Bees Knees Day Nursery

97 Connaught Road, Reading RG30 2UE
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9.3 57 Reviews
  • Bees Knees Day Nursery, Reading
The Bees Knees Day Nursery is a home from home setting in a spacious converted Victorian villa-style house. Large all-weather walled garden. Home cooked meals. Well established, friendly and fun childcare in Reading.

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Care Provided by Bees Knees Day Nursery

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Angela Schofield (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 11
  • Total Places for Children
  • 47
  • 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 & Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for Bees Knees Day Nursery

  • We offer spaces as a standard day (8 am to 5.30 pm) or extended day (7.30 am to 6 pm). Funded only spaces are limited.
    Please contact the nursery direct for a copy of our fees sheet.

Bees Knees Day Nursery Reviews (57)

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Bees Knees Day Nursery has a Review Score of 9.3 (9.251) out of 10, based on 8 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Bees Knees Day Nursery has 57 reviews.

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Review from K M (Mother of Child) published on 18 May 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I was so anxious about someone else looking after my son. It didn’t take too long for him to settle and the staff at Bees Knees really worked with me so I was comfortable and to help my son feel safe, settled and comfortable.


Now my son is so happy to go to nursery. The staff always greet us with

a big smile and when I collect him he’s always happy and engaged in what he’s doing.


The parent portal is great and allows me to see what he’s up to. They use EYFS assessment tools which I find really interesting.


The food is varied, healthy and fresh. My son loves it and the garden is spacious with lots of toys.


I am so happy with my choice of nursery.


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Review from Stuart N (Father of Child) published on 18 May 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My daughter really enjoys coming to nursery. She particularly enjoys garden time and French. She is constantly talking about her friends when she is at home as well as staff members.

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Review from Janine E (Mother of Child) published on 18 May 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Our daughter has attended nursery for the past 2 years and has thrived there. Our second child will attend in September. We like the focus on outside time/learning every day. The nursery has taken an approach of continuous improvement and we are happy with the results. It's a warm/friendly environment
and our daughter is very happy there.

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Review from H G (Mother of Child) published on 18 May 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 3.0 out of 5

My daughter enjoys herself but the change of staff is very unfair on small children, they need a keyworker who they can bond with. Is the quick turnaround a reflection on management? The quality of the food is poor for the monthly cost, supermarket own brand.

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Review from Sarah M (Mother of Child) published on 18 May 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My son loves coming here. He gets on with all the staff and has a real connection with the children. He loves the home corner and the daily activities like play dough and shaving foam fun.
It's always welcoming when I drop/pick him up every day and I get kept up-to-date with activities and daily meals.
Emails are regularly sent out on oncoming events. My son has thrived here and it's a wonderful place.

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Review from V L (Mother of Child) published on 18 May 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My child has been at the nursery since he was 10-month-old, he is now in preschool. Lots of changes have happened at the nursery for the best reason. The staff are dedicated to the children and their ethos is based around fun. Food is excellent, cooked from scratch. French classes are amazing and the
longer hours that the nursery open and closes helps working mums and dads.

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Review from micala A (Mother of Child) published on 8 May 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Great nursery, perfect staff, my child loves going to nursery and feels safe and secure and happy at all times
Would recommend to others.

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Review from Megan D (Mother of Child) published on 12 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been going to Bees Knees since November 2017 and she absolutely loves it there, all the staff are so warming to her and have made her settling in so smooth. My daughter gets several lovely foods which she loves and is kept busy all day. Can't thank the staff enough for looking after
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Review from Cherry C (Mother of Child) published on 4 December 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Although we are happy with the care my child receives at Bees Knees Day Nursery, I have had several issues with Head Office on matters of finance, how the initial proposed changes to opening hours were put forward and the allocation of 38 weeks' funding.
The current Ofsted rating is why I might also
not recommend - I understand the grading and what had gone wrong before but other parents might not.
Again though, the actual daily care and support my child receives is good.

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Review from Lynsey (Mother of Child) published on 24 October 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My 3 Sons go to this lovely nursery, I'm so happy how all three of them have progressed since starting here. The baby room is fantastic and I couldn't recommend them anymore they make me feel so more relaxed when I'm at work. Preschool are fantastic my sons learnt how to write his name and sound words.
And my other son is in pyoneers and he absolutely loves it and has come out of himself since starting them. They are fantastic and I couldn't thank them enough my kids are precious to me and leaving them with people are hard and this place really reassures you.

