Busy Bees Derby Oakwood Bishops Drive

382 Bishops Drive, Oakwood, Derby DE21 2DF
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9.9 189 Reviews
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Busy Bees Derby Oakwood Bishops Drive is a wonderful nursery environment.

The qualified and highly experienced staff do all they can to support your child's development journey by following the EYFS statutory framework so that every child is ready for the next leap in their educational journey.

Purpose-built and fully equipped to offer an engaging and safe environment, Busy Bees Derby Oakwood Bishops Drive is divided into four separate areas which offer age and development-stage appropriate resources and activities. The secure and self-contained Baby Room has been carefully designed to offer a familiar and reassuring environment, helping little ones to settle in.

There is lots to enjoy at Busy Bees Derby Oakwood Bishops Drive with messy play, home corner and role play right through to the pre-school staples of phonics, literacy, and elemental mathematics. PE sessions are also available for preschool children as part of a school readiness programme to get them fully prepped for the next part of their education adventure.

The dedicated team aims to maximise the potential of every child and set the foundations for lifelong learning. Every child will receive the best start in life at Busy Bees and flourish into happy, independent, and confident children with a wide range of educational and social skills.

Want to learn more about the fantastic facilities and meet the friendly team at Busy Bees nursery Derby? Book a visit today and the team will look forward to welcoming you!
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Chloe Moore (Centre Director)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 20

Total Places for Children

  • 65

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 Derby Oakwood Bishops Drive Reviews (189)

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Busy Bees Derby Oakwood Bishops Drive has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.939) out of 10, based on 19 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Busy Bees Derby Oakwood Bishops Drive has 189 reviews.

