am looking forward to welcoming you to our dynamic and spacious nursery to show you the outstanding opportunities we can offer your children.
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