Busy Bees Derby Oakwood Bishops Drive

382 Bishops Drive, Oakwood, Derby DE21 2DF
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8.3 171 Reviews
  • Busy Bees Derby Oakwood Bishops Drive, Derby
Busy Bees Derby Oakwood Bishops Drive is a wonderful nursery environment.

The qualified and highly experienced staff do all they can to support your child's development journey by following the EYFS statutory framework so that every child is ready for the next leap in their educational journey.

Purpose-built and fully equipped to offer an engaging and safe environment, Busy Bees Derby Oakwood Bishops Drive is divided into four separate areas which offer age and development-stage appropriate resources and activities. The secure and self-contained Baby Room has been carefully designed to offer a familiar and reassuring environment, helping little ones to settle in.

There is lots to enjoy at Busy Bees Derby Oakwood Bishops Drive with messy play, home corner and role play right through to the pre-school staples of phonics, literacy, and elemental mathematics. PE sessions are also available for preschool children as part of a school readiness programme to get them fully prepped for the next part of their education adventure.

The dedicated team aims to maximise the potential of every child and set the foundations for lifelong learning. Every child will receive the best start in life at Busy Bees and flourish into happy, independent, and confident children with a wide range of educational and social skills.

Want to learn more about the fantastic facilities and meet the friendly team at Busy Bees nursery Derby? Book a visit today and the team will look forward to welcoming you!

Care Provided by Busy Bees Derby Oakwood Bishops Drive

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Kristina Beal (Centre Director)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 16
  • Total Places for Children
  • 65
  • 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 Derby Oakwood Bishops Drive Reviews (171)

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Busy Bees Derby Oakwood Bishops Drive has a Review Score of 8.3 (8.314) out of 10, based on 3 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Busy Bees Derby Oakwood Bishops Drive has 171 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I am very happy with the childcare provided to my son, learning activities are of the high standard, staff are very caring and make great bond with him. Garden is very good equipped, however, I know my child would benefit from other activities sometimes like trip to the park, library etc. just to give
him more variety. Management is helpful and always ready to give support and advice. I'm positive that my son benefits from attending the nursery and I know that he is in good hands.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff have been amazing upon my daughter's return. Although I haven't seen inside for obvious reasons, I trust the staff are keeping standards to keep the children safe. My daughter has really enjoyed being back and if she is happy - we are happy.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

All the staff including management care handle my son's feelings with such a loving and pleasant way I feel 100% happy to leave him at nursery knowing he is cared for so passionately. The staff can't do enough for you to make you feel at ease leaving him there. They send lots of photo's which make me
feel better to see him having such a lovely time and being so happy. Such a lovely homely feeling you get from all the staff. I wouldn't want anyone but the staff ay Busy Bees to look after him.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter loves to come to the nursery all the staff are helpful and friendly. There is always something new that she has done. Her learning has come on, even more, every day she comes home happy and with new skills of learning. Management is absolutely amazing. The manager and deputy manager work
amazing together, it shows by the warm welcome I get.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

All the staff at Busy Bees are excellent. They have made my child's nursery experience great. The staff are professional, friendly and welcoming. My child enjoys coming to nursery and always has a smile after attending her session.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter absolutely loves nursery. The ladies who look after her couldn't do enough for her. She has come on leaps and bounds since starting here.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This is my sons final few months at Treetops, he has had a fantastic journey with the team and I cannot thank the team more for looking after our little boy so well. Special thanks to two nursery ladies for loving him so much. I hope you all have fantastic careers and a happy life.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son has attended the nursery for two years. He has really enjoyed his time here, made lots of friends and looks forward to going. He loves being outside and enjoyed the football and Spanish lessons. He will miss being there.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My grandson has been coming here for nearly a year now. He loves coming and never wants to come home. He only does 2 days a week but really enjoys it. The staff at the nursery are really nice and my grandson is coming on really well thanks to the team who are lovely.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My son has been coming here for 2 months now and I am extremely happy with my son's development while attending Treetops Oakwood. Very happy with my choice and my son loves coming here every week.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent place. My son really enjoys coming here. All the staff are amazing here. He is coming on leaps and bounds.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Treetops nursery is a very nice place. The staff are very friendly and look after the children well. My child is very happy when coming to nursery and learns new things every day.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very pleased with all the activities and outings provided by Treetops. My daughter loves all the meals prepared by the onsite cook. Overall an amazing nursery and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to friends and family.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I am really happy with the day to day routines. The communication between nursery and home is great.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son loves nursery. He has developed a great relationship with his key worker which is very encouraging. We get picture updates of activities he has done in the day and he always has a smile on his face. His confidence has grown so much since his time here and we look forward to his progression here.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Amazing, would recommend to anyone! My son loves it here. All the staff are so caring.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has really settled into the nursery and we are so happy with her development. She has a brilliant bond with her key worker and she talks about her all day.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Treetops is an excellent nursery. My son has a really good bond with his new keyworker. Treetops is great value for money and provides an excellent standard of care. The outside play/trips/football/library books opportunities are great. Treetops has an excellent and extremely efficient management team.
Well done, I would definitely recommend to friends and family.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Very positive experience. Brilliant support to help baby (and me) deal with the change of starting nursery. Baby has taken to nursery very well, hope that continues!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My 9-month-old baby has recently started here at Treetops Oakwood (Derby). She has settled in fantastically well thanks to the hard work and effort of the staff that look after her. She has thoroughly enjoyed the variety of activities offered having lots of fun throughout! She really enjoys the meals
provided and staff liaise with me daily on what she will be having during her day. I look forward to the daily diary sheet and the lovely things that are written about what she has been up to during her day - they're always so personal and make me smile!

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Current Review Score: 8.3 (8.314)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.3 (8.314) out of 10 for Busy Bees Derby Oakwood Bishops Drive is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 3 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.5 out of 5 from 3 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 4.833 for Busy Bees Derby Oakwood Bishops Drive is calculated as follows: ( (30 Excellents x 5) + (6 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 36 Ratings = 4.833

  • 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 3.481 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Busy Bees Derby Oakwood Bishops Drive is based on 3 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 = 3.25

    • 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 65 number of registered child places is 13. 3 Positive Reviews ÷ 13 = 0.231

  • 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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Kristina Beal

Job Title: Centre Director

Joined: 2001

Hi, my name is Kristina and I am the Centre Director here at Busy Bees Derby Oakwood Bishops Drive.


I joined Busy Bees in 2001 and have therefore been with the company for 20 years. I qualified in 1999 NNEB then went on to do a course with the Open University in 2004 to further develop myself. I have, over the years gained lots of experience and have undertaken many different roles such as Assistant Centre Director, SENCO, Health and Safety Co-Ordinator, and Childcare Representative as well as I have worked amongst different age groups managing rooms. I also have paediatric first aid and food hygiene, as well as attending other training to further my development and I share this along with my staff team. I am very passionate about my nursery and have a fantastic team that works with me to create a welcoming nursery with stimulating environments.


I look forward to welcoming you to our fantastic nursery in Derby.