Busy Bees Harrogate Cornwall Road

70 Cornwall Road, Harrogate HG1 2NE
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9.9 56 Reviews
  • Busy Bees Harrogate Cornwall Road, Harrogate
Located in the heart of Harrogate, Busy Bees Harrogate Cornwall Road offers exceptional childcare with a setting that seeks to mirror the warmth of home and is dedicated to nurturing the growth and development of each child throughout their journey.

Busy Bees acknowledges that every child develops at their own pace, and the carefully designed rooms allow children spend time with those at a similar stage, promoting their learning whilst also ensuring they have fun each day.

And the fun does not stop indoors. With an outdoor garden area that serves as an imaginative playground, children are encouraged to explore freely and take on safe risks.

Rest assured, the dedicated team go the extra mile to provide every child with the best start in life, by supporting them throughout each stage of their development. With their guidance, your child will be well prepared for the next steps in their educational journey.

The journey extends beyond the nursery walls with the UP – Unleashing Potential app. You will find a wide range of resources, activities, and guidance, empowering parents to support their child's learning and development at home.

For families seeking a nursery in Harrogate that ignites learning, development, and growth, look no further than Busy Bees at Harrogate Cornwall Road.
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Funding & Fees

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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Jade Garrard (Centre Director)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 18

Total Places for Children

  • 60

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 Harrogate Cornwall Road Reviews (56)

9.9

Busy Bees Harrogate Cornwall Road has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.948) out of 10, based on 21 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Busy Bees Harrogate Cornwall Road has 56 reviews.

