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

Both my girls attended this setting from eight months of age. The fact they have a welcoming entrance, the staff's knowledge and skills are outstanding, the trips in the local areas to the library and park have a great impact, glad this nursery was chosen for us. Happy environment, my children's needs
are always met at drop off. My Grandma was invited in for a Grandparents workshop, which went down in wonder within the family and made a Grandparent truly happy.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son loves nursery. He loves the nursery staff. We are really happy with the nursery.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Loving the new management team.
My daughter loves her key worker, as do Mummy and Daddy. Also another key worker is a favourite.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My little boy loves coming to nursery. He has come on massively since starting.
All of the staff are amazing.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My daughter has been here for three years. She's learned so much in her time here, developed social skills and formed close relationships with staff and children alike.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My child has attended this nursery for a number of years now and his progression since starting has been remarkable. The start are amazing. Would definitely recommend this nursery.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fantastic nursery. Staff are brilliant. Great range of toys and activities for the children to do during the day. Can't fault anything.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been coming since she was one year old. She has loved her time at Treetops Oakwood and I highly recommend this nursery. It's a shame she is leaving for school in September.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The girls are all lovely and caring. One staff member in particular, is brilliant with my daughter and I feel extremely happy leaving her.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The nursery have great staff and management. My daughter has learnt a lot by attending nursery five days a week.
I would recommend the nursery to others.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I've found everything about the nursery fantastic. The environment is welcoming and the staff are amazing. I feel reassured and happy that my daughter is being looked after by the lovely staff. She is very lucky.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son thoroughly enjoys his time at Treetops Oakwood. The girls work extremely hard to cater for all the needs of the children and provide fun and stimulating activities.
For example, my son was involved in a trip to the local shops/community to give out home-baked biscuits to the public. This helped
to encourage interactive social skills amongst many.
He really enjoys all his time at this family orientated nursery.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We love Treetops! It's such a caring and loving place where our daughter can learn and have fun.
She loves all of the nurses and they genuinely care about her and are pleased when she achieves the next milestone.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent staff, my son loves to go to the nursery. He plays with other kids and teachers. He is always happy in there. There are a lot of activities, such as learning new songs and dance. He really enjoys it and he likes the food in there as well.
I can really recommend this nursery as it is one of
the best in my area.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Absolutely fabulous nursery, staff are extremely supportive and accommodating. I can't express how perfect the nursery and team are.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have two sons in Treetops Oakwood nursery. My boys love going to nursery and I am so grateful for the service that all at the nursery provide.
Staff are all lovely, friendly and welcoming. Easy to talk to and offer help with anything my child may need a little more attention with.
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will be going to school in September and all the staff have done a fantastic job helping him be ready for school.
Overall lovely nursery, excellent staff and management, a happy place.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My child is very happy at the Tree Tops nursery. All staff are very helpful and friendly. My daughter has come on really well in her development.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has come on so much since starting Tree Tops. The staff are friendly and approachable. He always leaves nursery having had a really good day.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been coming to this nursery for a year and a half and she loves it. Her development has been incredible and the staff genuinely have an interest in helping her do well.
Very happy with Treetops Oakwood and wouldn't hesitate to recommend them.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Treetops Oakwood is an excellent nursery.
All the staff are lovely and great, they have bought my son on so well.
I couldn't ask for a better nursery.
They also cater for all the needs of every child.

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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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Meet the Team (1)

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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.