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

The staff here are amazing. My daughter has come on leaps and bounds.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter loves coming to Treetops Oakwood. The staff are lovely and very caring, helping my little girl to develop in many ways.
Great, warm atmosphere and we couldn't be happier with the choice we made.
Thank you.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Absolutely fantastic!!! The staff have given me advice when I've needed. My son loves his days at nursery and I can tell the staff care and love him as if he were their own.
I could not be happier with the care and support they provide.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This nursery has been fantastic since day 1. Very happy with my daughter's progress, all staff have been fantastic with her. She loves coming here and is always looked after really well. Looking forward to her continuing on here.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son loves coming to nursery, he used to be very shy and reserved but he has come on so much with his confidence. His speech has made a drastic improvement too. The staff are absolutely brilliant and I feel so happy leaving him in their care. His key workers have been particularly brilliant with us.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent nursery, professional, friendly. My granddaughter is very happy and contented to be there. Staff are second to none and give their all.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son broke his foot and the staff here were wonderful with him for the 4 weeks he had it on for. They went above and beyond to enable him to still be involved in all activities. They also enabled him to have a shadow, to prevent himself getting anything in the cast and from getting it wet. The staff
are amazing!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Overall a great experience, no issues to date.
My son really enjoys his time there and the experience he gains is invaluable.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Amazing staff, very supportive and encouraging the children to learn new skills. Highly recommended.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My child feels very at home at nursery, all of the staff show an interest in their wellbeing and the key person system is fantastic. There are a number of nurseries in the local area and having visited most of them for viewings, it was the staff at Treetops which set it apart, even from the warm welcome
at reception every morning. The recent outstanding Ofsted review is well deserved.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Generally really good care of our daughter with excellent staff. The only significant area for improvement is in the administration of our account which has been unsatisfactory at times. (Conflicting information from different staff, unclear invoices which weren't correct and slow to correct some issues.)
Seems to be more a process issue than a people issue and could easily be made so much better. All in all, really happy with Treetops Oakwood Nursery and wouldn't hesitate to recommend.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The nursery is very welcoming. There are lots of activities for my daughter to do. All the staff are friendly and ready to help when needed. My daughter's learning has progressed so much since being here.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This place is amazing, the staff are great easy to talk to and approach. Always helpful when I need any advice. I can't recommend a better place.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The care of my child has been outstanding. They have taken everything on board regarding my son's medical condition and always asked about his care if anything needs adjusting. The staff at the nursery are very friendly and are just like an extension to our family.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very impressed with the care my 3 1/2-year-old receives. All staff are patient, understanding and very knowledgeable. My son looks forward to attending. There are varied activities. Lots of outside play (which he loves). The food is lovely and my son even eats his greens there. Absolutely amazing team!!!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Brilliant nursery my daughter loves it she's always happy and learning something new all the time. All the staff are friendly and welcoming and I have peace of mind leaving my daughter here knowing she's in good hands.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Amazing, no problems at all! My daughter has settled in really well and is progressing as she should be. When my daughter gets upset the nursery staff are really good at settling her down and she loves going to nursery.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very helpful and friendly staff. Our daughter has been her since 6 months and the experience ahs been wonderful.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Staff are friendly and excellent with my child. Always feel happy bringing my child to nursery knowing he is safe with the staff and will enjoy his day.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

We are very happy with the services provided, our son loves to attend the nursery and his progress is very good.

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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.