Busy Bees Plymouth

Seaton Court, 2a William Prance Road, Plymouth PL6 5ZD
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8.1 52 Reviews
  • Busy Bees Plymouth, Plymouth
Busy Bees Plymouth understands that a welcoming, inviting and engaging environment is paramount for the children and their carers. This is provided across four base rooms allowing children to engage, learn and develop in a safe and stimulating environment.

The welfare of the children is of the upmost importance, through an exceptional key worker system, practitioners are able to ensure the individual needs of the children are met.

Busy Bees at Plymouth has a fantastic range of age-appropriate indoor and outdoor areas, including sensory space and an attached woodland giving the opportunity for Forest school. Forest school allows the nursery team to support learning experiences that children find to be magical, as well as encouraging independent thinking and good communication skills.

Busy Bees vision is to ensure that every child has the Best Start in Life!
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Lynsey Carroll (Centre Director)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 30

Total Places for Children

  • 83

Age Range

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

Funding & Fees

  • Full Day Care £60.

  • Funding for eligible 2, 3 & 4 year olds.

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:00-18:00
    Tuesday 07:00-18:00
    Wednesday 07:00-18:00
    Thursday 07:00-18:00
    Friday 07:00-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays

Parking

  • The nursery has a parking bay outside the nursery.

Busy Bees Plymouth Reviews (52)

8.1

Busy Bees Plymouth has a Review Score of 8.1 (8.060) out of 10, based on 1 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Busy Bees Plymouth has 52 reviews.

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Review from Melanie B (Mother of Child) published on 18 September 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Busy Bees at Plymouth has been the perfect setting for my son who is now flourishing at school. Their play based approach to learning enabled my son to become a very resilient learner who is curious about the world around him. He also loves the outdoors which is the best playground to learn in. My youngest
son has been attending Busy Bees at Plymouth too since I went back to work. He is different from his brother yet loves Busy Bees at Plymouth just as much. Staff are amazing at tailoring activities to individual children while nurturing group activities. They are always welcoming and always have a smile on their face. I have since recommended Busy Bees at Plymouth to many friends.
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Review from Debbie R (Mother of Child) published on 18 September 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Staff always go above and beyond for the needs of your child. They have helped my son with his speech and learning and he has come on leaps and bounds. All of the staff are very friendly and approachable.
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Review from Katarina D (Mother of Child) published on 26 June 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son enjoys so much going to his nursery, especially because of the amazing spacious pre-school garden and lovely and caring staff. He improved not just in his language and practical skills, but also his eating habits and social skills.
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Review from Courtney B (Mother of Child) published on 22 June 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am extremely happy with my child at pre-school. I feel it has enabled my child to become much more independent and confident too. She always seems to enjoy her time whilst there and looks forward to going there which as a parent is always a huge relief!
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Review from Fiona S (Mother of Child) published on 2 June 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has attended the nursery since she was three months old, she has always been supported and cared for exceptionally well and I have always felt confident that she is happy. She is now two years old and thriving, I have no doubt that her speech and communication is as good as it is because
of the staff and social aspect she gets from being in the nursery.
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Review from R F (Mother of Child) published on 2 June 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son started at Busy Bees in February 2017. He was very tearful and still is on occasions, but the staff there always ensure that he is given the attention that he needs. His key worker is really lovely and my son is very fond of her and talks about her at home. All the staff are friendly and very
good at their jobs. The food is fantastic and the nursery itself has great facilities and I am pleased to have got my son into this nursery. Very happy with all aspects.
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Review from Ricci N (Mother of Child) published on 10 February 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Having researched and viewed many nurseries, Busy Bees, Plymouth stood out for us above the others. The professionalism and efficiency of the office staff was just outstanding and we cannot praise enough how helpful the nursery has been to accommodate us with our study/working pattern.
Our son has
thoroughly enjoyed his settling in sessions and we look forward to all of the activities and play available to him in the coming years, especially the outdoor areas.
We are completely satisfied with our choice knowing that our son will be nurtured, educated, active and safe.
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Review from Giedre R (Mother of Child) published on 5 January 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our two children attend Busy Bees Nursery in Plymouth. They were just 11 months old when they first started and from the first visit we did, our children felt at home. The staff are amazing and like family to us. Their skills and experience meant that our bilingual children received the support they
needed to develop their language skills. We are truly happy we chose this nursery and our mind is at peace while the children are there.
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Review from Maxine S (Mother of Child) published on 5 January 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
All the staff are friendly and know my daughter's name whether they look after her or not. Her key worker very quickly seemed to learn my daughter's ways and learnt how to settle/distract her.
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Review from Sarah D (Mother of Child) published on 29 December 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My little girl has been going to Busy Bees since she was 8 months old. She is now 2 and I could not be any happier with how the staff at the nursery look after my little girl when I am at work.
The staff are always so friendly, helpful and nothing is too much trouble. My little girl is always coming
home with things they have made and she is always learning new things. I could not imagine her going to any other nursery. Busy Bees is highly recommended.
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Review from Helen W (Mother of Child) published on 22 December 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son has attended Busy Bees since he was 11 months old. He will be leaving to go to school in September 2017 and during his time at the Busy Bees nursery and pre-school. He had developed into a confident, adventurous and happy little boy and we really believe this is due to his wonderful experience
at Busy Bees. We have always found them to be friendly, approachable and very professional and are excited to be sending our younger son to Busy Bees in February 2017
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Review from Nil (Mother of Child) published on 16 December 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have been really impressed by the level of care, range of stimulating activities and extra services available with Busy Bees at Plymouth.


I was quite anxious about my child starting nursery, but the team of workers are phenomenal and so caring that I know my child is in safe hands. I have also

been delighted that I could continue to breastfeed my baby during my lunch breaks and I have received nothing but support from the team with regards to this.


I feel that the team really know my child and with the daily updates in my child's diary I feel connected to my baby.


I can't recommend this nursery highly enough. I can only thank the team for their time, kindness and care.

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Current Review Score: 8.1 (8.060)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.1 (8.060) out of 10 for Busy Bees Plymouth 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 Plymouth 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 3.06 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Busy Bees Plymouth 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 83 number of registered child places is 16.6. 1 Positive Reviews ÷ 16.6 = 0.06
  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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Meet the Team (1)

Lynsey

Lynsey Carroll

Job Title: Centre Director

Hello and welcome to Busy Bees Plymouth, my name is Lynsey Carroll and I am the centre director. I have worked in Early Years for over eleven years and within that time I have achieved my Level 5 in leadership and management in Early Years. I have worked across different settings in managerial and senior leadership positions. I enjoy the hands-on approach of being a manager and role modelling practice to my staff team. 


I look forward to welcoming you to our fantastic childcare setting in Plymouth.

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