The Hunny Bear Day Nursery

Grovebrook House, Brook Street, Whetstone, Leicester LE8 6LA
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9.8 27 Reviews
  • The Hunny Bear Day Nursery, Leicester
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Jasmine Charles, Shanice Macdonald & Jade Heggs (Manager/Deputy Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 24

Total Places for Children

  • 90

Age Range

  • from 0 years 1 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 & 1 week at Christmas
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The Hunny Bear Day Nursery Reviews (27)

9.8

The Hunny Bear Day Nursery has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.822) out of 10, based on 15 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time The Hunny Bear Day Nursery has 27 reviews.

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Review from Bianca D (Mother of Child) published on 8 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has attended this nursery for over a year and I am extremely impressed. She also attends another setting and I cannot recommend Hunny Bear enough, she is ahead with her phonics, she is able to spell three letter words, is counting amazingly and I honestly think it is down to the way this
setting encourages learning.


She is extremely happy coming here, doesn't stop talking about her friends and how they play and loves the 'Cooking Bear' and Traveling Ted' which is given to a child to take home for a few days.

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Review from Lisa G (Mother of Child) published on 4 January 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My twin girls have attended the Hunny Bear Nursery since August 2014 and have thoroughly enjoyed their time at the nursery. We are very happy with the level of care they provide to the children and how advanced they were when it came to them starting school. All the staff are very friendly and approachable
if you need to discuss any issues.


They have a wide range of activities for the children to do throughout the day and have a lovely play area so the children get that outside experience too. They always offer a great variety of healthy food and a great brief diet, which they also cater for if there are special dietary requirements.


I would highly recommend this nursery to all friends and family as we have been thoroughly happy with all aspects. My girls now go to the after school club and holiday club there which is brilliant as it has meant we have kept the consistency for them after school too. Thank you Hunny Bear, keep up good work.

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Review from Nikki N (Mother of Child) published on 4 January 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son moved to this nursery after going to a childminder for 2.5 years, he was welcomed in immediately, the staff are a credit to the nursery. My son loves going to Hunny Bears 3 days a week and has learnt so much since July 2017 when he started. I love him being there and the joy it brings to collect
him and hear all about his day. I cannot recommend this nursery enough!
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Review from Stacey W (Mother of Child) published on 6 September 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Having moved my child from a nearby nursery in March, I've been extremely happy with my child's development. My child settled in immediately and I think this was down to the staff and their welcoming approach. I was immediately impressed with the structure of activities
The staff never tire of me
ringing up to check my child is ok or I can email the manager with endless questions and queries and I get a response within hours.
We also receive monthly newsletters which I never had from the previous nursery.
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Review from Claire P (Mother of Child) published on 5 September 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have two children at the Hunny Bears Day Nursery, and would thoroughly recommend them! Every single member of the team is so caring and professional. For instance, this morning my son was a bit out of sorts when we arrived at nursery as he'd woken up way too early and it was also his first day in
his new room. The carer paid him lots of attention and tried to reassure him. She gave him a cuddle and took him to the window to wave goodbye to me. When I rang later in the day to see if he'd been ok, I was not made to feel like an over protective mum (that I probably am!!) and they took the time to reassure me that he had been absolutely fine!
The preparation that they gave my daughter for going to school was second to none! She is the youngest in her class so this was really important to me.
I've been really happy with this nursery overall. Highly recommended.
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Review from Tamar E (Mother of Child) published on 5 June 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has attended the nursery for 2 years now and I am delighted not only with her progress but the communication of her progress at the nursery. The staff are always attentive and caring, the children appear happy and stimulated and the environment is always clean and bright with an ever-changing
variety of activities on offer. I would thoroughly recommend the setting to anyone who is looking for a nursery for their child.
Reply from Natalie, Manager at The Hunny Bear Day Nursery
Thank you very much for your review Tamar, we are very pleased that you are happy with the care we provide.
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Review from K S (Mother of Child) published on 4 August 2015 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been here for nearly a year, and he loves it. For me, it is like dropping him off with friends. They do many activities such as day trips, Christmas concerts and sports day that all the children were able to take part in. If I can't be with my son all day, the next best thing has been bringing
him to the Hunny Bear. The staff really care about the children, and it shows in the relationship they have with my son. The preschool have been working hard with me and my son to help him be ready for school. The nursery have put on training for parents to attend including phonics and Makaton which helps me at home support my child with his development. Thank you for all your hard work.
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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.822)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.822) out of 10 for The Hunny Bear Day Nursery 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 15 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.8 out of 5 from 15 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 4.989 for The Hunny Bear Day Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (177 Excellents x 5) + (2 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 179 Ratings = 4.989
  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 4.833 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for The Hunny Bear Day Nursery is based on 15 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 90 number of registered child places is 18. 15 Positive Reviews ÷ 18 = 0.833
  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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