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Review from Elise T (Mother of Child) published on 13 August 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My little boy has recently started and has settled so well. He's happy going in and parts to his key worker with no issues! They keep me well updated throughout the day, ensuring my mind's always at ease.
Can't recommend enough!
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Review from Caroline A (Mother of Child) published on 29 August 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both my children love going to nursery. The care of the staff is exceptional. They take the time to learn all about the children and provide fun activities for them to do. My daughter is graduating this month and will truly miss the staff. The atmosphere is warm, caring and welcoming. I would highly
recommend.
Reply from Emily Graves, Digital Content Assistant at Busy Bees Harrogate Cornwall RoadHello, wow! Thank you for this glowing review. We are delighted your little ones have had a good experience at our Harrogate Cornwall Road nursery.
40 years of Busy Bees – 40 years of best beginnings. Celebrate our milestone year with us! Visit our Busy Bees website or search for ’40 years Busy Bees’ and find out more and how to join us. We’re grateful for your trust and the opportunity to provide your child with the best start in life. Best wishes, Busy Bees.
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Review from J S (Mother of Child) published on 6 April 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this nursery. We have two children attending in both the preschool room and the baby room. Each of their needs are fully met and they love going to nursery. The staff are caring and thoughtful towards every child's individual needs, as well as forming close bonds with
each child. We feel our eldest will be ready to start school in September, keen to learn and confident to form new friendships.
Reply from Emily Graves, Digital Content Assistant at Busy Bees Harrogate Cornwall RoadHello. Wow! Thank you for this glowing review! We are delighted your little one's are having a good experience at our Harrogate Cornwall Road nursery.
40 years of Busy Bees – 40 years of best beginnings. We’re celebrating our milestone year and we invite you to join us! Visit our Busy Bees website or search for ’40 years Busy Bees’ and find out more and how to take part. We’re grateful for your trust and the opportunity to provide your child with the best start in life. Best wishes, Busy Bees
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Review from Britt R (Mother of Child) published on 2 August 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter enjoyed and thrived with full-time care at Cornwall Busy Bees from 3 months old until nearly 3 years old and I highly recommend to jump at a spot here. We looked at a lot of nurseries and I am certain this is one of the top nurseries in the area. The staff are stellar: extremely loving,
creative, fun, and experienced. Also very helpful to busy parents, e.g. washing and sterilizing used bottles and always trying hard to help tricky nappers with afternoon naps. Lots of fun activities: reading, sensory, singing, dancing, yoga, and outdoor time and exploration in a great outdoor area. The food is amazing: cooked fresh and tons of variety and fresh fruits and veg. Our daughter is a great eater thanks to the Busy Bees' menu and excellent eating habits established there. The nursery itself is clean, bright and safe. Most importantly, our daughter was happy to go every day and enjoyed the other kids and carers, and we felt at ease leaving her with the staff from day one.
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Review from S G (Father of Child) published on 3 March 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We feel very happy having both children here, they enjoy going every morning.
The staff particularly are fantastic they know all the names of the children and it's a very welcoming and happy environment. We looked at several nurseries and this stood out for cleanliness and space for the children to
play.
If I can make a suggestion, some cover to protect the children from the rain when queuing to drop them off would be a great addition.
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Review from J P (Mother of Child) published on 2 March 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter has just completed her first month at Cromwall Road and we all have loved her time here. We feel like all members of staff are friendly and supportive, during Covid-19 restrictions we have still gelt a happy atmosphere and our daughter has really settled in well. Parent zone app is updated
regularly and great updates, including overviews during pick up and drop off. Thank you.
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Review from Sadie B (Mother of Child) published on 26 February 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have been so happy with the fantastic care and attention our daughter has had since being at Busy Bee's, Cornwall Road. It is a lovely happy environment with a fantastic outdoor play area. Part of the reason we chose Cornwall Road is the outdoor space and that they try to get the children out into
the fresh air as much as possible. The location of the nursery is on a lovely quiet road away from noisy traffic with loads of space to park making pick ups and drop offs hassle-free. The food is great, super healthy and they have even managed to get my little one to eat her greens and fruit. The staff at Cornwall Road are truly wonderful people who are really experienced and enjoy their jobs. They have built fantastic relationships with my daughter and I would highly recommend this nursery to anyone. I cannot thank the staff enough for all their brilliant care they have given my daughter.
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Review from Christian D (Father of Child) published on 23 December 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I can honestly say that me and my wife were both sceptical about putting our 6-month-old boy into nursery at a young age, but after meeting all the staff at the Busy Bee's on Cornwall Road Harrogate, our minds were put to ease. You can call in at any time and check on them, see how they are doing, the
staff are so great with our son. They constantly work on the development of each child and our son's development has come one massively since spending two days a week at the nursery. All the staff are really great and one member of staff, in particular, is fantastic, such a great person and really great at her job, our son loves her and is always so happy to see her. If you can get a place at this nursery it would be highly recommended. Every time I check in on our son, he's always doing something new, from playing in the sandbox, water, painting, or activities with other children. The nursery has its own chefs which has helped our son be great at eating a variety of foods. All food is cooked fresh on site.
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Review from Claire K (Mother of Child) published on 15 November 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
I love the staff here, I feel like they really care for my son as well as keep him occupied with interesting things all day. The outside space is fantastic and he always comes home excited and tired out from the days he has there.
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Review from Gemma (Mother of Child) published on 28 October 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My little boy is 2.5 and started at this nursery 7 months ago. He did take some time to settle in but his key worker really worked with him to try and make him feel at ease. The nursery building and outside play area are exceptional and I have been really impressed with the quality of equipment provided.
The staff at the nursery are very assertive with the children and I feel confident that they are instilling high standards and excellent manners at an early age. The staff were great at working with my little boy during toilet training and he managed to conquer this successfully in a week! My little boy does have times when he gets upset at drop off but the staff are working with both me and him to try and improve this for him and I am confident we will get there as he always comes home with a big smile on his face.
