Busy Bees Sunderland, Fulwell

178 Newcastle Road, Fulwell, Sunderland SR5 1NW
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8.1 55 Reviews
  • Busy Bees Sunderland, Fulwell, Sunderland
Busy Bees Sunderland, Fulwell has made the most of a converted church building in order to achieve a healthy and secure childcare environment, where children are encouraged to learn through a variety of play activities, forming strong relationships and expanding upon their communication skills.

The day nursery has versatile capabilities throughout both its indoor and outdoor environments, including in well-kept gardens. Staff are committed to a fun and enticing atmosphere, without compromising on the pursuit of key early years skills, such as literacy and numeracy.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Kayleigh Pearce (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 20

Total Places for Children

  • 82

Age Range

  • from 0 years 2 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 Sunderland, Fulwell Reviews (55)

8.1

Busy Bees Sunderland, Fulwell has a Review Score of 8.1 (8.061) out of 10, based on 1 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Busy Bees Sunderland, Fulwell has 55 reviews.

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Review from Fiona T (Mother of Child) published on 24 July 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This is a lovely caring nursery with excellent facilities and wonderful staff. My child loves his time at nursery and is always excited to attend. The outside space is excellent and indoors provides a calming caring environment.
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Review from Lauren (Mother of Child) published on 24 July 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has attended this nursery for the past two years and would highly recommend it. The staff working with my son deliver a high standard of care and learning and he has an excellent relationship with his key person. I feel I can approach staff with any needs we may have.
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Review from Laura M (Mother of Child) published on 8 August 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The management is friendly, approachable and knows her children very well. The staff are brilliant. They know their children so well. Everyone is friendly. The facilities are excellent. The nursery is always clean.
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Review from Hayley H (Mother of Child) published on 4 August 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Busy Bees Fulwell have provided excellent care for my daughter since she was 11 months old. As a new mum, I was apprehensive about leaving my baby with strangers but they have treated my daughter with nothing but the highest care and attention since that first day. She is now 3 and 1/2 years old and
the key workers are like a family to her, she loves the nursery and has thrived into a sociable and well developed little girl, which is in no small part down to the high levels of care and teaching provided at every stage in this nursery. The facilities, curriculum and excellent team of management and key workers provide a fun and stimulating environment for learning and development in those vital early years.
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Review from Sarah H (Mother of Child) published on 4 August 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
As first-time parents, it was an anxious time for myself and my husband leaving our child at nursery while we both returned to work. We viewed a lot of nurseries but Busy Bees on Newcastle Road had a lovely warm welcoming feeling, as soon as we visited and we have had no complaints/problems what so
ever regarding anything! Fantastic feeling knowing you're leaving your child in capable professional hands and that they are happy. Fantastic facilities and all members of staff are beyond amazing.
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Review from Gemma S (Mother of Child) published on 4 August 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My little girl loves coming here! She loves playing outdoors and this nursery has a great outdoor area with lots of outdoor learning and play available. All of the girls in the nursery are really friendly and my little girl loves seeing them on a morning when she goes in. We love the timeline feature
on the parent's app that allows us to see what she has been up to that day. The meals are fresh and balanced, they get thumbs up from my daughter! I feel she has developed greatly through spending time at nursery, particularly with eating skills and also confidence when being away from her parents. Would really recommend.
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Review from Karen W (Mother of Child) published on 4 August 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both children have really enjoyed Busy Bees, they have a good sense of community. Great nursery. Although both did not like to be left, I was kept up to date with their progress through out the day which put my mind at ease a lot. I liked the fact I could call at any time and see how they were.
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Review from Natalie B (Mother of Child) published on 4 August 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The standard of care our daughter has received in the Caterpillar room has been excellent! The staff consistently provide a varied, stimulating and safe environment, which has helped our daughter to learn and develop. Staff always make time to provide meaningful feedback and have been helpful with some
of the challenges we have experienced, when both coming into nursery on a morning and when leaving at the end of the day! The transition process up to the butterfly room has been started in plenty of time, hopefully meaning it will be a gentle transition. Thanks for all your hard work!
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Review from Charlotte T (Mother of Child) published on 4 August 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Staff are dedicated to ensuring the children are safe, happy, educated and more importantly having fun and making friends with both staff and peers. The facility is clean and hosts a brilliant mix of toys and educational learning tools. My child has always been happy to come to nursery and is happy
when he leaves, as he's had a fantastic day. Thanks for taking care of my child and helping him grow, he and his family will truly miss Fulwell Busy Bees.
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Review from Helen (Mother of Child) published on 4 August 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I can't thank Busy Bees Fulwell enough for the way they have looked after and developed my little girl! She has grown in confidence and surprises us every time she comes home, with all the new skills she has learnt. The staff have been brilliant in encouraging my daughter to learn new songs and to starting
to write her own name. I also know she is cared for at nursery and the girls always take the time to speak to you if you have concerns!
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Review from Amy (Mother of Child) published on 4 August 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My Daughter has been going to this nursery since she was 11 months old and she is now 2 and a half. She thoroughly enjoys going and she has come on leaps and bounds. Every time I pick her up, it's amazing at the amount of stuff she has done in that day, the activities are brilliant. I am very happy
with her development and social development. The staff in every room and the management are fantastic, I couldn't ask for more from a nursery as a whole. I would definitely recommend it to friends and family.
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Review from Sam (Mother of Child) published on 4 August 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent service provided, very flexible, good knowledge and very friendly staff. Excellent activities of all varieties for my child who has excelled while attending this nursery.
A safe and friendly environment where I am comfortable to leave my child, knowing she is well cared for and has a great
time whilst there.
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Review from Laura T (Mother of Child) published on 3 August 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Happy with the service and they are always very accommodating with swaps and extra days. Children seem happy there and talk about it and staff members when they leave. Outdoor facilities are a bonus.
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Review from Dana L (Mother of Child) published on 3 August 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both of my children have been to Busy Bees at Sunderland, Fulwell with the youngest still going and will be until next September.


They both love/loved it. The staff are always helpful and treat the children like their own.


I have had no complaints over the last 5 years of taking my children there.


My eldest is doing brilliantly at school, which is thanks to the girls at Busy Bees Nursery for teaching him what he knows and giving him the best start to educational life.

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Review from Kate J (Mother of Child) published on 16 May 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been attending the nursery since she was 11 months old, she is now approaching 3. She has enjoyed every day. I can see her grow and her social skills are commented on by everyone, I give a lot of credit to the nursery and staff for this. I would recommend this nursery and would use this
nursery again. I am dreading my daughters last day, it will be a very sad day.
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Current Review Score: 8.1 (8.061)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.1 (8.061) out of 10 for Busy Bees Sunderland, Fulwell 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 1 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.1 out of 5 from 1 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 Sunderland, Fulwell is calculated as follows: ( (12 Excellents x 5) ) ÷ 12 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 3.061 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Busy Bees Sunderland, Fulwell is based on 1 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 = 3
    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 82 number of registered child places is 16.4. 1 Positive Reviews ÷ 16.4 = 0.061
  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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Kayleigh

Kayleigh Pearce

Job Title: Centre Director

Hi, my name is Kayleigh and I am the Centre Director here at Busy Bees Sunderland-Fulwell.

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