Busy Bees Edinburgh Dean Terrace

12 Dean Terrace, Edinburgh EH4 1ND
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8.1 30 Reviews
  • Busy Bees Edinburgh Dean Terrace, Edinburgh
Busy Bees Edinburgh Dean Terrace is a converted 3 story Georgian house with five beautiful, spacious, welcoming childcare rooms with an exciting, secure outdoor area for the children to explore. Each of the rooms are tailored to each age and developmental stage, full of stimulating activities and resources to keep every child’s mind and body active.

The Royal Botanical Gardens and Inverleith Park are very local where the children regularly visit to develop their love of the outdoors, their self-esteem, physical skills, and confidence.

The long-standing, supportive and caring staff team strive to provide the best care for the children to ensure they receive the best start in life. The nursery also offers weekly dance classes that are directed by one of the trained, amazing staff members.

Busy Bees Dean Terrance have excellent relationships with the local schools so that your child goes on to attend making their transition as smooth as possible when the time comes.

Want to learn more about the fantastic facilities and meet the friendly team at Busy Bees nursery Dean Terrance? Book a visit today and the team will look forward to welcoming you!
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Louise Gillespie (Centre Director)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 14

Total Places for Children

  • 55

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:45-17:45
    Tuesday 07:45-17:45
    Wednesday 07:45-17:45
    Thursday 07:45-17:45
    Friday 07:45-17:45

When Closed

  • Christmas

Busy Bees Edinburgh Dean Terrace Reviews (30)

8.1

Busy Bees Edinburgh Dean Terrace has a Review Score of 8.1 (8.091) out of 10, based on 1 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Busy Bees Edinburgh Dean Terrace has 30 reviews.