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Review from Judith K (Mother of Child) published on 28 October 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Can't recommend Busy Bees Cornwall Road enough!! MY little girls absolutely love it and has come on so much with her development just from her time there. The meals they give to the children are all freshly prepared, home-cooked and are varied and healthy. My little girl started there when she was just
6 months and is now in the Bumbles Room for age 2 and up.
All the staff are patient but also firm with ensuring the children learn to be kind and polite with one and another. The ladies in Bumbles are just brilliant.
Their outdoor play area at the back of the nursery is safe, secure and full of activities to keep them entertained. My little girl especially loves the large sandpit and the wooden playhouse. The fees are very reasonable compared to other nurseries in Harrogate and it was one of the reasons that swayed us to choose them in the first place.
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Review from Robert C (Father of Child) published on 28 October 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My wife and I are extremely pleased with the care our child receives from this nursery. The staff are always very pleasant and provide helpful information about our child's day proving their vigilance. The outside play area is fantastic and they regularly play out which I personally find to be a real
positive. Judging by the updates I also understand they receive a really good varied choice of meals and snacks. Finally, my wife and I chose this particular nursery as we saw the ratio of children to carers appeared much better than what we saw elsewhere. This remains to appear the case to us and we feel our child has formed strong bonds with staff, but a particular those who are more regularly caring for him.
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Review from Sally R (Mother of Child) published on 28 October 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff at Busy Bees are extremely kind, funny, and warm. My daughter loves going there, I feel like she is safe and having a lovely time. The staff have really got to know my daughter well and I trust that she is happy there during the day. There is a great outdoor play area, my daughter is kept
entertained all day, comes home with wonderful pictures and things she's done during the day, and we always received detailed feedback about what she's done during the day.
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Review from Katie S (Mother of Child) published on 28 October 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has the best time at Busy Bees, staff are all absolutely lovely, gorgeous newly refurbed/clean environment.
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Review from Sarah D (Mother of Child) published on 24 October 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son joined Busy Bee's at 6-months-old, from the first day I left him I not only knew he was being thoroughly cared for, I felt it too - the staff are so warm and welcoming, always happy to see you and you can tell they really enjoy what they do! I wouldn't consider taking my child anywhere else -
top marks from this happy Mummy!
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Review from Francesca R (Mother of Child) published on 25 September 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
This is the first nursery my child has ever gone to, and she's progressed from being reluctant to part with us at the door to getting excited to go in just a few weeks. The nursery itself is small and friendly. I particularly like the outdoor facilities and the effort the staff put into taking the children
outside at every possible opportunity. I really feel like the little ones benefit from the fresh air and activeness that come with being outdoors. I also like that the nursery assigns a key worker to each child. My daughter's key worker has built a fantastic bond with her, and I feel like she's gone to great lengths to get to know my child's every like, dislike, and personality trait and she gives me fantastic, detailed updates about her learning and development regularly.
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Review from Leanne M (Mother of Child) published on 9 September 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been attending since she was 6 months old (April), the staff are amazing and always take the time to give you a detailed breakdown of the day, great for any full time working parents who feel guilty leaving their children!
She settled really well and loves the home-cooked meals.
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outside play area is also a child’s dream.
I visited many day nurseries when searching for childcare, I knew as soon as I walked through the door at this one that this was the nursery for us and we’ve never looked back.
Happy baby = happy mummy.
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Review from Ann-Marie F (Mother of Child) published on 10 October 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have no hesitation in recommending this nursery to friends/colleagues. Our son has been here since January 2015 and is very happy. For us, this nursery was a good location, en-route to work, with off street parking and a great outdoor area.
It has a really great outdoor play area/space at the rear
for the children, recently refurbished and as it's astro turf based the children can play in all weathers; including a sandpit, mud kitchen and tree house with slide. The food is all home cooked from scratch on site and a really varied menu, which is great as it means my son eats food here that he might refuse at home.
The staff are all friendly and do a great job, they have a great rapport with the children and our son loves going to "tweenie house" to play with his friends.
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Review from Layla S (Mother of Child) published on 5 October 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff are great with both parents and children. It’s a very friendly place where my daughter loves to learn. The staff are extremely helpful and very friendly, they take the time to understand my daughter's needs. She laughs a lot and learns something new every day. She loves story time and enjoys
the healthy food that they serve and eats it all. My daughter loves to play in the outside area, especially in the sand and the water.
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Review from Sophie R (Mother of Child) published on 21 September 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This is such an amazing nursery. The staff welcome and know my daughter's name even if she isn't in their section. They are outside in the fresh air whenever physically possible!


The facilities are great and the food menu has such a good variety.


The children really are at the heart of everything

they do. It's so lovely to
see that all staff want to be there and feel so passionately about the nursery.


Our daughter's development has come on so much and I believe the nursery setting is a direct result of this!


We love it!

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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.948)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.948) out of 10 for Busy Bees Harrogate Cornwall Road 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 21 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 21 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 4.948 for Busy Bees Harrogate Cornwall Road is calculated as follows: ( (239 Excellents x 5) + (11 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 251 Ratings = 4.948
  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 Harrogate Cornwall Road is based on 21 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 60 number of registered child places is 12, which has been reached with 21 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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Jade Garrard

Job Title: Centre Director

Hi, my name is Jade and I am the Centre Director at Busy Bees Harrogate Cornwall Road.

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