Busy Bees Edinburgh Park

1 Lochside Place, Edinburgh Park, Edinburgh EH12 9DF
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8.2 43 Reviews
Busy Bees Edinburgh Park offers a wonderful nursery environment where children are encouraged to learn, play and explore through their early years' development. Throughout the fantastic rooms, there are a wide array of resources and activities for children to explore and play with to ensure they spend each day stimulated and engaged.   

The experienced team work hard to provide the best care for every child, offering them the very best start in life. So that your child is safe and comfortable throughout their time at nursery, the caring team encourage and support mental and physical development. The dedicated teacher organises and provides a range of activities and resources in line with the EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage) curriculum that will help prepare your child for the next stage in their educational journey.

There is something for every child to enjoy at Busy Bees Edinburgh Park with the extensive range of activities. The enthusiastic staff encourage children to learn through play, so whether they prefer messy play or imaginative role play, every child is sure to thrive during their time at Busy Bees.

Through the UP App, parents and families are able to continue the learning at home. The app provides great ideas and resources to further promote children's development when they leave the nursery.
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Type of Service

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

Person in charge

  • Marie Arthur (Centre Director)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 36

Total Places for Children

  • 124

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

  • Christmas & Easter Bank Holiday

Busy Bees Edinburgh Park Reviews (43)

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8.2

Busy Bees Edinburgh Park has a Review Score of 8.2 (8.238) out of 10, based on 4 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Busy Bees Edinburgh Park has 43 reviews.

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Review from C M (Mother of Child) published on 2 May 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

This is a lovely central nursery with great staff and excellent food.
It is good value for money as nappies and all meals are included in the price. All meals are lovingly cooked/prepared fresh on site every day.
This as well as the generous opening hours, 7.30 am to 6 pm, are ideally suited for working
parents.
The nursery lacks a bit in outside space but has a lovely inside atrium space with play equipment.
Overall a good, clean, nurturing space for kids and loved by both my children.

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Review from A C (Mother of Child) published on 2 May 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The care that the staff at Busy Bees (Edinburgh Park) have shown our son has always been above and beyond. They took the time to get to know him and understand what motivates him. The progress we have seen since he joined them is huge. He is happy, learning, eating healthy foods and loving being with
his peers.
We wouldn't hesitate to recommend the nursery to anyone.

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Review from Kostas D (Father of Child) published on 19 April 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We brought our daughter to the nursery 3 months ago from another 'award winning' nursery where she was labelled autistic with no evidence and with a bad habit of biting when stressed. The Busy Bees staff and management are simply amazing. They are professionals but at the same time show much-needed
empathy. The nursery setting is open space, clean and friendly; our daughter is a different child now. She has learnt how to express herself better, she is more calm, confident and we can see that she feels secure. She has found people who actually care for her. Different strategies have been put in place to help her mitigate the biting and the staff takes its time to help her and accommodate all her needs and ours. We feel lucky to have this kind of service and have a peace of mind knowing our daughter is with good and professional people. Thank you.

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Current Review Score: 8.2 (8.238)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.2 (8.238) out of 10 for Busy Bees Edinburgh Park is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.7 out of 5 from 4 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.5 out of 5 from 4 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:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.702 for Busy Bees Edinburgh Park is calculated as follows: ( (34 Excellents x 5) + (12 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 47 Ratings = 4.702

  • b) 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 3.536 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Busy Bees Edinburgh Park is based on 4 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 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 = 3.375

    • ii) 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 124 number of registered child places is 24.8. 4 Positive Reviews ÷ 24.8 = 0.161

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • 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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Awards / Recognitions (1)

Top 20 Large Nursery Groups 2018

Recipient: Busy Bees Nurseries Ltd

Date: Thursday 01 Mar 2018 More details

Meet the Team (4)

Sharlene

Sharlene Cran

Job Title: Senior Room Manager

Joined: 2000

Hello, my name is Sharlene Cran.

I have been working at Busy Bees Nursery at Edinburgh Park since February 2000. I started as a Nursery Assistant and have enjoyed working with all age groups over the years.

I completed an SVQ level 3 in Early Years and Education in 2006. I worked my way up to become the Room Manager of the Pre School shortly after I qualified. I enjoyed the challenge of room manager and slowly worked my way up to Assistant Manager, and was promoted to Manager in May 2014. I am qualified in paediatric first aid, first aid at work, Level 4 Leading in Child Protection and Food Hygiene.
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Angela

Angela Wesselson

Job Title: Senior Room Manager

Joined: 2009

Hi I am Angela, I moved to Scotland from New Zealand in March 2009 to be near family. I have worked in childcare for more than 30 years, with children of all ages. I have SVQ 3 in Children's care, learning and development and I also have a diploma of Early Childhood Teaching in New Zealand.
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Lynn

Lynn Thomson

Job Title: Room Manager

Joined: 2012

My name is Lynn Thomson, I have worked at Edinburgh Park since March 2012. I have a HNC in Early education and childcare and I am currently working towards my SVQ 4. I have three children of my own and now have my first grandson too. I enjoy spending time being creative and making new resources for the Nursery.
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Marie

Marie Arthur

Job Title: Centre Director

Joined: 2016

From a young age, I had decided that I wanted a career in the Early Years, so I began my HNC in childcare and education as soon as I left school. I have been working at a senior level in private nurseries ever since leaving college. 22 years later, I completed my PDA Level 8 and have now completed my PDA Level 9 in Management and Leadership, with 24 years of experience in childcare.

I began my Busy Bees career in 2016. I love being outdoors and enjoy giving the children in my care lots of different high-quality experiences, whether this is indoors or outdoors.

In my spare time, I love spending time with my family and friends as well as following my local football team with my husband and son.
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