Busy Bees Great Notley, Braintree

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8.8 53 Reviews
  • Busy Bees Great Notley, Braintree, Braintree
Busy Bees Great Notley, Braintree children are able to learn and develop many skills in a safe, secure and hygienic environment, fully equipped to pursue recognised pre-school goals and adhering to the standards of regular inspections.

Staff are well qualified to fulfil the requirements of a healthy and positive service, trained in effective first aid and medication administration where required and implementing a thorough recruitment programme for the peace of mind of all parents who place their trust in the service.

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Care Provided by Busy Bees Great Notley, Braintree

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Melissa Harrison (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 35
  • Total Places for Children
  • 100
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 0 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:00-18:30
    Tuesday 07:00-18:30
    Wednesday 07:00-18:30
    Thursday 07:00-18:30
    Friday 07:00-18:30
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays

Busy Bees Great Notley, Braintree Reviews (53)

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Busy Bees Great Notley, Braintree has a Review Score of 8.8 (8.750) out of 10, based on 5 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Busy Bees Great Notley, Braintree has 53 reviews.

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Review from Kim D (Mother of Child) published on 28 January 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I highly recommend Busy Bees. My baby daughter attends here. The initial visit was very helpful. There was no pressure to book a place and I was actively encouraged to visit other nurseries so I could make an informed decision.
The staff are incredibly caring and I can relax in the knowledge my daughter
is in a safe and loving environment. You can tell she loves the staff. You can call as many times a day as you like for an update. When I pick her up, a mini handover is always provided.
One of the things that attracted us was the new refurbished outside area as the children are encouraged to be outside as much as possible.
The app informs me of how much she has eaten, she sleeps and also provides regular observations and assessments.
The office staff makes the whole paperwork and invoicing easy and are always on hand for queries.
I can tell my daughter genuinely loves attending nursery and whilst she has been there a short time, I can already see she has developed and progressed a lot.

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Review from Fran R (Mother of Child) published on 28 January 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Amazing nursery. My youngest has just started after my eldest went here. The staff are lovely and I couldn’t ask for a better nursery.

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Review from Joby C (Father of Child) published on 28 January 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My five-year-old son was at this Busy Bees for 4 years until August 2017, my 22-month-old daughter has been there for 18 months or so. I think the manager and her staff do a fantastic job and are always seeking feedback and ways to improve the nursery.
The rest of the team are always really helpful
I would be quick to recommend any of my friends to send their kids there.
We noticed a marked increase in both child's development at the nursery, the interaction with other children is also something that we feel our children really benefit from.

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Review from Jill R (Mother of Child) published on 28 January 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has made excellent progress at this nursery. It is well organised and the staff teams are excellent at communicating my daughter's progress. The leadership and management team are excellent.

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Review from Matt W (Father of Child) published on 28 January 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My second child is now at the nursery, excellent nursery and they are focused on the children.
I highly recommend.

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Review from Hayley M (Mother of Child) published on 28 January 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

An amazing nursery. My older child attended and loved it here, the younger child attends and absolutely loves it!
Amazing staff, would completely and utterly recommend this nursery to anyone that asks.

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Review from Michelle M (Mother of Child) published on 28 January 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent nursery, staff are amazing. My little girl comes home and at 21 months is saying some of the staff's names. They leave lasting memories with your children so much so in the time that they spend there. They do so many activities with the children and nothing is too much trouble. When my little
girl first started nursery two days a week at 10 months old I was a mess! Now at 21 months old, I couldn’t have dreamed that her time at this nursery could be giving her such a good start in life. Never looked back nothing is too much trouble x

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Review from Paul M (Father of Child) published on 28 January 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter goes to this nursery and she loves it. The staff are fantastic and our daughter loves them which shows what a brilliant job they do. I sometimes ring to see how our daughter is getting on and it is never to much trouble for one of the girls to let me know how our daughter's day is going.
I could not recommend this nursery highly enough.

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Review from Lisa S (Mother of Child) published on 28 January 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been coming to Busy Bees Great Notley for 18 months now and we couldn’t be happier with the progress he has made since joining.
I’m impressed when each time he comes home to tell me the activities and education he is learning or being taught, and the friends he has made has also prepared
him for ‘Big School’. Teachers and assistants are very caring and always willing to listen and guide the children into there next stage of life.
My Husband is always very security conscious and what main attracted us to the Nursery is how safe and enclosed it was.
We are very happy with the way that the nursery deal with issues when it comes to reporting at the end of the day and would definitely recommend, and have done, Busy Bees to other parents. Good Job Busy Bees.

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Review from D D (Mother of Child) published on 10 May 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I wouldn’t trust my little girl anywhere else. The staff are always welcoming and make me feel at ease when leaving my little girl with them. It is obvious that the staff truly care about the children and always have time for any questions or concerns I may have.

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Review from Ansal T (Father of Child) published on 30 April 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I would happily recommend the manager and her excellent childcare team at Busy Bees in Great Notley. They provide a caring, creative and holistic learning environment and have been looking after our daughter for us since she was a toddler.
She is now almost 4 and has benefited immensely from the time
that she has spent at this nursery. As a teacher myself I cannot recommend them and the outstanding work that they do enough. Great job!

