Busy Bees Ashford

Unit 11, Eureka Place, Trinity Road, Ashford TN25 4BY
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9.3 49 Reviews
  • Busy Bees Ashford, Ashford
Busy Bees Ashford Trinity Road are dedicated to providing the best nursery care for your children. This 86-place nursery offers a wide range of activities and resources to ensure your child’s mind and body stays stimulated every day.

Your child is appointed with a key person so they have a familiar face to welcome them each morning. This also enables the nursery to track the development of each individual child.

Throughout the three base rooms, the nursery provides endless learning opportunities for your children and ensures their individual needs and interests are met with wonderful, age-appropriate resources and fun outdoor play areas to explore and enjoy.

The nursery offers weekly Spanish classes with one of the staff members who originates from Spain, giving children the opportunity to learn a new skill and use it on a daily basis.

The nursery also has an onsite Chef who freshly prepares nutritious meals from a menu that is NHS Start Well accredited.

If you'd like to find out more about the fantastic facilities at Busy Bees nursery Ashford Trinity Road, get in touch with the friendly team.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Chelsea Barnes (Centre Director)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 26

Total Places for Children

  • 86

Age Range

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

Funding & Fees

  • Please see our Website for current fee information.

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:30
    Tuesday 07:30-18:30
    Wednesday 07:30-18:30
    Thursday 07:30-18:30
    Friday 07:30-18:30

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays

Busy Bees Ashford Reviews (49)

9.3

Busy Bees Ashford has a Review Score of 9.3 (9.256) out of 10, based on 9 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Busy Bees Ashford has 49 reviews.

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Review from Gemma (Mother of Child) published on 30 August 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This is more than just a job for the ladies in this nursery. They put their heart and soul into all that they do to ensure the children have the best time possible. I chose Busy Bees, as they put your child first and have your child's best interests at heart.
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Review from M O (Mother of Child) published on 8 August 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Couldn't be happier. The thought of leaving your little one is always nerve wracking. However, the staff make it easier, always friendly and welcoming and my daughter is happy to stay.
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Review from Urooj S (Mother of Child) published on 8 August 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Busy Bees at Ashford is one wonderful place. My daughter had a great time here. The staff and management are very helpful, friendly and supportive. Never ever had a concern about my daughter's well-being here. It's a great place for a child to start their academics. My second child is definitely coming
here. Love and prayers. All the best.
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Review from Neil S (Father of Child) published on 27 June 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Overall positive. Named worker is attentive and feels like a partnership approach eg potty training. There appears to be an effort to educate as well as play. Some staff provide more details than others when picking up.
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Review from J K (Father of Child) published on 2 June 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We are very satisfied with the childcare provided by our nursery. The rooms are nicely decorated and have lots of facilities, the food menus are well thought out, and the staff are always friendly and approachable. We have even had two members of staff come to babysit our children at home recently,
a sure measure of how highly we think of our nursery.
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Review from Tanya S (Mother of Child) published on 2 June 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son started at the nursery from 10months old and will be starting school in September. His development and social skills are excellent due to the fantastic care at the nursery.
Busy Bees cover long hours which are a great help. I feel that my son is safe and well looked after.
I would highly
recommend to other parents.
The only downside is the high staff turnover but its a very hard job for very little money.
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Review from J.W (Mother of Child) published on 18 November 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This nursery is lovely, there is such a warm welcome from the staff every day. My child attends 2 days a week and loves it, always excited to attend and gets excited as we pull up in the car park and often does not want to go home.
I would not think about trusting anyone else with my child.
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Review from Nikki G (Mother of Child) published on 9 November 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Busy Bees Ashford have been my sole care provider since December 2011, firstly with my eldest daughter and now with my youngest, 3.


We had an incident in February 2015 whereby my eldest daughter’s temperature rose to 41 degrees due to febrile convulsions. Both the manager and assistant manager tried

to contact me but unfortunately I was in a meeting, phone on silent. By the time I saw the ‘many’ missed calls she had gone into seizure and an ambulance was called. I was absolutely petrified when I arrived. They comforted me and explained exactly what was happening and between the fantastic work done by the team and the paramedics, I soon knew I had nothing to worry about.


The paramedics told me that I was very lucky as the nursery team had done everything by the book and perfectly so.


I would happily recommend Busy Bees Ashford to any parent, and I know how important it is when selecting childcare. I seriously would not have my children looked after by anyone else.

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Review from Michelle R (Mother of Child) published on 4 November 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been with Busy Bees Ashford for just under a year. The staff are lovely and my daughter loves her key worker. The room is colourful and bright and there are lots of toys for the children to play with. They carry out lots of activities for the toddlers including painting and trips out
on the little bus. The menu they offer for children has a great variety and plenty of healthy snacks.
The nursery is in a great location and just a 2 min drive from my work, also very close to M20.
All staff are very friendly and always happy and welcoming. I would highly recommend this nursery!
Thank you, Busy Bees xxx
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Current Review Score: 9.3 (9.256)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.3 (9.256) out of 10 for Busy Bees Ashford 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 9 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.4 out of 5 from 9 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 4.833 for Busy Bees Ashford is calculated as follows: ( (94 Excellents x 5) + (10 Goods x 4) + (4 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 108 Ratings = 4.833
  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 4.423 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Busy Bees Ashford is based on 9 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 = 3.9
    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 86 number of registered child places is 17.2. 9 Positive Reviews ÷ 17.2 = 0.523
  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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Chelsea

Chelsea Barnes

Job Title: Centre Director

Hello, I'm Chelsea and I have worked at Busy Bees Ashford Trinity Road since March 2018 I am currently completing my Level 5. 


Throughout my time at Busy Bees I have gained a lot of skills, knowledge and experience which I reflect in my day-to-day practice, using my own knowledge to guide the staff team.


I see Ashford Trinity Road as one big family working together to ensure that our children are given the best start in life.  


We look forward to welcoming you and showing you around our fantastic childcare setting to ensure that every child attending Ashford Trinity Road is provided with the opportunity to achieve their full potential.

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