Busy Bees Cardiff Gate

Greenwood Close, Cardiff Gate Business Park, Cardiff CF23 8RD
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9.8 48 Reviews
  • Busy Bees Cardiff Gate, Cardiff
Situated in the business park, Busy Bees Cardiff Gate offers a warm and welcoming environment for local families living or working in the area. The highly experienced team are passionate about providing your child with the best care to ensure they have a fun-filled time at nursery.

The nursery provides excellent childcare for children from babies through to pre-schoolers, and the caring team strive to support your child’s development and love to watch every child grow and prepare for their next big educational milestone.

From the wide range of activities and resources to the varied and nutritional meals prepared on-site by the kitchen team, there is always something to look forward to at Cardiff Gate.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Michelle Parker (Centre Director)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 25

Total Places for Children

  • 100

Age Range

  • from 0 years 2 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • Full Day 7.30am-6.30pm:


    - 0-2 Year olds - £80.00
    - 2-3 Year olds - £80.00
    - 3-5 Year olds - £75.50

  • Full Day 7.30am-6.30pm:


    - 0-2 Year olds - £80.00
    - 2-3 Year olds - £80.00
    - 3-5 Year olds - £75.50

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 Cardiff Gate Reviews (48)

9.8

Busy Bees Cardiff Gate has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.805) out of 10, based on 27 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Busy Bees Cardiff Gate has 48 reviews.

