Busy Bees Chesterfield Barlborough

Ash Close, Barlborough Links, Chesterfield S43 4XL
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  • Busy Bees Chesterfield Barlborough, Chesterfield
Busy Bees Chesterfield Barlborough provide an extensive range of resources and activities throughout their purpose-built centre with four childcare rooms across two floors.

The team are dedicated to providing the best care for your children, ensuring that they stay happy and stimulated every day with a variety of activities throughout the nursery. This nursery provides a free-flowing system from the pre-school room which leads to the main room so the children can explore a variety of activities and resources. The main room includes both imaginative and quiet areas, leading onto a craft and creative section, an ICT suite and a library.

Busy Bees Chesterfield also features a wonderful, landscaped adventure garden so that the children can enjoy some refreshing outdoor play, exploring in an exciting yet safe outdoor space.

The baby rooms at Chesterfield Barlborough have their own safe and secure outdoor balcony so that even the littlest ones can also enjoy the fresh air during their time at nursery.

With an onsite Chef who freshly prepares nutritious and delicious meals from NHS Start Well accredited, the children enjoy their meals in a spacious hall with self-serve opportunities to help them prepare for school dinner times.

Busy Bees at Chesterfield also have excellent links with the local schools, which helps make transitions into primary school as smooth as possible.

To learn more about the fantastic facilities and meet the friendly team at Busy Bees Chesterfield Barlborough nursery, book a visit today, the team would love to meet you.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Stacey Williamson (Centre Director)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 9

Total Places for Children

  • 83

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

Busy Bees Chesterfield Barlborough Reviews (119)

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Busy Bees Chesterfield Barlborough has a Review Score of 10 (9.978) out of 10, based on 26 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Busy Bees Chesterfield Barlborough has 119 reviews.

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Review from Rebecca W (Mother of Child) published on 28 October 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Staff are amazing! Given the difficult circumstances, we find ourselves in the staff just go above and beyond to make you feel good about your child. It’s always an informative pickup about everything they have done and eaten that day. The staff will work with you regarding any home routines you have
in place or to help establish new routines too. My little one doesn’t always settle easily and staff always reassure me and encourage me to ring up during the day for my piece of mind. By the time I pick him up he’s telling me about the wonderful day he’s had and asking to go again tomorrow. That’s down to the staff.
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Review from Nicola H (Mother of Child) published on 28 October 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I made the difficult decision to send my daughter to Busy Bees Barlborough during the lockdown. Her original nursery had closed and this was the closest one to us. I and my husband were very anxious as unlike in normal circumstance we couldn’t look around the nursery and we had only met two members
of the team. Luckily I had spoken to the manager a couple of times on the phone and she had put my mind at ease and was very understandable and reassuring. Well.....fast forward 4 months later and we have transferred our daughter here permanently. She has only been going since 1st of June and has already progressed so much. She adores the staff and they are fantastic with her. We haven’t had a single tear from her at one drop off, she is always so excited to arrive and just waves me off with a big grin. We still haven’t been inside the nursery and still haven’t met the full team but we don’t feel like we have missed out on anything. I couldn’t recommend this nursery anymore.
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Review from C W (Mother of Child) published on 28 October 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Lovely, attentive staff who have been amazing with helping my little girl settle into a nursery setting, especially after lockdown and her lack of socialisation with other babies/ adults. They have been so helpful and supportive.
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Review from Natalia N (Mother of Child) published on 28 October 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son joined when he was 12 months old and I was full of anxiety. We don't have any family in Uk and felt really lonely and with no support. This nursery filled this gap perfectly working around our busy lifestyle and supporting us with child care when we most needed. Our son developed well to the
charming well mannered 3-year-old boy with good vocabulary and creative approach. The manager is the right person in the right place very approachable and understanding. I think my motherly instinct didn't fail me when I chose this nursery 2 years ago. Best choice ever.THANK you
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Review from Bethani (Mother of Child) published on 28 October 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My little boy started a week ago and has settled in so well; the staff have played a huge part in this. They're all very lovely, patient and have been happy to answer any questions I've had. To say my little boy has only been there a week, his speech has come on so much already! My partner and I are
both very pleased with our choice of nursery for our son.
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Review from Lauren P (Mother of Child) published on 28 October 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has attended the nursery since I started back at work after maternity leave. The manager and the team were amazing at making sure me and my daughter were both comfortable and offered us as many settling in sessions as we felt we needed. Since starting my daughter's development has just skyrocketed.
She always has seconds at lunch as she enjoys the food so much. She has an amazing relationship with all of the nursery staff who go out of their way for us constantly. She attended nursery through lockdown as I am a nurse working for the NHS and they were so accommodating and have made changes to the drop-off and picking up of each child to protect them and the parents during the covid 19 pandemic. She always enjoys her days in nursery and comes out with a huge smile on her face and is usually exhausted after a fun day playing and learning with her friends and wonderful nursery staff. I can't thank them enough!
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Review from Julia (Mother of Child) published on 28 October 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This is by far the best nursery my child has been in. I never have an issue in sending her to school, even when she is sad because I know she has the best team looking after her.
My daughter is quite advanced for her age and I feel I owe that to the nursery. They have soon identified her potential
and dedicated themselves to nurture her through play.
She absolutely loves it and I can see they love having her as well. Every day they have a little chat with me and gloat about my daughter's achievements and I can just see how proud and satisfied they are when my daughter excels.
They were able to help me break many habits and she is now extremely self-sufficient.
I cannot thank them enough for the care, love and attention they give my little girl whilst I'm working.


