Busy Bees Lancaster

Ovangle Road, Lancaster LA1 5JR
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9.2 76 Reviews
  • Busy Bees Lancaster, Lancaster
If you are in search of excellent and reliable childcare in Lancaster, Busy Bees Lancaster offers a wide range of opportunities for children to learn, grow and flourish during their time at the nursery.

Recognising the significance of outdoor play and fresh air, Busy Bees Lancaster has recently renovated their outdoor garden play area, carefully segmented by age groups. This allows children to engage in outdoor learning and explore their imagination, with the team always on hand to allow the opportunity for children to take risks with their support.

To provide mental and physical stimulation, the nursery provides an Unleashing Potential room where children can actively participate in yoga sessions and dance classes. For continued engagement at home, Busy Bees offers the UP learning and development app, which provides a variety of activities.

Parents can rest assured knowing that their child will receive comprehensive support from the friendly team at Busy Bees Lancaster. Whether your child requires extra care and attention or is preparing for their educational journey ahead, they will receive the highest quality start in life at the Lancaster nursery.

The highly qualified and experienced team value the bonds and connections they establish with parents and families. They genuinely care about feedback and organise parent partnership group sessions to discuss innovative ideas for improving their services. Additionally, play day sessions are arranged, inviting parents to partake in the excitement.

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Care Provided by Busy Bees Lancaster

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Emma Spindley (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 25
  • Total Places for Children
  • 204
  • 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 & Christmas

Busy Bees Lancaster Reviews (76)

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Busy Bees Lancaster has a Review Score of 9.2 (9.151) out of 10, based on 16 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Busy Bees Lancaster has 76 reviews.

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Review from Lauren Y (Mother of Child) published on 20 February 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

A great friendly and stimulating environment for my children. Staff keep the kids very active and provide daily activities that aid development, such as letters, numbers, colours and shapes. My children always look forward to going into Busy Bees.

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Review from Helen W (Mother of Child) published on 30 December 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff are helpful and caring, they always have time to listen to any concerns and work with you to reach milestones such as potty training. The activities have really helped progress my daughter's development and I feel she will have no problems moving on to school. A lovely and well-organised nursery.

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Review from C C (Mother of Child) published on 22 July 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We choose Busy Bee's as our childcare provider due to the flexibility of being able to book additional days and also the brilliant facilities. Our little boy loves the beach room and the outdoor space. The staff are friendly and professional and our little boy has built good relationships with key people.
We like being able to track his progress on the app and feel he has made a lot of progress whilst at nursery.

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Review from K H (Mother of Child) published on 29 May 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has thrived since starting nursery at Busy Bees. His language and counting he's developed even further and at the age of 1 is a really confident little boy playing with other children as well as on his own at home. The st6aff are always friendly and really encouraging. Being at nursery he's also
helped with his routine and the staff at Busy Bees have managed to get him to take naps!

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Review from Yvonne W (Mother of Child) published on 29 May 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Great nursery. All the staff are friendly and helpful, very easy to talk to. My son enjoys his time here.

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Review from Ellie B (Mother of Child) published on 29 May 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I love this nursery as the staff are so nice and polite, every time I drop my son off I have no worries whatsoever. My little bot learns so much and I am such a proud parent.

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Review from J M (Mother of Child) published on 21 May 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My 2 children have attended Busy Bees since they were little (10 and 8 months old). From their first day, staff have really helped them settle which made it that bit easier leaving them. My eldest child is now at school but I was impressed with how pre-school prepared him for moving onto primary school
by giving him opportunities to practise everyday routines such as registration, story and mealtimes and more importantly making friendships. My younger daughter is now in 2-3s and loves nursery - especially her morning cuddle with staff who know her very well. Both of my children have been fortunate to have consistent staff as they have moved through the different stages of nursery which has made transitions seamless. We are more than happy with Busy Bees and I have every confidence in the staff who I trust to care for my little people!

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Review from K L (Father of Child) published on 6 March 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Food and drink: prefer fresh/tinned in juice fruits, not biscuits, ice cream or other high sugar content foods. Cooked breakfast is preferred. We give our boys egg and yoghurt before leaving to boost their breakfast meal.

