Busy Bees Manchester Hyde

239 Mottram Road, Godley, Hyde SK14 2PE
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  • Busy Bees Manchester Hyde, Hyde
Busy Bees Manchester Hyde is a Grade II listed house that has been purposely converted into a nursery environment, being recognised as ideal for a fun and stimulating atmosphere, with pleasant and secure surroundings, in which child learning can flourish and parents can have complete confidence.

The nursery was graded 'Good' by Ofsted in November 2023.

Children enjoy a wide range of activities, with a new soft play area adding to the enclosed garden, where teddy bears picnics and story times are very popular. There is also a flexible and nutritious menu of food and regular educational trips overseen by experienced professionals.

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Care Provided by Busy Bees Manchester Hyde

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Chantel Lee (Centre Director)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 27
  • Total Places for Children
  • 90
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:00-18:15
    Tuesday 07:00-18:15
    Wednesday 07:00-18:15
    Thursday 07:00-18:15
    Friday 07:00-18:15
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for Busy Bees Manchester Hyde

  • Working family funding available
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Busy Bees Manchester Hyde Reviews (37)

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9.6

Busy Bees Manchester Hyde has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.566) out of 10, based on 11 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Busy Bees Manchester Hyde has 37 reviews.

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Review from Megan G (Mother of Child) published on 27 February 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Absolutely amazing experience so far. Every single member of staff at the nursery are smiley, welcoming and truly does care about the kids. My twins started with settling in sessions in December 2024 and they've loved nursery. We've never once had a problem with them getting upset when I leave because
they're so happy and content at nursery with the staff. The meals are great and means they try lots of things I wouldn't necessarily cook at home. There are always fun activities set out for the day which change often so the kids don't get bored. The staff are also super helpful which makes a huge difference when struggling with 2 babies! I couldn't recommend this nursery more!

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Review from Emma C (Mother of Child) published on 17 February 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I genuinely can't fault this nursery at all. The care and supervision my child gets is excellent. The adult led learning is fab and the activities are amazing too. My child is happy all the time telling me about her day. The food is something else (excellent home cooked, healthy, wide variety ) I wish
I could eat here. If you are looking at sending your child here, look no further.

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Review from E D (Mother of Child) published on 17 February 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Staff are so lovely and patient with my son, they've helped him settle in so easily even when moving up into different rooms. The communication between the nursery and home is amazing! Anything that happens at nursery is always told to me either on the app or in person at pick-up.

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Review from Laura B (Mother of Child) published on 17 June 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our little boy started at Busy Bees in January 2024 and he's thrived ever since. He's settled so well, he eats, he sleeps, he plays and he learns. The manager and staff at Busy Bees Hyde are all amazing. They're so friendly and know each child's name and abilities inside out. Our little boy walks into
the nursery every day with a smile and he's always happy, playing at pick-up. Everyone can't do enough.
The setting itself is lovely, as a listed building it brings lots of character to the nursery and the castle in the garden is beautiful. Each room is well equipped with everything that the baby/child needs to learn throughout the day as well as changing areas and feeding facilities (he loves sitting at the table with his little friends).
We love Busy Bees and everyone there.

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Review from Courtney A (Mother of Child) published on 13 June 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Brilliant nursery my daughter loves it and loves the staff. She enjoys the garden and all the messy play. She loves the meals and made loads of new friends. She enjoyed coming to nursery, and her development has come on loads.

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Review from C C (Mother of Child) published on 29 June 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son has attended since 2020 and having a previous experience at another nursery, we were blown away by Manchester Hyde. The activities and environments available are amazing and our son is always talking about things he has learnt. The parent partnership is amazing and we are regularly updated on
the app with staff always planning new things. Would highly recommend.

Reply from Emily Graves, Digital Content Assistant at Busy Bees Manchester Hyde

Hello, Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us such a wonderful review! We’re glad you’re giving your little one the best start in life with us.
40 years of Busy Bees – 40 years of best beginnings. Celebrate our milestone year with us! Visit our Busy Bees website or search for ’40 years Busy Bees’ and find out more and how to join us. We’re grateful for your trust and the opportunity to provide your child with the best start in life. Best wishes, Busy Bees


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Review from L L (Mother of Child) published on 30 March 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My child started at Busy Bees, Hyde at 12 months old. He is now in preschool there, and will attend until going to school in September. It has been quite a journey. He was identified as having additional needs at around 2 years old and the nursery staff have supported us all the way. They have indulged
his special interests, adapted some of their routines to suit him and have helped maintain the happy little boy he’s always been. The whole family will miss Busy Bees when the time comes.

Reply from Emily Graves, Digital Content Assistant at Busy Bees Manchester Hyde

Hello, thank you so much for taking the time to leave us such a wonderful review! We’re glad you’re giving your little one the best start in life with us.
40 years of Busy Bees – 40 years of best beginnings. We’re celebrating our milestone year and we invite you to join us! Visit our Busy Bees website or search for ’40 years Busy Bees’ and find out more and how to take part. We’re grateful for your trust and the opportunity to provide your child with the best start in life. Best wishes, Busy Bees.