I extremely recommend this nursery.

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Review from Charlotte T (Mother of Child) published on 27 October 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My Daughter absolutely loves Busy Bees!
The staff are amazing Even in this difficult time. They are so welcoming and friendly.
All the children I see when dropping and picking up my daughter are all smiles and are excited.
I feel super relaxed when dropping off because I know they will look after
my daughter and she will have an amazing time. Because of the difficulty and not being able to go into the nursery or my child's room to see her enjoining herself they send home photos and lots of write up to tell you what happens during the day!
I couldn't recommend this nursery enough!
Amazing, friendly, super clean and extremely safe.
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Review from Paige V (Mother of Child) published on 25 September 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff here have been fantastic. All my questions were answered when my son started and everyone was very welcoming. My son has struggled slightly with delayed speech which the staff have helped us tackle brilliantly. We had meetings to discuss his issues, learn ways of helping him and compare his
progress. He was hugely out of his comfort zone when he started but has been made to feel so welcome. He is always excited to go to nursery and is coming out of his shell. I am very grateful for all the support we have received so far.
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Review from Andrew C (Grandfather of Child) published on 9 September 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
There is a very friendly atmosphere and my grandchild always looks very happy.
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Review from Courtney T (Mother of Child) published on 9 September 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter is extremely happy here, she comes home telling us about her day. Staff seem very friendly and the place is nice and clean.
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Review from Rob D (Father of Child) published on 9 September 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have always felt very happy with the care given to my son (and my other child who moved up to school in 2018). Any concerns we have had have always been dealt with quickly and communicated well. The staff were particularly thorough when dealing with his peanut allergy which was only discovered when
he was three.
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Review from J R (Mother of Child) published on 9 September 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
The nursery has a great management withe all staff being absolutely amazing. My little boy, 2, loves coming to the nursery and always leaves it with a smile on his face, buzzing with the excitement of all new things he has learned. We always feel very welcomed. Variety of food is great, also activities
provided showing a fantastic development of my child. Highly recommended nursery!
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Review from Natalie D (Mother of Child) published on 2 September 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son loves going to nursery, he has improved so much since going. All the staff are lovely, friendly and excellent at what they do. It's a good size room they are in and have really good facilities. I really like the outside space and like that the children are out as much as they can be. We felt
comfortable from day one going in and still do now. Keep up the good work.
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Review from Katie B (Mother of Child) published on 26 July 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My younger daughter is in the baby room and really enjoys going. I have definitely seen a big improvement in her overall development since starting and I know she is great hands.
What's great about the nursery is the fact you can ring them any time to check on your child and the management will put
you straight through to the room to talk directly to the staff who are looking after your child. It definitely reassured me when both my girls started and I went back to work. My older daughter is in the preschool room and again the staff are great. My daughter has learnt so much in that room and has become really independent and confident which is down to the staff and the activities they do in order to prepare them for school. I can honestly say my daughter wouldn't have been ready for school this year if it hadn't been for the staff working really hard with her, so thank you so much! She will definitely miss Busy Bees when she goes to school. I would recommend this nursery to anyone.
