Busy Bees Mansfield Vicar Water

123 Mansfield Road, Clipstone Village, Mansfield NG21 9AA
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9.9 60 Reviews
  • Busy Bees Mansfield Vicar Water, Mansfield
Busy Bees Mansfield Vicar Water provides a stimulating and comfortable environment for children to play and learn, in a nursery Ofsted graded OUTSTANDING in March 2014.

The nursery has a baby unit with its own changing room area and kitchen to ensure there is a dedicated area where babies can be cared for in a safe and homely environment.

The large secure outside play area has lots of soft surfacing to ensure children can explore and learn in a safe but physical way.

All meals and snacks are freshly prepared everyday by the nursery's dedicated chef.

Care Provided by Busy Bees Mansfield Vicar Water

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Fiona Marriott (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 20
  • Total Places for Children
  • 56
  • 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 Mansfield Vicar Water Reviews (60)

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9.9

Busy Bees Mansfield Vicar Water has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.926) out of 10, based on 18 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Busy Bees Mansfield Vicar Water has 60 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

A fantastic nursery, really great, friendly staff who taught my child how to grow and learn. Since learning the new skills his eating has come along fantastically and we are so happy.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My child really enjoys coming to nursery and enjoys telling me about her day. The staff are amazing and very friendly and I know my child is in safe hands.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

A four-year wonderful rollercoaster experience that has helped my daughter grow and develop from a baby into a little girl that is now ready for the adventure of school. Not only supporting my daughter but me as a mum also, giving us time to grow as a family. Best decision I ever made.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I could not ask the nursery for more. They have always gone the extra mile.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been attending this nursery for almost 2 years now and in that time we have seen such an improvement in her development. She has always been shy and sensitive but with the help of her keyworker and the other teachers, she now has the confidence to do things she wouldn't have before.
The best thing about this nursery is the love and care the staff show the children which I believe is the most important thing.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has really grown and developed since coming to nursery. He has absolutely loved it and the staff and other children have become like an extended family. As a mum, I have felt comfortable and confident to leave my son in their care and as a parent that isn't easy to do. He will miss everyone loads
as he starts school.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fantastic, caring, safe, friendly, what more can we say?
We will be sad to leave!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

It has been a pleasure to bring our son here, all the staff are extremely lovely and hard working. Really highly recommended. All three of my children have come here, I cannot fault it.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My grandson has had special help from Busy Bees at Mansfield Vica Water and has caught up two years in one year. He has special needs and nothing is too much trouble for the staff.
A very big thank you for all your help.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The nursery has been fantastic in helping our son settle in and develop his skills. He has come on so much. Any questions have been answered and everyone is so kind and helpful.
He will miss them all.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son loves his nursery and all the staff. He is always excited to go and learn. We especially loved his nativity this year!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter loves going to the nursery and loves all the staff there. They are brilliant with the kids.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been attending Vicar Water day nursery since January 2017. She was quite nervous to start with but the staff/key workers were fabulous to help her overcome this.
A year down the line and she loves it! She has come on in leaps and bounds and surprises us on a regular basis with how much
she has learnt. Overall, we are happy with the progress she has made since joining!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Amazing! Just love everything about the girls and the learning. My daughter is developing amazingly since joining Treetops and continues to become a more independent toddler weekly. I can't thank them all enough for everything they've done for me as well as my daughter.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter loves coming to Treetops she has developed a strong bond with her key worker and I am confident that she is extremely well looked after. My daughter has made a lot of progress in her learning but I particularly value the cross-curricular activities they provide. She is developing into a
knowledgeable little girl with a broad knowledge of the world around her. Thanks to the hard work of Treetops.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We've been using Treetops for the past 5 years and the care they provide is excellent. We've moved away from the area over a year ago, changed nurseries - wasn't satisfied and came back again. We travel 20 minutes each way to bring our children here.
The staff are genuine and caring and know the children
really well. I would recommend this nursery 100% time and time again.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We moved our daughter to Treetops after 6 months with a childminder. We felt she had progressed more in the first 2 weeks here than 6 months with the childminder. Her Keyworker is amazing, patient and loving.
She settled so quickly and loves coming every day. We have daily updates which is fantastic
and she is involved in so many activities. I am so pleased we put our trust into such amazing, hard-working, dedicated staff.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My little boy loves nursery and has developed so much.
We are very happy with his progress.
Thank you.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both my daughters attend this nursery and both love it and are progressing really well. The staff are wonderful, thorough and always have time for you. I couldn't ask for anything more.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Have been using the nursery for over a year. Have found the staff extremely empathetic and helpful both to children and adults. The children are stretched in their knowledge, skills, behaviour and are clearly very happy with extremely positive atmosphere which is projected.
Nothing is too much trouble
and they are always looking to see how they can develop individuals and group further. Their personal, academic and social skills are enhanced on a daily basis and we are regularly surprised and delighted by developments that we see and the children love the atmosphere.

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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.926)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.926) out of 10 for Busy Bees Mansfield Vicar Water is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 18 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 18 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 4.926 for Busy Bees Mansfield Vicar Water is calculated as follows: ( (201 Excellents x 5) + (14 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 216 Ratings = 4.926

  • 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 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Busy Bees Mansfield Vicar Water is based on 18 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 56 number of registered child places is 11.2, which has been reached with 18 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • 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)

Fiona

Fiona Marriott

Job Title: Centre Director

Joined: 2014

I have been with Mansfield Vicar Water Busy Bees since 2014 and hold a degree in Early Years Education and Professional Early Years Teaching Status.


I am a keen reader and used to play for Chesterfield Ladies.


I see myself as a progressive manager always on the lookout for new and exciting ways to keep the children at Busy Bees Mansfield Vicar Water engaged. I am credited with discovering Disco Dough on the Internet, an innovative activity to strengthen the muscles in children’s hands and fingers ready for writing.