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Review from Chloe H (Mother of Child) published on 28 March 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Such a fantastic nursery. My son has been here since he was very young and always comes home bouncing to tell me how his day has been. Highly recommend this nursery as the staff are absolutely amazing and go above and beyond to ensure my son's health needs are taken care of.

Reply from Emily Graves, Digital Content Assistant at Busy Bees Manchester Hyde

Hello, Wow! Thank you for this glowing review! We are delighted your little one is having a good experience at our Manchester Hyde nursery.
40 years of Busy Bees – 40 years of best beginnings. Celebrate our milestone year with us! Visit our Busy Bees website or search for ’40 years Busy Bees’ and find out more and how to join us. We’re grateful for your trust and the opportunity to provide your child with the best start in life. Best wishes, Busy Bees


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Review from K E (Mother of Child) published on 28 March 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Honestly, there would never be enough words to describe this nursery and the staff! My 16-month-old daughter attends the baby room at this nursery and is absolutely thriving, she is deaf, and staff go above and beyond to learn signs and focus on her communication, so she doesn't fall behind. Nothing
is ever too much for the staff, and when she was diagnosed with a milk allergy, they were quick to put her on the allergy register and have a designated staff member to sit with her at meal times. The parent app is also brilliant for seeing what she's been up to through the day when her nappy was changed, what she's eaten, how long she's slept and pictures throughout the day of what she's doing! If you're looking for a nursery, I highly recommend you go and have a look around this one - the garden alone is wow!

Reply from Emily Graves, Digital Content Assistant at Busy Bees Manchester Hyde

We love reading feedback like this! Thank you for sharing it with us; we will pass on your lovely comments to the team at Manchester Hyde. 40 years of Busy Bees – 40 years of best beginnings. Join us as we celebrate our milestone year, visit our Busy Bees website or search for ’40 years Busy Bees’ to find out more and how to participate! We’re grateful for your trust and the opportunity to provide your child with the best start in life. Best wishes, Busy Bees


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Review from Arron M (Father of Child) published on 25 March 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Busy Bees, Manchester Hyde is a fantastic nursery. The staff are professional, attentive and friendly. I have recently recommended this nursery to a close friend for her 7-month-old baby as my experience with my son since attending has been very positive.

Reply from Emily Graves, Digital Content Assistant at Busy Bees Manchester Hyde

Hello, thank you so much for taking the time to leave us such a wonderful review! We’re glad you’re giving your little one the best start in life with us.
40 years of Busy Bees – 40 years of best beginnings. Join us as we celebrate our milestone year, visit our Busy Bees website or search for ’40 years Busy Bees’ to find out more and how to participate! We’re grateful for your trust and the opportunity to provide your child with the best start in life. Best wishes, Busy Bees.


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Review from Heather C (Mother of Child) published on 23 March 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Ever since my son has started nursery he was very unsettled as he had never been away from me, but the staff at Busy Bees, Manchester Hyde have gone beyond and helped him settle in so well and he has made a massive improvement. I can't thank them enough, he is now a very confident and happy boy. I love
to receive pictures of him doing various activities, learning and playing with his little friends.

Reply from Emily Graves, Digital Content Assistant at Busy Bees Manchester Hyde

Hello, thank you so much for taking the time to leave us such a wonderful review! We’re glad you’re giving your little one the best start in life with us.
40 years of Busy Bees – 40 years of best beginnings. Celebrate our milestone year with us! Visit our Busy Bees website or search for ’40 years Busy Bees’ and find out more and how to join us. We’re grateful for your trust and the opportunity to provide your child with the best start in life. Best wishes, Busy Bees.


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Review from H P (Mother of Child) published on 6 March 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I can't fault anything about this nursery. Our child has been here from 11 months old, now 3.5 years and will be staying until 5 years old.
Our child has been identified as having SEN and the nursery has gone above and beyond for our child and supporting us as parents to get the best start for them.
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child has come on leaps and bounds as our child is supported to be confident in themselves. We can't thank the staff enough for their genuine care and commitment to getting the best for our little one.
We phone up often to check our little one is ok. We have regular meetings to check on progress and were never made to feel like we're too much as parents.
SENCO is absolutely fantastic and the whole management team complements each other fantastically. They really work as a team and it shines through.
We were particularly impressed with safeguarding procedures and documentation for injuries etc. it really reinforces that our child is safe whilst at nursery.
Can't thank the staff enough.

Reply from Emily Graves, Digital Content Assistant at Busy Bees Manchester Hyde

Hello, we love reading feedback like this! Thank you for sharing it with us; we will pass on your lovely comments to the team at Manchester Hyde. 40 years of Busy Bees – 40 years of best beginnings. Join us as we celebrate our milestone year, visit our Busy Bees website or search for ’40 years Busy Bees’ to find out more and how to participate! We’re grateful for your trust and the opportunity to provide your child with the best start in life. Best wishes, Busy Bees.


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Review from J B (Mother of Child) published on 5 March 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff all know my son well and are friendly, kind and positive. We get great updates and photos through the app daily. He is happy to go to nursery and engage with activities and the other children.