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Review from Sophie W (Mother of Child) published on 19 September 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My little one has been attending the nursery for over 2 years now. They are Fantastic. My little one loves it. They have great facilities including a wonderful outdoor play area. The app enables us to see what he's had for food, how long he had for naps and they upload lovely photos too which is great.
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food sounds great, they have curry, cowboy pies, roasts, fruit and veg. Nicer food than we would have in an adult hospital canteen!
The place is run by a manager who is so friendly and warm. The staff there are incredible, they all genuinely seem happy to be working there and this shows in the kids faces daily. It is safe, there is a strict policy of not letting anyone in when you have opened the door to exit etc. There is ample parking for drop off and pick up. I would highly recommend this nursery. I never did have any concerns that my child was unsafe, unhappy or bored.
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Review from L P (Mother of Child) published on 1 August 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My little one has attended the nursery for 5 months now.
Lovely big nursery, spacious and good outdoor space. Key workers upload 'snapshots' to the app so you can see what they've been working towards. Lovely staff.
The nursery has an app for parents to use which is great to see updates about nappy
changes, sleep, food etc. However, some updates were never uploaded or uploaded late.
The only negative I have to write about is the food options. Some options are a bit out there and my little one doesn't tend to want to eat them. I've also found some days the lunch meal and afternoon food are similar. Eg. Chilli Con Carne with rice for lunch and then savoury rice(?) for the afternoon food. I think the nursery could also give milk as a drink option to the children as when I asked, they said they don't give it unless requested by the parent.
I never worried about my boy being there, I knew he was happy and I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a nursery for their children.
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Review from Tristam H (Father of Child) published on 31 July 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son absolutely loves it here and has a great relationship with the staff.
They've taught him loads but they also get outside and mucky almost every day.
Would highly recommend sending your kids here and our second little boy will be enrolling next year as well.
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Review from Daniel P (Father of Child) published on 31 July 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We moved from a nursery that was extremely difficult to work with and decided to select Busy Bees Cardiff Gate for our son.
Our daughter had attended Busy Bees Cardiff Gate some years before and the experience then was great.
They have been excellent to date and I would highly recommend them.
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Review from Rebecca D (Mother of Child) published on 29 April 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Busy Bees at Cardiff Gate is a fantastic nursery and our daughter loves it. She took a couple of weeks to settle in and the team were so wonderful and patient. She sleeps well there and eats better than me and her dad do! I always love hearing about the fun activities she gets up to every day, including
playing outside. The team always greet us with a smile and I feel fully confident that they have her best interests at heart. We love you Busy Bees!
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Review from Leigh G (Mother of Child) published on 29 April 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has attended Busy Bees for two years. The team have been wonderful at helping him to grow and learn. The staff are very caring, nurturing and approachable. They all know my son's name and take the time to interact with him, even if they don't work directly with him. They do lots of creative activities
with him and have a range of indoor and outdoor activities. We love seeing photos and updates on the app and communication with the management team is effective.
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Review from Dr Kawther N (Mother of Child) published on 21 March 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I can’t express how happy I am for choosing Busy Bees Cardiff Gate, my little daughter is now almost 1 year with them.
She started with them when she was 18 months she was not speaking at all, they understand my feelings and are being listened to all the time, they work together with me. Until now
my baby is doing fabulous, she talks in sentences and she love to go to the nursery every day and loves all the staff. All staff are amazing and friendly. The manager is a very supportive lady and welcoming all the time she listens to all parent's concerns and works towards that, in addition their fees it’s lovely as they do massive discounts for full-time attendance. I’m so happy to choose Busy Bees. I couldn’t recommend them enough, as they deserve the top, I don’t have any issues with them ever.
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Review from H B (Mother of Child) published on 21 March 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son has attended the nursery since he was 1 year old and he loves it. The staff are always amazing, they provide children with stimulating activities throughout the day. Our son has access to a garden and loves playing outside, he also enjoys the messy play activities. We believe the nursery has
helped with his language development and also his confidence in playing with other children.
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Review from Shruthi A (Mother of Child) published on 21 March 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Busy Bees has been my nursery of choice for both my children. The staff are very caring and well trained. My daughter had very bad separation anxiety but the staff has been very helpful in getting my child and me through this with kind and thoughtful adaptations. My child has grown in confidence and
I can see that she enjoys being in the nursery once she is there.
Also great help during nappy training. Despite this being a lot of work, the staff are very keen on getting kids out of nappies.
I cannot thank them enough.
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Review from Sean I (Father of Child) published on 21 March 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter has been going to Busy Bees for the last 2 and a half years, and today is really her last day. I can honestly say this feels quite emotional for her and ourselves too, because of how wonderful everyone at Busy Bees has been since 2021. She has loved going in every day at full-time nursery,
and it'd been clear to see just how much all the staff care for her/the other children. Our son will be starting in September, and we feel so lucky that we already have a place secured for him. Thanks again for all you do.
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Review from Q M (Father of Child) published on 21 March 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our child is thriving having started nursery for the past year. She has learnt lots of new words including some sign language. She does activities like painting, arts and crafts that we wouldn't normally do at home. She seems very happy going to and coming from nursery and as parents we have never had
any issues or problems. Honestly, I cannot recommend Busy Bees Cardiff Gate enough.