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Review from Ben A (Father of Child) published on 17 June 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been attending Bees Knees for around a year now. He was initially very reluctant to be dropped off, however the great staff are always very encouraging and supportive and he now has no problems running off to any of them. All of the staff are easy to talk to and always informed of my sons
progress and actions throughout the day and seem genuinely interested in working on his development whilst he attends the nursery.
His rate of development seemed to increase rapidly after he began attending, and at the moment he almost seems to come home after every day there having picked up something new. The nursery itself is always clean and tidy and the food they receive is varied and nutritious. Would definitely recommend.

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Review from Natalie (Father of Child) published on 17 June 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff are so friendly and welcoming and they all know my child's name even if they work with a different age group within the nursery.
There is a happy vibe and the Manager, is so easy to talk to, friendly and professional. The whole team are honestly lovely and they make it feel like a family
atmosphere. I'm really pleased we chose this nursery.
The hours are really flexible and the outside space is large and secure.
The parking is always easy at the times I go.

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Review from Zoraida M (Mother of Child) published on 16 June 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My daughter is in this nursery since December 2014. I cannot be more happy with the staff and management of this center.
My little one is always happy there, hugging the staff members. She is learning a lot.
It's true that they could improve in some areas, but I think they are doing their best to
do it.
I definitely recommend this nursery to other parents.
Thanks for all their team to help my girl to be a happy child!

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Review from Stuart N (Father of Child) published on 2 June 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Having only recently started to send my daughter to Bees Knees I have found that the staff are very welcoming and always very happy in the mornings to greet us and talk to her. Now that she has been going for more than a month and she understands better she is happy to go to any of the staff members
in the morning and is smiling when she arrives for nursery.


We have had a meeting with my daughter's key person and together we outlined what we would like her to concentrate on and have been very pleased to see that this has been taken into account and that the nursery has worked with us to improve her walking.


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Review from Opeoluwa A (Mother of Child) published on 1 June 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been attending this nursery since he was a year old when he could barely talk . It is an absolute joy to see how well his vocabulary has grown . Thanks to his teachers who have patiently and lovingly helped him . Being at the nursery is home away from home for him which is reassuring as
I am confident that he is well taken care of while I am at work . He loves being in the garden and is over the moon with the French lessons .

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Review from Joanne S (Mother of Child) published on 1 June 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter joined Bees Knees in February 2015. She absolutely loves it here! The staff are wonderful - kind, patient and caring - and we absolutely trust them to look after our little one. The children's' happiness and well-being is obviously the biggest importance to them. It has become a home from
home for our daughter, even though she only goes there 3 days a week!

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Review from Julie (Mother of Child) published on 30 May 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

When choosing a nursery, what struck me about the Bees Knees was it's homely feel. Small enough to be personal for my daughter whilst large enough to give her a broad view of nursery life, other kids, society etc.
She has now been here for almost 3 years and loves it. When we go on holiday, she is
desperate to come back to nursery to tell her friends and "the teachers" all about it. There can be no better recommendation than that.
All the staff do a great job, all of them know my daughter and she knows them, so it makes it very easy to drop her there every day!
She particularly loves French and Outdoor Learning and she spends so much time in the garden that she is shattered physically and mentally every day.

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Current Review Score: 9.3 (9.251)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.3 (9.251) out of 10 for Bees Knees Day Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.6 out of 5 from 8 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.7 out of 5 from 8 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 4.600 for Bees Knees Day Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (58 Excellents x 5) + (36 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 95 Ratings = 4.6

  • 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 4.651 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Bees Knees Day Nursery is based on 8 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 = 3.8

    • 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 47 number of registered child places is 9.4. 8 Positive Reviews ÷ 9.4 = 0.851

  • 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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Awards / Recognitions (3)

Top 20 Large Nursery Groups 2020

Recipient: Complete Childcare

Date: Tuesday 31 Mar 2020 More details

Top 20 Large Nursery Groups 2018

Recipient: Complete Childcare

Date: Thursday 01 Mar 2018 More details

Top 10 Large Nursery Groups 2016

Recipient: Complete Childcare

Date: Tuesday 01 Mar 2016 More details

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