Busy Bees Birlingham

Willow Rise, Eckington Road, Birlingham, Pershore WR10 3DA
Submit a Review
9.3 52 Reviews
  • Busy Bees Birlingham, Pershore
Busy Bees Birlingham offers a fantastic environment to nurture your child’s creativity and independence. With exciting and stimulating resources available, your child’s mind and body will stay active throughout their time at nursery. Combined with support from the highly qualified team, you can be confident that your child will be happy, healthy, and thriving whilst at nursery.   

The nursery offers a home-from-home feel throughout their four bright and airy rooms, designed to help all babies and children settle and relax within the nursery environment. Each room is equipped with age-appropriate activities and is in line with the EYFS curriculum so that every child can explore their imagination and interests.

With the support and guidance from a qualified teacher in the pre-school, your child will begin their educational journey as they receive help from professionally guided knowledge to allow a seamless transition into the next key stage.

The Busy Bees Birlingham team want to do as much as they can to make life easier for parents. If your child is younger and still requires very close care and support, the nursery provides comfortable cots, stimulating sensory toys, as well as nappies, wipes and formula if required within the fees you pay.   

With an idyllic location, gorgeous garden for outdoor play, an abundance of resources and the highly qualified, passionate team are just some of the reasons that you should choose Busy Bees at Birlingham when searching childcare options for your family.

Show Busy Bees Birlingham on the Map

Care Provided by Busy Bees Birlingham

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Tina Ritson (Centre Director)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 14
  • Total Places for Children
  • 62
  • 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

Busy Bees Birlingham Reviews (52)

Total of 52, showing 1-20
9.3

Busy Bees Birlingham has a Review Score of 9.3 (9.300) out of 10, based on 12 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Busy Bees Birlingham has 52 reviews.

Overall Experience

  • 44
  • 7
  • 0
  • 0
  • 1

Date Published

52
1
2
12
40

Review from Charles E (Father of Child) published on 5 March 2025
Submitted via Website • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I cannot fault Busy Bees Birlingham. We sent both our sons there and in the combined 6 years they've been attending they've always been fantastic. Both our boys always loved going and their development was amazing.

Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Review from Katie B (Mother of Child) published on 19 September 2024
Submitted via Website • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The team have done a fantastic job of supporting, nurturing and engaging my child since he started attending 3 years ago. They have always made us feel welcome and have encouraged us to be involved. Their communication has been brilliant whether that be daily feedback on the doorstep or photos through
the app. My son made strong connections with staff members and often talked about them without encouragement. They actively built his favourite things, such as superhero characters, into play ensuring he was really engaged, and they were able to tell me what he enjoys and what he's good at. They've always encouraged him mentally as well as physically and he has loved spending time in the outdoor classroom and having free flow access to the garden whatever the weather. More recently in preparation for school they have reinforced valuable skills such as letter and number recognition, writing and building emotional resillience. We can't thank them enough.

Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Review from N D (Mother of Child) published on 21 February 2024
Submitted via Website • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Amazing staff. Always give us a good update when we pick our daughter up. The staff are really good with our daughter and so friendly. Our daughter is so happy at the nursery and all the staff there. She has made loads of friends. The children are always given opportunities to learn through play. The
staff always give thorough updates throughout the day on the online portal on what the child has been eating and any nappy changes they have had. The online portal also gives the opportunity to see photos of what your child has been getting up to with photos and comments from the staff.

Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Review from Jack A (Father of Child) published on 22 November 2023
Submitted via Postal Card • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son always comes home with a big smile on his face. He is kept busy with different activities all day and always seems to be doing something interesting.
The nursery staff are always friendly and my son enjoys spending time with his key worker.

Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Review from A P (Mother of Child) published on 20 November 2023
Submitted via Postal Card • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Our boys are both very happy at Busy Bees Birlingham. The staff are all incredibly friendly, warm and caring. They arrange exciting activities to help develop and entertain the children in the centre. The facilities at the centre are good, with lots of access to outdoor space and opportunities to encourage
independence.
Our only disappointment is that the centre doesn't do trips outside of the centre like forest school or theatre trips.

Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Review from Cressida D (Mother of Child) published on 16 November 2023
Submitted via Postal Card • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I can't thank the team enough for all the care and support they provide for my son. He has really come on since being here, is happy and loves coming. Thank you for all you do to look after our boy.

Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Review from L T (Mother of Child) published on 16 November 2023
Submitted via Postal Card • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I truly believe that the staff at Busy Bees care about our daughter and want the best for her. She loves coming to nursery and talks about all the staff and children when she gets home. We feel that she is in good hands, learns a lot, has fun and eats well. We couldn't ask for much more. All the key
workers she's had so far have been fabulous. Thank you to the team, we appreciate you.

Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Review from L H (Mother of Child) published on 12 October 2023
Submitted via Website • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter started nursery in February 2023 and since then her development has gone from strength to strength. Although the baby room was closed for a short period of time they did their best to fit in sessions for us when space was available which was much appreciated.
My daughter loves attending
although today was a little upset at drop off due to teething and being clingy the nursery updated me that she was happy and settled once inside. One of the ladies even approached me at pick-up to reassure me she was okay, which was lovely she went out of her way to tell me as she was on her break. Thank you to all the staff at Busy Bees.

Reply from Emily Graves, Digital Content Assistant at Busy Bees Birlingham

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us such a wonderful review! We’re glad you’re giving your little one the best start in life with us.
Best wishes, Busy Bees.


Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Review from Mariza L (Mother of Child) published on 11 October 2023
Submitted via Website • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My child started going to Busy Bees Birlingham when she was 8 months old. It has now been more than a year since, and we have absolutely no regrets that she is in the best place possible. She thoroughly enjoys being at the nursery: goes in and comes out each day with a big smile! The staff are fantastic
- proactive and friendly. I am extremely proud of the milestones and all-round development my child has achieved with their support and encouragement.
Injuries and illness are handled efficiently. We love Busy Bees - it is almost like our child's second home!
We are not British; we are citizens of a different country - but there has never been a day when we've felt lost or singled out. Busy Bees has always been warm and welcoming!

Reply from Emily Graves, Digital Content Assistant at Busy Bees Birlingham

Hello, thank you so much for taking the time to leave us such a wonderful review! We’re glad you’re giving your little one the best start in life with us. Best wishes, Busy Bees.


Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Review from Molly E (Mother of Child) published on 17 July 2023
Submitted via Website • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 1.0 out of 5

My daughter started just three months ago in the baby room and in that time the room has been closed on and off each week due to staffing, communication is awful and no development notes each week. The only development report I got was at the end because I asked for one after three months of absolutely
nothing. We withdrew our daughter from here because they closed the room “indefinitely” from July 10th. Save your money and enrol your child at a quality provider!

Reply from Emily Graves, Digital Content Assistant at Busy Bees Birlingham

Hello, thank you for taking the time to review Busy Bees Birlingham. We value your feedback and are sorry to read about your experience. Providing children in our care with the best start in life is of paramount importance to us. Following your review, we would be interested to hear more from you so that we can understand your concerns. Please email enrolments@busybees.com if you are happy to discuss in more detail. Best wishes, Busy Bees.


Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Review from Larissa H (Mother of Child) published on 6 April 2023
Submitted via Postal Card • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My 19-month-old little boy has settled in really well at Busy Bees. He seems happy to attend in the morning and I always get a big smile when I collect him. The team have done well to settle him in and seem to be very organised when it comes to any safeguarding issues such as injuries he has sustained
during a nursery day or at home. One improvement could be for more photos/comments to be uploaded onto the app, as we have received minimal in the last three months.

Reply from Emily Graves, Digital Content Assistant at Busy Bees Birlingham

Hello, we love reading feedback like this! Thank you for sharing it with us; we will pass on your comments to the team at Birlingham.
40 years of Busy Bees – 40 years of best beginnings. We’re celebrating our milestone year and we invite you to join us! Visit our Busy Bees website or search for ’40 years Busy Bees’ and find out more and how to take part. We’re grateful for your trust and the opportunity to provide your child with the best start in life. Best wishes, Busy Bees.


Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Review from Robin M (Father of Child) published on 28 March 2023
Submitted via Postal Card • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both boys have settled in and are thriving at Busy Bees, Birlingham. The activities they do are varied and interesting as well as relevant and always changing. Our 3-year-old is being challenged well by the staff, who have taken an interest in his development. The staff who look after our 1-year-old,
are caring and keep us updated efficiently via the app. Thank you!

Reply from Emily Graves, Digital Content Assistant at Busy Bees Birlingham

Hello, we love reading feedback like this! Thank you for sharing it with us; we will pass on your lovely comments to the team at Birlingham.
40 years of Busy Bees – 40 years of best beginnings. Join us as we celebrate our milestone year, visit our Busy Bees website or search for ’40 years Busy Bees’ to find out more and how to participate! We’re grateful for your trust and the opportunity to provide your child with the best start in life. Best wishes, Busy Bees.


Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Review from E A (Mother of Child) published on 18 March 2021
Submitted via Postal Card • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This is a very nurturing environment. My child previously struggled to settle at a different nursery. Thanks to some wonderful caring staff she settled really well despite this being during lockdown when I could not accompany her for settle sessions. The staff gave her plenty of cuddles and ensured
her favourite books were available. She loves going to nursery now and her social development is brilliant. The food is healthy and well balanced, the staff are nurturing. The nursery is well managed and organised and (most importantly) our child is happy.

Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Review from Lorna Y (Mother of Child) published on 11 March 2021
Submitted via Website • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We have been very happy with Busy Bees Nursery at Birlingham. Our son (16 months) loves going there and happily goes in in the morning. His development has really come on in the past 6 months since he’s started nursery. The staff are all very friendly and professional; our son has a real bond with his
key worker. I know they will get in touch if they have any concerns at all and they have really robust covid controls given that they can’t socially distance from the children. It seems like a really happy place and I never worry about my son being there. We love the information we get about what he’s been doing and the craft projects he brings home.

Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Review from S E (Mother of Child) published on 9 November 2020
Submitted via Postal Card • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We can not rate Busy Bees at Birlingham high enough. Our daughter has been going for two and a half years now from the baby room right through to preschool and loves every day she's there.
The staff are caring, personable and have great fun with the children. We know she's safe and happy so cannot
ask for more.

Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Review from H L (Mother of Child) published on 2 March 2020
Submitted via Website • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both of my children attend the nursery, and they are happy and well cared for.
The nursery is always clean, well organised and the kids have fun doing the various activities.
What I would say is exceptional about the nursery; is the staff.
One of my children has been to several nurseries, due
to house moves, and I would say that I think the staff at Busy Bees at Birlingham give a particularly personal and warm level of care.
Every single person there knows both of my children and has a story to tell about them or something to say to them.
My children clearly adore the grown-ups at nursery and talk about them at the weekends!

Reply from Jadine Gaffney at Busy Bees Birlingham

Thank you for this lovely review - I will share it with all the staff at our next staff meeting.


Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Review from Lucy P (Mother of Child) published on 14 February 2020
Submitted via Website • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son absolutely loves coming to Busy Bees, he always comes home happy and he always has such fun. He interacts well with all the staff and facilities and other children! Highly recommended!

Reply from Jadine Gaffney at Busy Bees Birlingham

Thank you for your review, we really appreciate feedback from our parents.


Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Review from Leandra C (Mother of Child) published on 14 February 2020
Submitted via Website • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My little girl loves going to Busy Bees and is always exhausted when I collect her at the end of the day because she's had so much fun. The staff are always friendly and you can really tell they love spending their time with the children. The decision to leave a child with a third party is a really
tough one, but in the time my daughter's been going here I've never doubted that I made the right choice with Busy Bees. The nursery is always clean and they are always thinking of new activities to try with the little ones. I would definitely recommend.

Reply from Jadine Gaffney at Busy Bees Birlingham

Thank you for this lovely review it really means a lot to myself and the staff when we hear such great feedback.


Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Review from Anthony B (Father of Child) published on 23 January 2020
Submitted via Website • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

It's a really nice environment for children - one of mine came out the other end thriving and ready for school, the other is halfway through and loves it. The staff are brilliant, very caring and we have no doubts at all every day we leave children there for the day. Thanks to all staff there for the
continued care of our child!

Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Review from Katie B (Mother of Child) published on 23 January 2020
Submitted via Website • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Brilliant communication and rapidly developing new ideas and ways to involve parents. Very good at catering for child-specific needs.

Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Current Review Score: 9.3 (9.300)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.3 (9.300) out of 10 for Busy Bees Birlingham is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.4 out of 5 from 12 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.9 out of 5 from 11 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 4.413 for Busy Bees Birlingham is calculated as follows: ( (93 Excellents x 5) + (35 Goods x 4) + (4 Satisfactorys x 3) + (3 Poors x 2) + (8 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 143 Ratings = 4.413

  • 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 4.887 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Busy Bees Birlingham is based on 11 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 62 number of registered child places is 12.4. 11 Positive Reviews ÷ 12.4 = 0.887

  • 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.

Child Vacancies

Please Contact Us for Latest Vacancies

Awards / Recognitions (1)

Loading

Loading

Loading

Loading

Loading

Loading

Loading events

Meet the Team (1)

Tina

Tina Ritson

Job Title: Centre Director

Hello my name is Tina, and I am the Centre Director here at Busy Bees Birlingham.


Frequently Asked Questions about Busy Bees Birlingham

What is the Age Range of Children that Busy Bees Birlingham accepts?

Busy Bees Birlingham accepts Children aged from 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Busy Bees Birlingham Open?

Busy Bees Birlingham is open: 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.

How many Children does Busy Bees Birlingham have capacity for?

Busy Bees Birlingham has capacity for a total of 62 Children.

How far is Busy Bees Birlingham to the centre of Pershore?

2.1 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

Information on this page is displayed without responsibility for its accuracy on the part of daynurseries.co.uk. Please contact Busy Bees Birlingham to verify any information. View our terms and conditions. Busy Bees Birlingham has an Enhanced Service – more info.