Busy Bees Burton

Second Avenue, Centrum 100, Burton-on-Trent DE14 2WF
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9.5 74 Reviews
  • Busy Bees Burton, Burton-on-Trent
Busy Bees Burton-Upon-Trent offers a welcoming and inclusive environment where all children are offered the best start to their education.

Each of the nursery rooms, as well as the spacious outdoors area, are tailored to suit each age group, ensuring a variety of exciting activities and engaging learning resources for all the children to enjoy.

To help support your child's development, the team plan and prepare a variety of fun-filled activities in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum, encouraging child-led play and learning that promotes independence, curiosity and confidence.

The Busy Bees learning and development app, ‘UP!’ provides inspiration, tips and advice on how to support your child's development at home, reinforcing the things they are learning during the day.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Cathy Mclay (Centre Director)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 30

Total Places for Children

  • 108

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 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, Christmas & New Year

Busy Bees Burton Reviews (74)

9.5

Busy Bees Burton has a Review Score of 9.5 (9.516) out of 10, based on 18 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Busy Bees Burton has 74 reviews.

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Review from Demi G (Mother of Child) published on 28 January 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fantastic nursery. My son has improved so much coming here! Staff are amazing. I will be sad when we leave!
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Review from Sarah D (Mother of Child) published on 28 January 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
First time I have had to leave my son with anybody other than family. Feel totally confident leaving him in the care of Busy Bees. Every member of staff I have dealt with have been lovely and really helpful. Also can't believe how much he has progressed and come on. He loves it here!
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Review from Andrew L (Father of Child) published on 28 January 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Good all round. Basing this on 20 month year old. No issues at all. Already recommended to work colleagues.
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Review from Nicola L (Mother of Child) published on 21 January 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My 11-month-old loves all the staff. She always smiles for them and sometimes doesn't want to come home with me. I would not want it any other way.


A very friendly, happy place for my child.

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Review from F A (Mother of Child) published on 26 October 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Busy Bees are a great nursery. My oldest came to Busy Bees and now my youngest is here. The staff are brilliant! Cannot imagine sending my little one anywhere else!
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Review from M T (Mother of Child) published on 9 October 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Thank you for making my child feel at home and the support I received from the staff making me feel so welcomed.
I am so blessed. Thank you for making it easy to go to college with a peaceful mind knowing he's safe. Much love, thank you.
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Review from P B (Mother of Child) published on 9 October 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My child loves coming to nursery. The variety of activities they do is fantastic. He has a great bond with his key worker and has developed great friendships.
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Review from Georgina E (Mother of Child) published on 27 September 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son moved up to the toddler room in June this year when he turned two. He has settled in very quickly with the help of all of the staff. He runs in every morning and heads straight to the breakfast trolley for one cereal or another or sometimes both.


I have noticed that my son has progressed quite

a lot with his speech since starting in the toddler room and has made a group of friends who he talks about at home. It is lovely to see him interacting with other children. This well we are starting toilet training and I'm sure he will soon pick it up with the help and encouragement of staff.
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Review from Lauren G (Mother of Child) published on 27 September 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Loves attending nursery and we feel very reassured that our child is in the right place.
We fell that development has improved massively since starting nursery. All the nursery workers have been brilliant with our child and always provide a lot of feedback.
They are very caring and engage with children
extremely well. I would definitely recommend the nursery to other parents.
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Review from J B (Mother of Child) published on 26 February 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has just transitioned into pre-school and I was obviously nervous about this happening. The process, however, was seamless and I can happily say my daughter is extremely happy in her new room and loves all of the staff in the nursery.
We received a thorough handover every day and know
that my daughter is developing well!
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Review from Richard J (Father of Child) published on 16 February 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has attended Busy Bees at Burton for over a year now and we are pleased with the care she receives.
Her learning has come on really well in this time. She can count and is now learning letters and can show signs of writing her name. Like most children, she is a bit reluctant to go to nursery
in the morning but as soon as she arrives she gets a lovely welcome and by the time I pick her up in the evening she is a very happy girl and has lots to tell me about her day. It's obvious she enjoys her time and she likes all the teachers/carers. We are very pleased with Busy Bees at Burton.
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Review from Helen E (Mother of Child) published on 15 February 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been at nursery for just over two years and I couldn't be more happy with the whole team for the time they invest in all the children and their families.
Both of my daughters have attended this nursery and I have always felt very confident leaving them there as all of the staff genuinely
care.
The activities they offer are great for the children to learn and have fun.
They also offer a fantastic food menu which my daughter loves. Well done Busy Bees at Burton.
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Review from Rachel J (Mother of Child) published on 15 February 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have been so pleased with the care our son has received here. The review was very informative and I'm so pleased with his progress.
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Review from I A (Mother of Child) published on 15 February 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Experience is very good. The nursery has helped my child to open up, be more confident. He has learnt a lot. The environment is friendly and a good variety of food.
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Review from Donna B (Mother of Child) published on 15 February 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter absolutely loves coming to Busy Bees and we feel she has improved massively since starting almost a year ago. We love all the nursery nurses and they take great care of her.
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Review from M P (Father of Child) published on 15 February 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
I have been using Busy Bees at Burton for some time. The staff are always accommodating and provide all of the required information. Although our son was upset when we first used to drop him off, the staff were very patient and now he really enjoys going. There is a variety of activities for the children
and parents get development updates and pictures through the online parent zone app.
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Review from Sarah R (Mother of Child) published on 15 February 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent care with a range of activities which engage and extend skills.
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Review from Cherelle C (Mother of Child) published on 15 February 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter has come on loads since starting nursery. Her key worker works excellently with her.
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Review from S S (Father of Child) published on 15 February 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We as, parents, are very pleased with Busy Bees at Burton Nursery. We have seen positive changes in my son since he started the nursery.
The staff at the nursery have been supportive, helpful and professional. We can happily recommend this nursery to our family and friends.
Everything about this nursery
is just perfect for us.
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Review from Amy S (Mother of Child) published on 1 January 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Busy Bees at Burton is a fantastic nursery. My daughter is very happy in the nursery and obviously feels very comfortable and at home. The staff are like an extension of our family and we are confident that she is well cared for. The team are also very committed to her development and we feel well informed
about activities taking place at nursery and how we can support at home.
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Current Review Score: 9.5 (9.516)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.5 (9.516) out of 10 for Busy Bees Burton 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 18 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.8 out of 5 from 17 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 4.729 for Busy Bees Burton is calculated as follows: ( (182 Excellents x 5) + (20 Goods x 4) + (4 Satisfactorys x 3) + (2 Poors x 2) + (6 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 214 Ratings = 4.729
  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 4.787 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Busy Bees Burton is based on 17 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 108 number of registered child places is 21.6. 17 Positive Reviews ÷ 21.6 = 0.787
  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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Cathy

Cathy Mclay

Job Title: Centre Director Joined: 2005

My name is Cathy and I am the Manager here at Busy Bees in Burton.


I have worked for Busy Bees since 2005, in this time I have progressed from a Nursery Nurse to a Nursery Manager. I have a Level 3 In Early Years Education and a Level 3 in Leadership and Management. I also hold certificates in Safeguarding, Paediatric First Aid, First Aid at Work, Food Hygiene and a Level 1 In the British Safety Council The need and best interests of every single individual child are central to everything I do here at the nursery, and this is something that is well promoted to the team also. We work hard as a team to ensure that your child receives the best possible care whilst they enjoy their day at nursery. I really look forward to meeting you and starting your journey here with us at Burton.

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