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Review from S M (Mother of Child) published on 5 March 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Busy Bees helped myself and my child's dad with communication issues we had by arranging a communication book. This has helped to keep a log of what is happening with my child both at nursery, at Dad's house and at my house. It has even helped myself and Dad to communicate between ourselves better.

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Review from M M (Mother of Child) published on 21 February 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

We chose Busy Bees in Lancaster as the hours, location and flexibility to change days suited us and I’m glad we made that choice. Our son is thriving and clearly benefits from the social interactions with the other children and staff as well as the activities offered. He is well looked after by caring
and dedicated staff - everyone takes time to get to know the child and he is clearly at home in the Nursery.

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Review from L L (Mother of Child) published on 27 September 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Busy Bees has been a fantastic experience so far, for both our daughter and ourselves. All the staff are lovely and the settling-in process was great. The online parent zone is a great addition and we love to see our daughter's progress during the day.

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Review from H R (Mother of Child) published on 16 August 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent nursery, very well organised and the staff are great. Always felt very comfortable dropping my son off and confident that he will be happy and safe. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend.

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Review from Lisa V (Mother of Child) published on 10 May 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son started nursery in December 2017 and has settled in very well as a result of all the staff. The staff are very caring and plan lots of fun activities for him. I also enjoy the parent zone, which allows me to log in online and see how he has been that day and what he has eaten.

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Review from Laura A (Mother of Child) published on 10 May 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Nursery is amazing! I have had no issues leaving my son with the staff from his first day at 9 months old. They all love him and look after him amazingly. He learns so much and gets to see and experience so many new things. I will always recommend Busy Bees in Lancaster to any of my friends.

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Review from G G (Father of Child) published on 10 May 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Staff seem to be caring and engage well with children.

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Review from Haydn S (Father of Child) published on 10 May 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent service and encountered no problems. Very friendly staff.

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Review from Elaine A (Mother of Child) published on 10 May 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My experience has been excellent. The staff are great and really know my child well. My child loves coming to nursery and talks a lot about the staff and the friends she has made. Staff are great at stimulating my child and encouraging her to progress.

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Review from B S (Guardian of Child) published on 17 April 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

The care afforded is second to none, there is a wide range of resources for learning and play and my little one looks forward to attending daily (and asks to attend on weekends).

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Review from J B (Mother of Child) published on 17 April 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very pleased I chose Busy Bees Nursery. My daughter has learnt so much. Her confidence and speech has come on amazingly. I cannot fault a single thing.
The staff are all so friendly and make everyone feel welcome. I would highly recommend the nursery. I will definitely be sending my other children.

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Review from J S (Father of Child) published on 28 March 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Once I had a chat with the staff at Busy Bees in Lancaster there was no doubt on where I want to take my child to nursery. The staff are very friendly, professional and caring. Made us feel very comfortable which is important for a parent.

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Current Review Score: 9.2 (9.151)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.2 (9.151) out of 10 for Busy Bees Lancaster 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 16 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.4 out of 5 from 16 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 4.759 for Busy Bees Lancaster is calculated as follows: ( (149 Excellents x 5) + (39 Goods x 4) + (2 Satisfactorys x 3) + (1 Poors x 2) ) ÷ 191 Ratings = 4.759

  • 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 4.392 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Busy Bees Lancaster is based on 16 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 204 number of registered child places is 40.8. 16 Positive Reviews ÷ 40.8 = 0.392

  • 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)

Emma

Emma Spindley

Job Title: Centre Director

Joined: 2002

I have been working with Busy Bees since September 2002. I have worked as an Assistant Manager and I became the Nursery Manager in 2018. During my time with Busy Bees, I have completed NVQ Level 3 in Childcare and NVQ Level 3 in Management. I have an additional role within the setting that supports all aspects of Health & Safety in the nursery which I have sound knowledge of and enjoy. I am married to Richard and we have two daughters. During my spare time, I like to spend time with my family.


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