Busy Bees Northampton, Spinney Hill

Kettering Road, Northampton NN3 6AA
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8.0 52 Reviews
  • Busy Bees Northampton, Spinney Hill, Northampton
Busy Bees Northampton, Spinney Hill, is a purpose-built nursery with both indoor and outdoor play areas, six rooms that are suited to different age ranges, including a baby room, rooms for 1-2 year olds and 2-3 year olds, as well as a pre-school room.

The aim of carers is to help prepare children for the challenges of full-time education, while safeguarding all areas of health and security, helping parents to support a balanced diet and keeping up-to-date with regulatory requirements.

Care Provided by Busy Bees Northampton, Spinney Hill

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Beth Merriman (Centre Director)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 45
  • Total Places for Children
  • 111
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 6 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:30-18:30
    Tuesday 07:30-18:30
    Wednesday 07:30-18:30
    Thursday 07:30-18:30
    Friday 07:30-18:30
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays

Funding & Fees Guide for Busy Bees Northampton, Spinney Hill

  • Sessions start from £36


  • Terms and Conditions apply


Busy Bees Northampton, Spinney Hill Reviews (52)

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Busy Bees Northampton, Spinney Hill has a Review Score of 8.0 (8.045) out of 10, based on 1 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Busy Bees Northampton, Spinney Hill has 52 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I am very happy with the care my son is getting. He is very happy and settled now in his new room and is coming on well!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very happy to leave my daughter she has become so confident since attending nursery. Staff are always polite and professional.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Lovely nursery, friendly staff, my daughter has been so happy here. Staff are informative and always take the time to talk about the day and activities.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son is really happy at Busy Bees. The staff has been brilliant during the settling in period, and they handle his allergies very well. My son looks forward to going each time, which is the best what a parent could hope for! Thanks, Busy Bees, for doing such great a great job!!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Very happy with this nursery. Staff are friendly and knowledgeable and my son enjoys coming here. Would definitely recommend!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My son feels very comfortable in the nursery. He has really good relationship with members of staff in his room. The key person is working with him on each areas of development and sharing ideas and analyses with my and his dad.


My son is getting be more confident with socializing with other children

and communicating about his needs. Also, he has got many opportunities to be creative and develop his imaginary skills. I am very pleased he is attending to this nursery.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Amazing nursery, great with the children. Very child-focused, friendly and helpful staff who make you feel like part of the family. Would highly recommend.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter attended Busy Bees from 6 months old and I truly believe this gave her the best start in life while we had to work.
The ladies got to know us inside and out and met our demands.


She would need to he bribed out each night when she didn't want to leave and this reassured me that every

day she attended was full of fun.
The food was top notch and the nursery kept clean and tidy. Surprising really as busy.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Our children started this nursery aged 10 months and have progressed through the rooms. There have been issues but when they cropped up, we immediately met with the nursery manager and she dealt accordingly and professionally.


Each room caters for specific age ranges and activities/toys are suitably

placed. Most staff are attentive to our children's individual needs. The premises is one of the best we viewed; with one ground level access for all rooms, extensive garden/outdoor space for separate age ranges. We like the parental /public involvement events held at the nursery.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son really enjoys the nursery and has settled really well. All the staff are lovely and make you feel welcome all the time. They attend to all the needs of you and your child. I wouldn't send my son anywhere else.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This is a great nursery. The staff are great, always welcoming and take the time to make sure the children settle in well. My child always has fun at nursery, eats well and is well cared for.


The areas for the children are spacious and clean and the large garden areas are great.


I would definitely

recommend this nursery.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son loves coming to nursery, all of the staff are very welcoming and make him feel happy and comfortable. This make me at ease when I have to leave him to go to work. He is always kept busy and loves learning new things through play.

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Current Review Score: 8.0 (8.045)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.0 (8.045) out of 10 for Busy Bees Northampton, Spinney Hill 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 1 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.0 out of 5 from 1 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 Northampton, Spinney Hill is calculated as follows: ( (12 Excellents x 5) ) ÷ 12 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 3.045 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Busy Bees Northampton, Spinney Hill is based on 1 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 = 3

    • 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 111 number of registered child places is 22.2. 1 Positive Reviews ÷ 22.2 = 0.045

  • 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)

Beth

Beth Merriman

Job Title: Centre Director

Joined: 2017

Hello, my name is Beth Merriman and I am the Centre Director here at Spinney Hill. I have worked for Busy Bees for five years. I love working closely with my team to enhance children's opportunities and help them grow and learn during their time with us. 


Our nursery has a strong, long standing staff team who are incredibly passionate about their roles. We work together to create an exciting, engaging atmosphere for the children.


We hope you visit us soon to show you our nursery and meet the team!