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Review from Lee W (Father of Child) published on 17 February 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both of my children (2 & 3 year old) have excelled at nursery. My son has come on loads with speech and other skills and also my daughter is excelling in many skills and loves showing off her creative side. They have also both grown a lot in confidence after being shy toddler/babies beforehand. Staff
also very helpful and always assist when I have any queries or worries.
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Review from Hombie S (Father of Child) published on 17 February 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Treetops Oakwood are very professional and very good at communication. My daughter loves all the girls working here and always leaves with a smile. The nursery always pack my daughter's day with fun/educational activities. The girls here are always very helpful.
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Review from Bonnie T (Mother of Child) published on 17 February 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Loved the nursery. All staff were fabulous, all of my children have come through. Will highly recommend to everyone.
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Review from Benjamin J (Father of Child) published on 17 February 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fantastic nursery. They have improved all aspects of my daughter's life, from her understanding of literacy and numeracy to her social skills and understanding of the world. I would thoroughly recommend the nursery to any parent in the area.
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Review from J C-M (Mother of Child) published on 17 February 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both my children have attended Treetops over the past 6 years. The care and attention from staff has been excellent. I have recommended other friends to the nursery. Both my boys enjoy the nursery and have progressed in their learning.
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Review from K S (Mother of Child) published on 17 February 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I would definitely recommend Treetops to anyone who is looking to send their child to nursery. I feel it is a very safe, fun and great learning environment.
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Review from Emma B (Mother of Child) published on 17 February 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My experience is brilliant, I would recommend this nursery to friends and family. The staff at this nursery are so friendly and brilliant with all the children. The nursery is a nice and friendly environment for the children to play with.
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Review from Natalie G (Mother of Child) published on 17 February 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been at Treetops for over 15 months now and since moving to Hippo's has grown emotionally in leaps and bounds. I am very impressed with all the staff who deal with my son.
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Review from C C (Mother of Child) published on 16 February 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has recently started potty training and the staff have helped him and assisted in the transition. The staff are fab. A ++
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Review from S E (Mother of Child) published on 13 December 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The girls always go above and beyond with my little boy. They are so caring and the nursery is always so clean and tidy and I can always drop my little boys off wth no worries what so ever.
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Review from Cara B (Mother of Child) published on 7 December 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The nursery continues to develop a fun, loving and safe environment where my child is challenged to be her best and most importantly, enjoy every day she spends there!
The communication between staff and myself is impressive and it gives me the comfort to know that not only do they genuinely care about
my child, but they understand her and how to get the most out of her!
The whole gang shines and my child adores them! We love them all and I hope they know it means the world to be able to drop our child off and be safe in the knowledge that she is happy and having fun without us.
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Review from L M (Mother of Child) published on 16 November 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Treetops Oakwood is a wonderful nursery. Both my boys have loved attending. The staff are so friendly, always smiling, it has a very warm environment, very safe, excellent play facilities, very good variety of breakfast dinner. I would highly recommend Treetops Oakwood to anyone looking for childcare,
they are a top nursery. 10 out of 10.
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Review from Malwina S (Mother of Child) published on 31 October 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We placed our son with this Nursery a year ago. I can't believe how he has developed since that time :) staff entertained him really well. My son loves this place - all members of staff know his name and know how to prepare activities to allow him to explore. The Nursery itself is perfect for babies
of all ages, great outdoor area and plenty of entertaining toys. Days filled with dancing and singing. All kids are socialising very well with each other. I will definitely recommend this nursery to everyone ! Well done!
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Review from Daniel J (Father of Child) published on 1 September 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
All members of staff know my child's name and are always happy to see my child. My child has lots of friends at nursery and always gets involved in lots of activities. My child has breakfast, lunch and dinner at nursery and the meals are always varied. My child is encouraged to learn and do things for
themselves. My child's development has happily surprised me since attending nursery here.
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Review from M B (Mother of Child) published on 3 March 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter also came to this nursery 4 years ago. I am very happy with the care received for my children. Great nursery! My daughter did go to another nursery before Treetops which was not as good in any of the below questions.
Reply from Sonia Harvey, Events & PR Manager at Busy Bees Derby Oakwood Bishops Drive
Many thanks for your review. We are so pleased to hear how happy you are with the service provided at Treetops. We are very proud of the team at Oakwood and how hard they work to create such a…read more
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Review from Lucy M (Mother of Child) published on 3 March 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has come on leaps and bounds since starting at Treetops. I'm extremely happy with the service my son and I receive.
Reply from Sonia Harvey, Events & PR Manager at Busy Bees Derby Oakwood Bishops Drive
Thank you for your review. It is lovely to hear how happy you are at Treetops.
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Review from Adam W (Guardian of Child) published on 3 March 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My experience has been very good so far for the three weeks that she has attended the nursery and she has really enjoyed it.
Reply from Sonia Harvey, Events & PR Manager at Busy Bees Derby Oakwood Bishops Drive
It is great to hear how well you have settled in at Treetops. Thanks for the review!
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Review from Karina A (Mother of Child) published on 3 March 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has attended Oakwood nursery since 2013. She loves the nursery and the staff are excellent. She has learnt so much over the last year. I really appreciate all the staff do. Thank you.
Reply from Sonia Harvey, Events & PR Manager at Busy Bees Derby Oakwood Bishops Drive
It is lovely to hear how happy you are at nursery, the team will be thrilled to read your review. Thank you.
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Review from Louise G (Mother of Child) published on 3 March 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
All the staff know the children very well and are approachable. My child talks about her time at nursery with enthusiasm. The staff ensure positive friendships are made and deal with incidents effectively. The level of care and support the staff give has ensured my child has secure transitions to the
rooms and carers.
Reply from Sonia Harvey, Events & PR Manager at Busy Bees Derby Oakwood Bishops Drive
Many thanks for your review, we are so pleased to hear how happy you are at nursery.
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Review from Courtney M (Mother of Child) published on 3 March 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I love my son being at this nursery as he has learnt so much, the nursery is brilliant.
Reply from Sonia Harvey, Events & PR Manager at Busy Bees Derby Oakwood Bishops Drive
Thank your for your review, we are happy to hear you are enjoying your time at Treetops.
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.939)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.939) out of 10 for Busy Bees Derby Oakwood Bishops Drive 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 19 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 19 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 4.939 for Busy Bees Derby Oakwood Bishops Drive is calculated as follows: ( (214 Excellents x 5) + (14 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 228 Ratings = 4.939
  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 Derby Oakwood Bishops Drive is based on 19 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 65 number of registered child places is 13, which has been reached with 19 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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Chloe Moore

Job Title: Centre Director Joined: 2025

I'm Chloe and I am the Centre Director at our Busy Bees Derby Oakwood Bishops Drive nursery.
Having completed my level 3 qualification, I have gained a wealth of experience in our Kings Heath nursery in Birmingham for 4 years from room manager, senior room manager, assistant centre director and now moving up to Centre Director here at Bishops Drive. Throughout my time at Kings Heath, I have supported the nursery and other nurseries in the area with a keen eye on quality and ensuring every child within our care has the best start in life.
I have a passion for ensuring environments are enabling and inviting, offering a range of learning opportunities to our children.
In my spare time I really enjoy going on walks and spending time with my family and friends.
I really look forward to welcoming you to our Bishops Drive nursery very soon!

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