Reply from Emily Graves, Digital Content Assistant at Busy Bees Manchester Hyde

Hello, Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us such a wonderful review! We’re glad you’re giving your little one the best start in life with us.
40 years of Busy Bees – 40 years of best beginnings. We’re celebrating our milestone year and we invite you to join us! Visit our Busy Bees website or search for ’40 years Busy Bees’ and find out more and how to take part. We’re grateful for your trust and the opportunity to provide your child with the best start in life. Best wishes, Busy Bees


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Review from Rachael M (Mother of Child) published on 19 October 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Treetops Brookbank is a lovely nursery, where the staff go above and beyond. My eldest went here 8 years ago and now my 3-year-old attends, she loves going into nursery and loves all the staff. I love picking her up at the end of the day to hear all about all the new things she has learnt and how much
fun she has had. Each day she attends she always seems to have done a different activity. She enjoys meals times and seems to try different things that she wouldn't try at home. The staff really do make a difference at this nursery and make it a safe, fun environment to leave your child. Although we have not been able to enter nursery for a while, I feel well informed when I collect my daughter and enjoy seeing on the app what she has got up to.

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Review from Laura T (Mother of Child) published on 19 October 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our little boy started this nursery in September 2020, he was just about to turn 2 and wasn’t talking, with covid he had no interaction with other children and was behind on certain aspects of his development. We viewed a couple of nurseries but as soon as we were shown around by a staff member, we
knew this was the right one, she was so passionate about the nursery and the children and you could tell she absolutely loved her job. The outdoor play area was also a factor in choosing.
Our son has come on so much since being there, his social awareness and development have changed, and we know he is not far now from talking and this is down to the help and support from all the staff, they are amazing and really help and look after the children, the activities they do and work they put in is fab.
We couldn’t fault this nursery one bit and my son loves all the ladies who look after him.

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Review from Kelly W (Mother of Child) published on 18 October 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both my children have attended Treetops Brookbank Hyde. My son left to start reception in September. He started at the age of nine months till four years old, and from start to finish been a truly fantastic team. From old staff to new, I couldn’t have wished for better care and support through his journey
at nursery. My little girl started at nine months also and still attends (two and half years old she is) she loves everything about nursery especially the staff. When she leaves I will miss the place and the friendly faces and chats. God bless you all and from the bottom of my heart thank you again.

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Review from Debby L (Mother of Child) published on 24 January 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I could not wish for a more caring, supportive and inclusive nursery. Both of my children have happily attended Treetops Brookbank Nursery for four years, and I would recommend them to everyone. I do not have close family members who live near to me, so the advice, reassurance and assistance above and
beyond that the staff at the nursery have offered, has really been appreciated.

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Review from V L (Mother of Child) published on 14 November 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has recently started at this nursery in the baby room, she has settled really well with fantastic support from her keyworker and other staff. She has already done lots of 'firsts' when it comes to activities and seeing pictures of her happily playing, really brightens my day. I have seen
a huge difference in her already and her excitement as we enter the nursery says it all!

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Review from Kay L (Mother of Child) published on 9 October 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff at Brookbank have been very attentive and wonderful with both our children.
The staff always keep you informed and the day sheets mean that even when you're in a rush you always know what has happened throughout the day. The caring staff here always want to know what your child has been up
to and they really push the learning and development of your little one through lots of varied activities.

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Review from Sharon T (Mother of Child) published on 9 October 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been going to Brookbank for nearly three years and absolutely loves it! Every member of staff that have worked with my daughter over the last three years have been brilliant with her.
She has come on so much since being in the preschool class and loves learning. The management is so
helpful as well. I wouldn't want my daughter going anywhere else until she goes to big school.

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Current Review Score: 9.6 (9.566)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.6 (9.566) out of 10 for Busy Bees Manchester Hyde 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 11 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.6 out of 5 from 11 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 4.955 for Busy Bees Manchester Hyde is calculated as follows: ( (127 Excellents x 5) + (4 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 132 Ratings = 4.955

  • 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 4.611 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Busy Bees Manchester Hyde is based on 11 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 90 number of registered child places is 18. 11 Positive Reviews ÷ 18 = 0.611

  • 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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Chantel

Chantel Lee

Job Title: Centre Director

Joined: 2018

I am originally from South Africa, I have two children of my own. I have worked at Busy Bees since September 2018. I am a level 3 Qualified Early Years Educator. I am the Health and Safety Co-Coordinator here at nursery. My favourite activities are creative and messy play. I also love being outdoors.


Frequently Asked Questions about Busy Bees Manchester Hyde

What is the Age Range of Children that Busy Bees Manchester Hyde accepts?

Busy Bees Manchester Hyde accepts Children aged from 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Busy Bees Manchester Hyde Open?

Busy Bees Manchester Hyde is open: Monday 07:00-18:15, Tuesday 07:00-18:15, Wednesday 07:00-18:15, Thursday 07:00-18:15, Friday 07:00-18:15.

How many Children does Busy Bees Manchester Hyde have capacity for?

Busy Bees Manchester Hyde has capacity for a total of 90 Children.

How far is Busy Bees Manchester Hyde to the centre of Hyde?

0.7 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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