Busy Bees Newcastle Upon Tyne

Silver Fox Way, Colbalt Business Park, Newcastle upon Tyne NE27 0QJ
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8.4 41 Reviews
  • Busy Bees Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne
Busy Bees Newcastle Upon Tyne, at Cobalt Business Park, employs a friendly and professional childcare team dedicated to helping children pursue a wide range of early years learning goals, including in key areas such as numeracy and literacy, within fantastic secure environment and garden space. The nursery was rated Outstanding by Ofsted in November 2016.

Part of a nationally respected day nursery provider, the Busy Bees team takes pride in consistently high standards while valuing the feedback of parents and keeping up-to-date with regulatory standards.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Rebecca Sanderson (Centre Director)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 26

Total Places for Children

  • 110

Age Range

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

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:15
    Tuesday 07:30-18:15
    Wednesday 07:30-18:15
    Thursday 07:30-18:15
    Friday 07:30-18:15

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays

Parking

  • Parking facilities on site for use by parents and carers for dropping off and picking children up.

Busy Bees Newcastle Upon Tyne Reviews (41)

8.4

Busy Bees Newcastle Upon Tyne has a Review Score of 8.4 (8.386) out of 10, based on 3 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Busy Bees Newcastle Upon Tyne has 41 reviews.

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Reviewer Connection to Busy Bees Newcastle Upon Tyne
  • 30
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Total of 41, showing 41-41
Review from Nischitha N (Mother of Child) published on 1 December 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Extremely happy with the care provided by Busy Bees. My kid is a happy boy now. He just loves his nursery. Would definitely recommend it to my friends. Very dedicated team members. Would respond to all your queries as soon as possible.
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Current Review Score: 8.4 (8.386)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.4 (8.386) out of 10 for Busy Bees Newcastle Upon Tyne 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 3 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.4 out of 5 from 3 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 Newcastle Upon Tyne is calculated as follows: ( (36 Excellents x 5) ) ÷ 36 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 3.386 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Busy Bees Newcastle Upon Tyne is based on 3 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 = 3.25
    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 110 number of registered child places is 22. 3 Positive Reviews ÷ 22 = 0.136
  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)

Rebecca

Rebecca Sanderson

Job Title: Centre Director

Hello, my name is Rebecca and I am the Centre Director here at Newcastle Upon Tyne. I have worked with Busy Bees/ Kids 1st for several years where I have progressed from nursery nurse to Early Years Teacher, deputy manager and now Centre Director.  I am passionate about working with children in the early years and ensuring they receive high-quality care and education through enriching environments and opportunities; this strived me to complete my degree in Childhood Studies and my Early Years Initial Teacher training at Northumbria University.  


The nursery team is like a big family and many of the staff team have achieved long service awards for their continued service. Having such dedicated staff shows that they are committed to their profession and our families at the centre. I am very proud to be part of this team and thoroughly enjoy my role in the nursery.  


Outside of work, my interests include listening to live music and going on walks with my dog Milo, usually along the coast.   

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