Busy Bees Rotherham

Oakwood Hall Drive, Margate Road, Rotherham S60 2UD
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9.6 36 Reviews
  • Busy Bees Rotherham, Rotherham
Busy Bees Rotherham is a modern nursery that has been designed with beautifully decorated theme rooms, ideal for inspiring children's imagination and learning skills at this crucial time in their development.

With a natural theme, the nursery has a Poppy Room, Sunflower Room, Bluebell Room and Daisy Rooms, complemented by extensive gardens that include their own green house, storyteller's area, mud pit and construction area.

There is secure access and an on-site chef prepared fresh meals daily to support good nutrition. The qualified team take a welcoming approach that helps children to settle in.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Emma Wills (Centre Director)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 23

Total Places for Children

  • 74

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Opening 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

Busy Bees Rotherham Reviews (36)

9.6

Busy Bees Rotherham has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.611) out of 10, based on 12 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Busy Bees Rotherham has 36 reviews.

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Review from Sarah W (Mother of Child) published on 16 March 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We’ve never been anything but pleased with the care our girls receive at Busy Bees, they’re both happy and settled there and love attending. All the staff goes the extra mile and we’ve had nothing but support. The ladies are a credit to the world of childcare and deserve to know it.
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Review from Cally J (Mother of Child) published on 15 March 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son started nursery at 8 months old, the staff have been nothing but amazing nothing is too much effort them. My son has developed leaps and bounds and loves his time there. Other nurseries are just no comparison.
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Review from Halimah K (Mother of Child) published on 26 March 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My experience with Busy Bees has been great. My children were/are quiet and very shy but I have seen them come out of their comfort zone slowly. Thanks to Busy Bees. Lovely staff, always friendly and solve any problems I have. Great job.
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Review from Daniel F (Father of Child) published on 26 March 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Fantastic and supportive staff that have done everything in their power to help our son get the support he needs and we look forward to bringing our next child to Busy Bees.


All staff that we deal with are very friendly, polite and supportive and will do all they can to help where possible.

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Review from Lisa S (Mother of Child) published on 20 March 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both my children have attended this nursery. So all in all my children have been coming to Busy Bees for 6years and is still continuing now.
The staff here are amazing and have been outstanding through my children's time here. Also, the admin lady who works in the office is amazing, she has helped
me no end with things e.g helping me understand free government hours and producing averages when needed. All the ladies in the rooms have been fantastic with both my children too.
I would highly recommend.
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Review from Amy D (Mother of Child) published on 20 March 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Since my little boy has started at the nursery he has come on leaps and bounds. He enjoys going and has started interacting with other children. He gets on well with all the nursery nurses in the room and is always happy to see them.
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Review from Lorna M (Mother of Child) published on 6 March 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My son has attended for 2 years and my older daughter also attended. We have always been happy with the care our children receive/d.
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Review from Jessica F (Mother of Child) published on 14 February 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter has been attending Busy Bees since she was 9 months old (now 3 years old) and we can't thank the staff here enough. We have such a confident little girl, very independent and loves going to the nursery to see staff and her friends. Staff are very friendly and always make you feel welcome.
The parent zone app they use is fab, and is updated daily for us to see what our little girl has been getting up to during her day! Thanks again.
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Review from Moya C (Mother of Child) published on 14 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This is a truly excellent nursery. The staff are so caring and attentive and clearly enjoy their work. The children look so happy and engaged in the wide range of activities available. There is a healthy and varied menu on offer. The outdoor space is really secure, safe, and well thought out with plenty
to do. I had looked around no fewer than 15 nurseries in the area but this was by far the best and I'm so glad I chose to send my children here.
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Review from Rachel Q (Mother of Child) published on 14 February 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Brilliant place.
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Review from Carly D (Mother of Child) published on 14 February 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The age of staff in any nursery tends to be a subject of debate, however, we have always found the age and skill mix at Busy Bees in Rotherham to be very good. The ladies in the baby room are all lovely, warm and welcoming and our boy has taken to more than one of them.


Our daughter started at Busy

Bees in Rotherham at 2 years of age and she also formed good attachments to the staff and we have never had any cause for complaint with either child's care at the nursery.


The older and wiser management is a further reassurance for any concerned about age.
We love Busy Bees in Rotherham and our third child will be signed up when I return to work.

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Review from Ros J (Mother of Child) published on 14 February 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My son really enjoys coming to nursery, he like the staff and children. The environment is lovely, especially the outdoor space.
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Review from Elissa W (Mother of Child) published on 14 February 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Overall great. Staff are amazing. My daughter loves her time here. Her development since starting has been great and improved loads.
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Review from Sarah D (Mother of Child) published on 28 June 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
After looking around a few nurseries in the area, there was no comparison between the others and Busy Bees. Right from the first look around, the staff were friendly and welcoming and I felt confident my son would be well looked after. Even the management made me and my son feel valued and being a nervous
parent returning to work, this really put my mind at ease.
My son loves his time at nursery and is always excited to tell me at the end of the day what wonderful things he has been doing. I love that the staff send me pictures of him whilst at nursery to the parentzone app and I can always see what he's been eating etc throughout the day on my phone.
I would definitely recommend Busy Bees to friends and family.
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Review from John R (Father of Child) published on 13 April 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Busy Bees has helped my daughter settle into the nursery with ease, they didn't rush our settling in which has made it easy for all of us, the staff in the baby room have been brilliant with my daughter and she enjoys going into nursery.


We have been supported by all the staff since joining.

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Review from Claire W (Mother of Child) published on 13 April 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been here since he was 1 years old. Now 3 and will stay here until we have to leave for school. I love how all the meals are prepared each day and some are foods I would've never thought to try at home. Everytime he has moved up into a new room I have never thought ready but the staff have
always made transitions agreeable for both my son, new key worker and us has parents. We do travel some distance to come here and probably pass 20 or more other daycare/nurseries on the way but feel this is the right choice for us all. As do all we have parents evenings and staff follow the curriculum. Joined the 'parent zone' when there is an observation this liaises with the curriculum and handy to see what the expectations are been set by the government for their age. The office door is always open and everyone of the team from the management down to the cleaners are all very friendly and approachable. Very secure with fob access throughout.
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Current Review Score: 9.6 (9.611)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.6 (9.611) out of 10 for Busy Bees Rotherham 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 12 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.6 out of 5 from 12 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 5.000 for Busy Bees Rotherham is calculated as follows: ( (144 Excellents x 5) ) ÷ 144 Ratings = 5
  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 4.611 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Busy Bees Rotherham is based on 12 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 = 3.8
    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 74 number of registered child places is 14.8. 12 Positive Reviews ÷ 14.8 = 0.811
  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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Emma

Emma Wills

Job Title: Centre Director

Hello, my name is Emma and I am the Centre Director here at Busy Bees Rotherham.

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