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Review from H R (Mother of Child) published on 21 March 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been at Busy Bees for just over a year now and she absolutely loves it. All the staff are friendly, helpful and attentive. They appear to have a wonderful relationship with every child.
When my little one first started the staff were fab at alleviating any anxieties I had and helped
us both to settle in. As she’s progressing through the rooms we still see and talk to previous key workers as they genuinely care about how my child is developing. We are kept updated via the app and text messages which is useful. Our daughter loves the food and has tried many things at nursery that she wouldn’t at home, which has helped her have a more varied diet.
Thoroughly recommend Busy Bees Cardiff Gate.
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Review from Carly R (Mother of Child) published on 21 March 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has gone to Busy Bees Cardiff Gate since he was 11 months old. He is now over 2 1/2. I have always found the staff to be approachable and friendly. Every room my son has been to has had staff that have taken such good care of him. The communication in the nursery is great. We love the app which
gives daily updates and pics of his day. The nursery regularly messages with any updates regarding the nursery. The staff are very good at supporting what we ask. For example, doing the same as us in regards to potty training.
Our son is always happy to go to nursery and is very fond of all the staff and the other children. I would definitely recommend Busy Bees Cardiff Gate to anyone who is looking for an excellent childcare provider.
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Review from D W (Father of Child) published on 14 March 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our little boy has been at Busy Bees for over a year now, he started when he was just 4 months old. The staff are always caring and thoughtful throughout.
They have a great routine for babies and toddlers, every day he does different activities and events.
My child loves going to this nursery, it
makes a difficult thing to be away from your child much more bearable knowing he is well looked after.
I highly recommend this nursery.
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Review from N P (Mother of Child) published on 14 March 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff have been wonderful in bringing up the kids. My son feels happy to go to nursery every day. He has now become more independent with the training of the staff. I feel it’s a safe place for my son.
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Review from Nicola J (Mother of Child) published on 13 March 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter has been at Busy Bees since she was about 10 months old, she started in May 2023.
She goes 2 full days a week and has the best days there! We get updates on meals, nappies, sleep, through the day plus pictures at least once a week.
She has learned so much there. I also love the fact
they do lots of 'messy play' and art which I do not enjoy doing at home so I'm glad she gets to do it somewhere.
The staff is amazing, so kind, and always willing to do what we need for her i.e. trying different ways of getting her to sleep for a nap, letting her learn to spoon feed herself, using different wet wipes (we brought them in).
Love the staff and the venue. Slightly pricier than others in Cardiff but we feel it's worth it, and the hours work for us with work also.
Would highly recommend it.
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Review from Richard K (Father of Child) published on 12 March 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We couldn't be happier with how our child has developed attending this nursery. We love the staff, his progress and everything about the place. Seeing him develop and how much he loves the place and all his carers makes us so happy. We will be very sad when it's time to leave. Would love to say a big
thank you to all the staff and especially the staff who have provided him with the best care over the years. You guys really are special.
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Review from Daniel S (Father of Child) published on 12 March 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Absolutely amazing staff, and a fantastic nursery overall. The main thing is that we feel safe and confident our child will be looked after with the utmost care. And importantly, he loves it here!
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Review from Kerry S (Mother of Child) published on 12 March 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son is really happy at Busy Bees and loves attending. The staff are warm and welcoming and really know him well. There is an excellent range of activities available and my son has grown in confidence since he has been there. I would thoroughly recommend it!
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Review from R A (Father of Child) published on 12 March 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent nursery, our kids are happy there and we have no concerns. Very good learning and staff are excellent. Look after the kids very well. We have a boy and a girl who both go there and they are always happy to go. A bit expensive but peace of mind for us that our kids are happy and safe. Also
close to M4 which is really handy for our work commute.
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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.805)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.805) out of 10 for Busy Bees Cardiff Gate is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 27 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 27 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 4.805 for Busy Bees Cardiff Gate is calculated as follows: ( (265 Excellents x 5) + (53 Goods x 4) + (5 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 323 Ratings = 4.805
  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 Cardiff Gate is based on 27 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 100 number of registered child places is 20, which has been reached with 27 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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Michelle

Michelle Parker

Job Title: Centre Director

Hello, I am Michelle Parker, the Centre Director of Busy Bees Cardiff Gate. I have had the privilege of working with children for almost 20 years and during this time have held many posts which include running my own child-minding service. I am the mum of three grown up children and have a 6-year-old granddaughter, who I spend as much time with as possible.


I currently hold a Level 5 qualification in childcare and management, Level 3 play work and a speech language qualification.


I am passionate about the learning environment and child led play, it is the team's desire to provide a home from home for all our children at the nursery and to have close working relationships with our parents to make sure the children in our care get the best start in life at Busy Bees.

Frequently Asked Questions about Busy Bees Cardiff Gate

What is the Age Range of Children that Busy Bees Cardiff Gate accepts?

Busy Bees Cardiff Gate accepts Children aged from 0 years 2 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Busy Bees Cardiff Gate Open?

Busy Bees Cardiff Gate is open: 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.

How many Children does Busy Bees Cardiff Gate have capacity for?

Busy Bees Cardiff Gate has capacity for a total of 100 Children.

How far is Busy Bees Cardiff Gate to the centre of Cardiff?

4.6 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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