Busy Bees Wandsworth Nursery & Pre-School Academy

Dolphin House, Riverside West, Smugglers Way, Wandsworth, London SW18 1DE
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  • Busy Bees Wandsworth Nursery & Pre-School Academy, London
Busy Bees at Wandsworth is a purpose-built facility with excellent pick-up and drop-off points, situated on the Thames Path and offering an ideal location for busy local parents to manage their childcare needs.

Children enjoy an environment tailored to support learning and adventure, as well as freedom and choice, while professionals safeguard individual development and are trained in health and security.

Every playroom is flexible which allows staff to focus on key areas of the EYFS and age-specific play.

Care Provided by Busy Bees Wandsworth Nursery & Pre-School Academy

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Privately Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Jennifer Suaza (Centre Director)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 26
  • Total Places for Children
  • 118
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • 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

Funding & Fees Guide for Busy Bees Wandsworth Nursery & Pre-School Academy

  • Quality childcare now from only £290 per week.
    Funding available


  • Parking
  • They have 20 minutes free parking in the Riverside car park.


Busy Bees Wandsworth Nursery & Pre-School Academy Reviews (104)

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Busy Bees Wandsworth Nursery & Pre-School Academy has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.798) out of 10, based on 22 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Busy Bees Wandsworth Nursery & Pre-School Academy has 104 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter attends Busy Bees at Wandsworth. She settled in extremely fast which reassured me that this is the right place for her to develop and flourish. She immediately warmed to her care-workers who made her feel welcome and settled and they keep me involved in her development daily. I’m amazed
by the rate of her development over the last month. Her vocabulary has expanded much to my amusement, her hand-eye coordination is superb and her confidence has vastly improved.


In my first week, the manager assured me there would be many changes to the facilities, staff and practice which I’ve seen progressively happen. I’m extremely happy to see that she's actually making a positive change and impacting my daughter’s education in a great way and not simply about securing my money.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My two children (3 and 1) currently attend Busy Bees at Wandsworth, in preschool and 'baby'. Both kids are very happy and settled at the nursery. They enjoy their daily activities, particularly cooking classes, and playing in the outside playground. The staff are supportive and kind. I really appreciate
how the nursery is flexible with accommodating extra days in nursery when there is some work thing I need to deal with. And the 'take home meals' are actually very helpful.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My daughter has been going to the nursery for almost 2 years now. She enjoys her time in the nursery and is happy with the care takers. After the refurbishment, the rooms are more spacious and airy. Since the last couple of months, systematic activities are planned with each child based on their needs.
We appreciate that the dietary requirement of the children are taken into consideration. In the past, there have been too many management changes and key people have moved on. There was no adequate handover and we felt things were not structured. We really hope the latest changes are here to stay.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Very well run nursery, management team are very efficient and approachable. Welcoming environment, children always seem happy. Excellent resources, my son loves his key worker and there seems to be a very good partnership with the parents forming, which is great for me, especially as I really want to
be involved with my child's day and help out the team as and when I can.
I really hope they continue to flourish as they are doing so and I am looking forward to myself my wife and my son being a part of this journey. Well done Busy Bees Wandsworth team!

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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.798)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.798) out of 10 for Busy Bees Wandsworth Nursery & Pre-School Academy is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 22 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.9 out of 5 from 22 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:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.866 for Busy Bees Wandsworth Nursery & Pre-School Academy is calculated as follows: ( (231 Excellents x 5) + (27 Goods x 4) + (4 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 262 Ratings = 4.866

  • b) 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 4.932 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Busy Bees Wandsworth Nursery & Pre-School Academy is based on 22 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 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

    • ii) 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 118 number of registered child places is 23.6. 22 Positive Reviews ÷ 23.6 = 0.932

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • 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)

Jennifer

Jennifer Suaza

Job Title: Centre Director

Welcome to Busy Bees Wandsworth My name is Jennifer Suaza. I have been working in childcare since 2010, I have gained Childcare qualification whilst working at the Centre and Level 5 in leadership and management. I feel a great sense of accomplishment in helping children achieve and enjoy their time at the Centre. I am very passionate about my work in the early years. I pride myself on working with my team to create a positive environment for the children to grow into confident learners.