Busy Bees Ipswich Rushmere

1 St Andrew’s Walk, Rushmere St Andrew, Ipswich IP4 5RE
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9.7 58 Reviews
  • Busy Bees Ipswich Rushmere, Ipswich
Busy Bees Headingley Grove is a purpose-built facility, dedicated to age-appropriate childcare, a trained and trustworthy team of staff and a secure and healthy environment. The nursery has incorporated CCTV for parents’ peace of mind and carers look to offer advice and clarity on as many issues that affect children as possible.

Every child is allocated their own key person who pays close attention to personal development, looking to treat each youngster as an individual and to ensure they feel able to interact with their company and surroundings in a positive manner.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Karen Abram (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 20

Total Places for Children

  • 112

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 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 Ipswich Rushmere Reviews (58)

9.7

Busy Bees Ipswich Rushmere has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.711) out of 10, based on 24 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Busy Bees Ipswich Rushmere has 58 reviews.

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Review from N M (Mother of Child) published on 26 March 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
- Very helpful towards my sons development.
- Friendly staff.
- Very informative and supportive.
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Review from Stacie C (Mother of Child) published on 15 March 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My child is very happy here, excellent services. Better play equipment could be provided in outside area - slide etc.
Not enough staff to child ratio in the mornings sometimes. Overall, very happy with care, staff can comment on what my child has said in the day which I love.
Food choice is excellent,
welcoming my child in mornings, very good to make her feel at ease.
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Review from Rebecca M (Mother of Child) published on 6 March 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
A lovely nursery with great staff.
My daughter has a wonderful time and enjoys playing with friends and learning through the various activities provided. She also eats all the lovely food prepared for her. I am very pleased with the care and education my daughter has and continues to receive.
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Review from N B (Mother of Child) published on 6 March 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son's new key worker has an excellent relationship with my whole family.
All staff are polite, professional and dedicated.
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Review from Sophie R (Mother of Child) published on 6 March 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter loves it at nursery. She's always excited to go and happy when I come to collect her. The staff are super friendly and my daughter loves them all.
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Review from Rhian W (Mother of Child) published on 6 March 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Really good nursery. My child loves being here.
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Review from Faye R (Mother of Child) published on 6 March 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Both my eldest who is now at school and my little boy have been at Busy Bees and both have enjoyed it. The staff are friendly and helpful and I am happy they look after my little boy.
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Review from A W (Mother of Child) published on 6 March 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My two children attend Busy Bees (ages 1 and 3) and I am happy with the care, attention, support and time the staff spend with both of them. Their key workers are amazing, the girls have formed a special bond with them and importantly I trust them with my girls and to look after them as I would.
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assistant manager is always there is needs be and the staff are friendly. She has an open door.
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Review from J C (Mother of Child) published on 6 March 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am extremely pleased with the high-quality experience that my son experiences at nursery. He loves going to nursery and enjoys the wide range of activities and playing with the children. He has excellent relationships with the staff.
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Review from Kate H (Mother of Child) published on 6 March 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Friendly, happy, environment where my son has enjoyed nursery much more. The girls are very attentive and eager to let us know when he has done something special or new.
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Review from Emma B (Mother of Child) published on 6 March 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been at the nursery for over two years and we've always been happy with her progress and development. The staff have always been friendly, helpful and informative and we would have no issue recommending.
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Review from Angie G (Mother of Child) published on 6 March 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very happy with the overall experience with Busy Bees over the past two years.
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Review from A J (Mother of Child) published on 6 March 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
He loves his days here, always tells us about everything he does.
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Review from Toni H (Mother of Child) published on 6 March 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
I am happy with the overall experience at this nursery, my daughter enjoys it here too. They are good surrounding my daughter's allergies. Food at the site seems varied. Prices seem in line with other nurseries.
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Review from B G (Mother of Child) published on 27 April 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My little boy has bloomed like a flower, it's amazing. He loves the setting so much it's a struggle to get him out to go home. Since he's been at the setting he's coming home laughing and smiling and full of happiness, which he didn't do before and he also comes home singing songs he has learnt during
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Thank you for bringing out the best of my little man. The outside space is so amazing!
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Review from Farha (Mother of Child) published on 16 January 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Busybees at Rushmere St Andrews have been fantastic with my daughter. The entire staff is very helpful. The girls in the baby room are fabulous. My daughter has a great bond with the girls in the baby room. The entire staff has been great answering my phone calls during the day when I ring to check
in on my daughter who is full-time at the nursery. The changes I have seen with my daughter, who was clingy, is now a very confident and social and happy girl. The nursery has been very good with my request for food for my daughter as we do not eat pork, they offer a vegan alternative. My daughter has thoroughly enjoyed the activities during summer, I wish there were more during winter. Admin have been great with sorting childcare vouchers. Staff are very helpful with medication requests. The girls would ring me if my daughter was poorly straight away and also update me (sometimes 2 hourly).


Overall - a really good nursery and my daughter was looked after very well and I would recommend this nursery.

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Review from T G (Father of Child) published on 21 September 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Overall, nursery standards are good. My son enjoys the nursery and is excited to go and take part in whatever activities are happening on the day.


Always enjoys his food and has a good relationship with his key worker.

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Review from Natalie G (Mother of Child) published on 3 November 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My child enjoys his days he spends at nursery settled into preschool well and is always excited about going to nursery to see his friends. He loves his food so getting fed throughout the day with homemade cooked meals is great and there's always something different on the menu. The staff in his room
are always welcoming and very pleasant and my son has warmed to them over time and always seems comfortable being left with them. He loves taking part in phonics and having a story or any singing activity.
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Current Review Score: 9.7 (9.711)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.7 (9.711) out of 10 for Busy Bees Ipswich Rushmere is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.7 out of 5 from 24 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 23 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 4.711 for Busy Bees Ipswich Rushmere is calculated as follows: ( (227 Excellents x 5) + (41 Goods x 4) + (11 Satisfactorys x 3) + (1 Poors x 2) + (4 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 284 Ratings = 4.711
  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 Ipswich Rushmere is based on 23 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 112 number of registered child places is 22.4, which has been reached with 23 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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Karen

Karen Abram

Job Title: Centre Director

Hello,


I am Karen and I am the Centre Director of Ipswich Rushmere. I hold a Level 4 NVQ in Childcare and Education and a Level 4 NEBS Management and Leadership qualification.


I have been working in childcare for over 35 years and have been a manager for nearly 30 years. 


Myself and my team cannot wait to welcome you to the Busy Bees family!

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