Busy Bees Derby Silvertrees

40 Ashbourne Road, Derby DE22 3AD
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9.8 113 Reviews
  • Busy Bees Derby Silvertrees, Derby
Busy Bees Derby Silvertrees offers a nursery experience where every child receives dedicated support throughout each stage of their development. With a highly qualified team who go above and beyond, your child will receive the very best start in life at Busy Bees.

The bright and airy rooms are carefully designed to inspire and engage children with the array of fun-filled activities and learning resources available. Children can enjoy inviting reading corners and imaginative play areas, which ignite their curiosity and imagination.

Outdoors the excitement continues in the nursery's large garden, which boasts a wooden adventure play area where children can play and explore under the careful supervision of the staff. In addition, a sheltered area facilitates outdoor learning experiences, allowing children to engage with nature and have hands-on learning experiences.

With endless opportunities for children to unleash their full potential, there is never a dull day at Busy Bees Derby Silvertrees. Parents can also continue the fun and learning at home by downloading the UP app, which offers a range of resources, activities, information, and advice on supporting their child's learning and development.

With an established pre-school, Silvertrees has strong links to schools in the local area. This means children are able to progress in the company of established friends.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Emma Dawkins (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 14

Total Places for Children

  • 64

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

Parking

  • The nursery has a large car park at the rear of the nursery. This can be accessed by turning down Merchant Street from Ashbourne Road and then first right onto Markeaton Street. Sat Nav Postcode for the car park is DE1 2DX.

Busy Bees Derby Silvertrees Reviews (113)

9.8

Busy Bees Derby Silvertrees has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.782) out of 10, based on 17 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Busy Bees Derby Silvertrees has 113 reviews.

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Review from Sangeeta G (Mother of Child) published on 6 October 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
This nursery is a very good place to keep your child.
The staff including the manager takes good care of all children and keeps the parents informed how the child is doing for the day.
Food is good child can have as much as they like.
Good nursery, good staff I feel safe to keep my child here??
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Review from Jenna B (Mother of Child) published on 6 October 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter is very happy at Treetops Silvertrees Nursery. She has a great bond with her key worker and each time I collect her I am given a thorough handover from a relevant staff member. I get feedback on her personal care as well as on her individual development, new words learned, activities she
has participated in and her next steps. She is very happy and that makes me a very happy mummy.
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Review from Donna V (Mother of Child) published on 6 October 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has really settled quickly into the nursery. The staff have made her very welcome and she often greets them with a hug. The staff take an interest in my daughters development by teaching her new skills through activities that interest her. The garden is wonderful with plenty to do. Inside
has plenty of stimulating activities to keep her brain working by thinking and discovering new things.
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Review from Sophie P (Mother of Child) published on 6 October 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Lovely nursery would recommend to a friend and would come again.
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Review from Kelly M (Mother of Child) published on 6 October 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
When my son first started Treetops Silvertrees Nursery I was very nervous. The staff made me feel so secure and settled him in with his routine brilliantly. I could not have asked for a kinder more understanding set of staff. Their daily activities include a variety of learning and messy play and they
always make sure that all the children needs and preferences are catered for. My child's development has come on in leaps and bounds since being here and he genuinely looks forward to coming. Thank you.
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Review from Alison S (Mother of Child) published on 6 October 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has had his ups and downs but when I get him to the nursery the staff are always good with him and settle him in well and he never wants to come home. The staff are always lovely and are so great with telling me about his development. My son has developed very well since coming to nursery.
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Review from Joseph S (Father of Child) published on 6 October 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Treetops Silvertrees Nursery has been my son's second home for the past four years. The team have helped develop his personality and education in line and alongside our parenting. The nursery has given him a great confidence I don't think he would have found outside of the nursery. We've all enjoyed
our experience here and hope they continue on into the future with our second child.
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Review from Laura Katherine B (Mother of Child) published on 6 October 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter and I really love this wonderful place. It is filled with fun activities, educational opportunities, and very friendly staff members who take care of her so very much. They understand her behaviour and development and have such wonderful learning journeys that are filled out with beautiful
photos and artwork my child has done throughout the years she has been here. Each time I open the door to the nursery, I am greeted and welcomed by friendly staff who are ready to help her to the breakfast table to begin her nursery routine. They also provide an excellent service to the children when catering to their hygiene and care. Thank you, so much Treetops Silvertrees Nursery for all you have done. You have made my little girl blossom over the years and she will always remember you!


you are all super heros!

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Review from Alison C (Mother of Child) published on 23 September 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We are really excited to be sending our son to Silvertrees Nursery after our daughter has just left here for school. Although she was there for a short period, she has grown so much and we wished we'd found the nursery earlier after we moved to the area. Our daughter loved going to nursery and asked
at weekends to go! She made excellent relationships with staff and her peers. Staff always greeted her in the morning and always said goodbye at the end of the day. We always had feedback on her day and what she had eaten etc. Staff supported us as parents with any worries we had with development and went the extra mile. Her key person was very knowledge and experienced.
The nurseries transition work for preparing for school was excellent and very well thought out and planned. Our daughter thrived at Silvertrees Nursery and we look forward to our son being in an excellent nursery to grow, develop and prepare him for school in a few years.
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Review from Neil S (Father of Child) published on 12 September 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My little boy loves attending nursery, all the staff know his name and at drop off, he runs straight to his key person! he brings home lots of artwork and photos which keep us updated with the activities and learning he takes part it. Staff are lovely and polite, always giving feedback at the end of
his nursery day.
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Review from S R (Mother of Child) published on 18 January 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My son has an enjoyable stay at the nursery and goes and comes home happy!
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Review from Susan B (Grandmother of Child) published on 18 January 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Overall we like the nursery. It is very good.
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Review from Jennifer B (Mother of Child) published on 1 September 2015 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My little girl started at Silvertrees at 6 months old and has settled really well. She always has a smile on her face when I pick her up. She loves the opportunity to get involved with messy play and comes home happy. I am so pleased she has the opportunity to play with the other children and the room
is lovely. I am really pleased with the equipment and toys in the room. It's perfect.
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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.782)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.782) out of 10 for Busy Bees Derby Silvertrees is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 17 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.9 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 4.857 for Busy Bees Derby Silvertrees is calculated as follows: ( (181 Excellents x 5) + (17 Goods x 4) + (3 Satisfactorys x 3) + (2 Poors x 2) ) ÷ 203 Ratings = 4.857
  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 4.925 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Busy Bees Derby Silvertrees 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 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 = 3.925
    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 64 number of registered child places is 12.8, which has been reached with 17 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 (1)

Emma

Emma Dawkins

Job Title: Centre Director Joined: 2014

Since working at Derby Silvertrees from 2014,  I have worked in different roles starting as a relief member of the team, room leader, senior and deputy and proudly in 2020 took on the role of centre director.


I have a little boy who attends Derby Silvertrees full time so I have a good understanding of the importance of parent partnership, This means that myself and the team go above and beyond to include the parents in everything that we do and we have built excellent relationships with all of our families.


In the nursery I am extremely passionate about supporting my team with their practice, helping them to gain up to date knowledge and skills.  I have embedded the practice of outstanding teaching and learning centred around the children who attend Silvertrees to give them the best start in life.

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