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Review from Amanda M (Mother of Child) published on 26 April 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has only recently started at the nursery but I are very impressed with the care and attention that he receives by all the nursery staff. They are friendly and approachable and I know that he is in safe hands with them while I am at work. It’s lovely to see him happy and smiling when I go to collect
him and is very often having a cuddle from a member of staff, very lovely to see.

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Review from Simon C (Father of Child) published on 26 April 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son attended Busy Bees at Great Notley when he was younger, and now my daughter attends. The staff are friendly and welcoming and truly set my mind at ease when leaving my children in their care. The nursery facilities are great - it’s clear that a lot of thought and effort has gone into making the
nursery such a great place for children to be.
My children have developed not only in the traditional sense of speech, fine and gross motor skills, etc. but also in terms of confidence. My daughter is well cared for, comforted and enjoys going to nursery, and I hold the upmost trust in the staff when putting my daughter into their care.

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Review from Naomi M (Mother of Child) published on 26 April 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Manager is very friendly and accommodating. Happy to review our child's days she attends despite changing our minds a lot.
The staff are all amazing and have worked with our little girl's confidence and teaching her many skills. We are so happy with her progress and the staff that we are increasing
her hours.
The facilities are great for the children and the food is both healthy and tasty and provides a wonderful variety which she eats without protest.
The little touches make a big difference including tea, coffee and fruit for busy parents to take to work in the mornings.
Can't recommend this nursery enough, amazing value for the price.

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Review from Sarah G (Mother of Child) published on 26 April 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both of my children have attended Busy Bees Great Notley and have been really happy here. They have made good friends and formed positive relationships with staff. The nursery has provided a wide variety of activities and uses both the indoor and outdoor areas well to create a safe, interactive and
fun learning environment.
The managers are very approachable, always friendly and helpful, and constantly striving to make improvements. Everything that your child needs is provided by the nursery making it as easy as possible for parents. The Foundation Class helps to prepare the children for school to make the transition a smooth one. Busy Bees Great Notley has provided an excellent start and we will miss it when we leave!

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Review from Kate F (Mother of Child) published on 24 April 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My little boy has been at Busy Bees since he was 6 months old. From his very first day, he had been so well looked after, I can’t thank the girls at Busy Bees enough. He loves his days there and is always squealing with delight running around when I pick him up which is so reassuring to see. Can’t recommend
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Review from Kelly M (Mother of Child) published on 24 April 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My eldest daughter has attended Busy Bees from 6 months old, moving through all of the rooms and is now in the fantastic Foundation class. Throughout her time at nursery, the members of staff have gone above and beyond my expectations in all areas. She really enjoys attending nursery and gets so much
out of it.
The resources available to the children are of a good quality and very suitable to their interests and development stages. The Parent Zone app is great for keeping us up to date in all areas, I especially love being able to see what they have been doing during their day with lovely photographs. My youngest daughter has now started in the baby room, again the staff in there have gone above and beyond to ensure that she has settled in really well and is happy there. A fantastic nursery, I would recommend to all.

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Review from Nathalia C (Mother of Child) published on 16 March 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

All staff members are extremely polite and enthusiastic. Especially the girls working in Dragonflies, I couldn’t fault any of them. My only comment would be that I'd like more pictures of what my child does in the nursery. Aside from that everything else is outstanding.

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Review from Louise LW (Mother of Child) published on 14 March 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Busy Bees at Great Notley is a great nursery/preschool. My daughter loves going there and has done for the past 4 years


The staff are always really helpful and always take note if my daughter is ill or needs special attention.


The management are always informative and keep us up to date with

what's is going on.


The parent zone app is a really useful tool as it allows staff and the key person to add photos and comments about my daughter's day which is really nice to see.


Since being in the foundation class, my daughter has really improved her sentencing and numbers and is not so shy and has made some really good friends.


The nursery also has family events such as summer fates and Xmas events where all the family can come along. This gives parents who may not be the main person who drops off, a chance to see where their child goes and speak to the team on a social basis.


I love the nursery and I will be very sad when my daughter leaves in July to go to school in September.


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Review from Robertina M (Mother of Child) published on 9 March 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent nursery, lovely staff, with very engaging and interesting activities. My daughter is very happy.

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Current Review Score: 8.8 (8.750)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.8 (8.750) out of 10 for Busy Bees Great Notley, Braintree is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 5 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.8 out of 5 from 5 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 5.000 for Busy Bees Great Notley, Braintree is calculated as follows: ( (60 Excellents x 5) ) ÷ 60 Ratings = 5

  • 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 3.75 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Busy Bees Great Notley, Braintree is based on 5 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 = 3.5

    • 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 100 number of registered child places is 20. 5 Positive Reviews ÷ 20 = 0.25

  • 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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Melissa

Melissa Harrison

Job Title: Centre Director

Joined: 2007

My Name is Melissa Harrison, the Centre Director here at Braintree Great Notley.


I hold a Foundation Degree in Childcare. I have been working at this Centre since January 2007 and I still love my job as much as I did all them years ago. Seeing the children every day and the joy that nursery brings to their faces is invaluable. I lead a well-qualified and experienced team of staff who like myself have a real passion for childcare. Leading my team to offer the very best care and education fills me with so much pride. Watching the children through their journey from here to Primary School is extremely rewarding.


Both my children attended the Nursery from 6 months of age; it without doubt gave them the 'Best start in life'. Both children are extremely sociable and keen to learn.


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