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Review from K B (Mother of Child) published on 26 July 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been attending this nursery since she was 8 months old. She is now 15 months. My daughter's key worker always goes above and beyond and has made a lovely bond with my daughter. The staff always have time for you which is important to me. The great thing I liked about this nursery was
the friendly atmosphere and the trials you get. They are completely free and you get as many as your child needs to get them ready for when they actually start and because of this and the staff in her room, my daughter settled really well into nursery life. I couldn't recommend this nursery enough, she absolutely loves going and has come on so much in her development. Thank you so much to the staff in the Bombos 1 room for making my child's start at nursery a great one!
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Review from Dan S (Father of Child) published on 29 May 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son has been really well looked after in his first few weeks at Treetops. The staff can't do enough to help.
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Review from Alicia F (Mother of Child) published on 11 May 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This nursery has a really warm and inviting atmosphere and all the staff are great. There are so many activities available for the kids, so they really have fun while still focusing on education and getting ready for school. My son (3yrs) loves it here and has come on leaps and bounds in the few months
since joining. Would absolutely recommend!
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Review from Rachel G (Mother of Child) published on 7 May 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Barlborough Treetops has a fantastic Manager. The staff are great, but I feel they should use more qualified staff as opposed to unqualified bank staff. The turnover of staff has also been quite high since my child started in 2016.
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Review from J S (Mother of Child) published on 27 April 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
The Nursery has a fun, calm and relaxing environment. The staff are really lovely and very accommodating.
They make full use of the whole space and do lots of things outside which is great.
The food is great with a varied menu ensuring the children try all different types of food.
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Current Review Score: 10.0 (9.978)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 10 (9.978) out of 10 for Busy Bees Chesterfield Barlborough is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 26 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 26 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 4.978 for Busy Bees Chesterfield Barlborough is calculated as follows: ( (305 Excellents x 5) + (7 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 312 Ratings = 4.978
  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 Chesterfield Barlborough is based on 26 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 20 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews, 0.05 Points for the next five Positive Reviews, and finally 0.025 Points for the next ten Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.050, 7th = 0.050, 8th = 0.050, 9th = 0.050, 10th = 0.050, 11th = 0.025, 12th = 0.025, 13th = 0.025, 14th = 0.025, 15th = 0.025, 16th = 0.025, 17th = 0.025, 18th = 0.025, 19th = 0.025, 20th = 0.025) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 = 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 83 number of registered child places is 16.6, which has been reached with 26 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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Meet the Team (2)

Katherine

Katherine Brown

Job Title: Assistant Centre Director Joined: 2015

Hello, my name is Katherine and I am the Assistant Centre Director here at Busy Bees Chesterfield Barlborough. I have been with Chesterfield Barlborough since 2015. I am very passionate about the children and families that we care for at our centre. I pride myself on having strong partnerships with parents and really enjoy getting to know them so can I ensure their little one is provided with the best start in life?


Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my little girl and family. We love to get outdoors and explore the beautiful countryside that is on our doorstep.

Stacey

Stacey Williamson

Job Title: Centre Director

Hello, my name is Stacey and I am the Centre Director here at Chesterfield Barlborough. 


From stepping foot in a nursery as a little girl, I have always wanted to be a 'Mrs Teach' and look after children. 


Most of my experience is in managing and working in a busy baby room where the needs of every child are paramount and I cascade my knowledge to the whole of my amazing staff team. 


I even won Centre Director of the Year in 2020 with Busy Bees! 

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