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Review from Holly F (Mother of Child) published on 21 March 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I would highly recommend this nursery. The girls are all great with the children and it is clear from how happy my child is to go in by himself in the mornings, the positive relationships they have built with him. The communication has been excellent since we started the nursery and they always listen
to parental concerns.
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Review from Emma M (Mother of Child) published on 7 December 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I can’t fault anything about the nursery it has been fantastic. We are really happy and have recommended the nursery to friends. We have moved away from the area and are happy to make the journey so our daughter can stay. The staff are fantastic and she always seems happy when we pick her up. The team
are so friendly and welcoming and we haven’t looked back since she joined. The online learning journal is a great bonus, it is really nice to see what they get up to during the day! We have found it really useful on working out what our daughter eats etc. My daughter has come on leaps and bounds and is becoming so much more confident! All I can say is thank you so much to the wonderful team! They are so friendly, caring and generally a lovely bunch of people! And thank you to the team for making it such an easy process, especially for being first-time parents! Fantastic nursery and could not recommend it more!
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Review from Janine K (Mother of Child) published on 8 November 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our overall experience with Busy Bees has been great. During our settler sessions, the keyworkers and the rest of the team were fab, they were really flexible when it came to what might work best with my son's sleep schedule and were sure to reassure us even when he had been really unsettled during
a couple of the sessions.  
Since attending full time, my son (13 months) has really come into his own, he is eating better and always comes out with a smile on his face. The feedback we get from his keyworker is great as well, she is always very informative and genuine. 
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Review from Pauline S (Grandmother of Child) published on 16 October 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have always been very happy with the nursery, but especially following the period of lockdown. Staff have worked really hard to settle our grandson back into nursery and he quickly settled and is clearly happy and thriving. He literally runs down the street to the door each morning. The staff know
him well and give daily reports on how his day has been. They are very aware of his needs and interests. He is very engaged with the topics covered in his room and often comes home and explains in some detail what he has been learning - including some amazing vocabulary for a child his age. Staff are very warm and approachable and we feel they listen to us and are genuinely committed to providing first-rate care. All stages have been excellent, but we are particularly impressed with the pre-school work that is currently being done which will stand him in good stead for next August when he goes to school.
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Review from Caroline N (Grandmother of Child) published on 16 October 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My Granddaughter started at New Town Nursery recently. She is 20 months old. We have been impressed with the warmth and caring attitudes of the staff and especially the manager, who has gone out of her way to help us. My granddaughter absolutely loves going into nursery in the mornings and settled in
almost immediately. She does walks to the nearby gardens, lots of painting and drawing and very much enjoys her lunch there. The nursery has a very homely atmosphere and the staff obviously care greatly about the children and want to make sure that they enjoy their days with them. I would recommend New Town nursery to anybody considering nursery care for a young child.
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Review from Natalie G (Mother of Child) published on 15 October 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has attended New Town Nursery for the last year and has settled in so well there.
The teachers are all so kind, professional and approachable. My daughter looks forward to seeing her teachers and always tells me lovely stories about her time with them and with her nursery friends at the
end of each day.
I mentioned in the return to nursery form when the nursery re-opened after national lockdown that we had been working on writing her name and counting 1 to 20 but we weren't quite there yet. Within a matter of days she was coming home and doing this - I was so pleased that they had taken the time to help her with this one on one.
I have also noticed such a difference in her eating habits in the last year. Getting to try new and varied foods at nursery alongside her friends has made such a difference for us at mealtimes.
It is so nice to know that she is being so well cared for by such lovely staff when she is there.
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Review from M D (Mother of Child) published on 25 September 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My son started at New Town Nursery a month ago and we all like it. He settled in quickly and now enjoys his days there - he is always in a good mood after a day in nursery. The staff is great, they always take the time to pass on all the important information about his days at pickup.
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Review from Noelia G (Mother of Child) published on 5 August 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My two children have been in the nursery for over a year. All the staff have been fantastic with them! The girls in the baby room are so caring and passionate, they put a lot of care into creating activities for the children to explore, enjoy and experiment. In the pre-school room a subject is selected
and activities are planned around it so they learn a lot about the subject while playing. It kept my preschooler really interested in things like how the different parts of the body worked. My child also enjoyed a lot of external activities that are programmed throughout the week, like the young engineerings.
The children go for walks to nearby parks, including the lovely Dean Gardens and the Botanics.
The management of the nursery has improved a lot over the months and currently, the turnover is low. The parents are kept up to date with newsletters and boards on the nursery and the staff are really reachable if anything needs to be discussed.
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Review from Eithne (Mother of Child) published on 26 September 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
I have two children at this nursery and both are happy and well looked after which is of great comfort when you are leaving them for the day. The staff are kind, warm and professional. The nursery has benefitted from a refurbishment recently and there are plenty of toys and activities for the children.
The children are out most days for local walks which I really welcome.
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Review from Melissa E (Mother of Child) published on 6 September 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My child is very happy in this nursery and loves all the friends she has made and bonded very well with many of the friendly staff members. Overall our experience has been very positive. However, I have observed some teething problems with the nursery having changed ownership in 2017, resulting in a
high staff turnover and low morale at times. I appreciate all the hard work the staff put in and cannot fault their dedication to the children.


Additional positives:
- Online journal to view child's progress and activities through pictures and comments.
- In-house chef who cooks nice meals and also engages the children in cooking and baking activities.


Areas for improvement:
- Numeracy and literacy seem to have stagnated lately. I don't know if it is just my child picking up things more slowly as she ages, or if intellectual activities have reduced generally.

Reply from Chloe Wilkes at Busy Bees Edinburgh Dean Terrace
Thank you for your review and comments, the nursery has gone through a period of change in the last twelve months since joining the Busy Bees family. During this time, some staff have moved on to new…read more
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Current Review Score: 8.1 (8.091)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.1 (8.091) out of 10 for Busy Bees Edinburgh Dean Terrace 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 Edinburgh Dean Terrace 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 3.091 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Busy Bees Edinburgh Dean Terrace 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 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 = 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 55 number of registered child places is 11. 1 Positive Reviews ÷ 11 = 0.091
  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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Louise

Louise Gillespie

Job Title: Centre Director Joined: 2014

My name is Louise Gillespie, the Centre Director for Dean Terrace.  I started working for Busy Bees in 2014. I was first employed by Busy Bees as Assistant Centre Director and then promoted to Centre Director in 2019.   I have worked in the childcare sector for over 20 years and previously worked in the private sector.


I have an HNC in Early Education and Childcare and Social Science.  I am currently studying for my BA in Childhood studies.

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