Busy Bees Harrogate Hornbeam Park

Hornbeam Business Park, Hookstone Road, Harrogate HG2 8QT
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9.4 41 Reviews
  • Busy Bees Harrogate Hornbeam Park, Harrogate
Busy Bees Harrogate Hornbeam Park was the first purpose-built addition to this growing range of day nurseries, constructed to a design that maximises space, light and freedom of movement.

From birth to preschool age, children enjoy extensive play resources and activities that will inspire their creative ability, together with the key skills they need to progress towards school.

Security and staffing is monitored at all times, an entry system is in place and play equipment has been designed to suit the highest safety standards.

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Care Provided by Busy Bees Harrogate Hornbeam Park

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Danni Catton (Centre Director)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 40
  • Total Places for Children
  • 146
  • 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 Harrogate Hornbeam Park Reviews (41)

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9.4

Busy Bees Harrogate Hornbeam Park has a Review Score of 9.4 (9.359) out of 10, based on 14 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Busy Bees Harrogate Hornbeam Park has 41 reviews.

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Review from Samantha W (Mother of Child) published on 27 August 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Busy Bees has been the best start for our little girl. She is about to start school and Busy Bees staff have worked really hard to get her ready. All of the staff have been amazing and we trust them fully. Highly recommend to anyone. Thank you for everything.

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Review from Liz R (Mother of Child) published on 27 August 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has excelled at nursery due to the dedication, commitment and skills of the team that run his room.
He is due to start school as the youngest in the year and I have no worries at all that he isn’t ready due to the preparations they have done with the group. He loves to go every morning and
asks to go on weekends too. He loves the team that cares for him and talks fondly of them all.
We will miss them all when we leave!

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Review from Jessica W (Mother of Child) published on 27 August 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Highly recommend Busy Bees, Hornbeam Park! In the short period of time, our child was at their preschool setting, we experienced excellent care from a really great team. We were made to feel completely welcome, and, given the circumstances of the last 18 months, we were confident our child was in safe
hands with the Covid measures in place. The staff we encountered were always friendly and the setting was great at communicating with parents. Will definitely consider a place at Hornbeam Park for our new baby.

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Review from Rebecca P (Mother of Child) published on 27 August 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both my children have attended Busy Bees at Hornbeam Park I cannot recommend them enough. The care they provide is excellent and every member of staff is caring, friendly and approachable. The activities they do with the children are well varied and the preschool project that is undertaken is brilliant
in getting children ready for preparing them for their next steps in starting school. I would highly recommend this nursery to any prospective parent.

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Review from Elizabeth E (Mother of Child) published on 27 August 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My two children have been very well looked after at this childcare. All staff are very friendly and reassuring for both my 2 and 4-year-old. Staff have answered all queries and management are extremely professional and considerate.
The transition to Preschool and the preparation has been fantastic
and really well-considered to cover things like group time, getting changed for PE and lunchtime.
There has also been a great programme of development for language, letter recognition and beginning to write his own name.
My son has been welcomed into the group and I am sad to see him leaving the friends he has made on his next transition to school.
My 2-year-old has been engaged in lots of activities that provide a range of media and are well prepared for outside and indoor play.
The outside space is the best I have seen when looking for a nursery and the building is large, airy and set up for the purpose.

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Review from Laura W (Mother of Child) published on 27 August 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff are absolutely lovely, really care about their job and the children. The nursery is well organised without being too corporate. The children are really happy here and come back learning new things every day having had great experiences.

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Review from Katarina C (Mother of Child) published on 16 August 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter loves going to nursery every day, the staff is amazing, friendly a caring. They always accommodated our request for any changes and we are as parents are so grateful for this. My daughter has been attending for the past 3 years and she was always happy. The outdoor area is really nice with
good equipment and toys. Good choice of healthy food. Nice and clean facilities. I can recommend!

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Review from Helen B (Mother of Child) published on 14 October 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We were worried our daughter would take a while to settle back into the nursery after lockdown, but she runs in excitedly every day she goes! All the staff are very caring and clearly love working with all the children.
We wanted to phase our daughter going back 3-days then 4-days a week, and the
nursery was incredibly accommodating. Would highly recommend!

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Review from Ruth (Mother of Child) published on 6 March 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My two and a half year old son has been cared for by the nursery since he was nine months old. Staff have always been incredibly caring and genuinely excited as he makes progression with walking/talking, etc. Each day his carer tells me an anecdote of the day, which makes us all giggle.
We chose the
nursery because it is purpose built, so feels much more spacious than others and there is step free safe and free access to outside areas. Activities vary from day to day, with crafting, singing, dancing, role play and outdoor play.
He loves it so much, some days, I have to pull him away from what he’s doing!

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Review from G S (Mother of Child) published on 20 February 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Following relatively recent changes to management, we have seen big improvements and couldn’t be happier.
I have children in the preschool class and toddler class - both are extremely happy and skip into their rooms every morning.
Good balance of free play and structured learning which is adapted
to the needs and likes of my children. Additional classes offered in French, music/dancing and football. Good varied menu. Large airy rooms and big outdoor space. Recent investment in renovation.
Dedicated staff on the whole who seem to genuinely care.

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Review from H M D (Mother of Child) published on 28 January 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The manager and her team run a fantastic nursery with a very nurturing ethos. The children have lots of fun and opportunity to learn through play in the preschool ‘buzz’ room. The staff are great. Would recommend!

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Review from N M (Mother of Child) published on 9 August 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Since moving home our son has moved from one Busy Bees nursery to another. We were very happy with his original nursery and have not been disappointed by the new one. In fact, our son has settled in beautifully and this is thanks to the staff and management at nursery, we couldn't be happier with the
way the transition has been handled. The facilities are good, the rooms are clean and well organised, there is a focus on development and as a parent, I feel welcomed to raise any queries that I may have.

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Review from Andy P (Father of Child) published on 5 April 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Lovely nursery with loads of space to play inside or outside! Really friendly staff who are always smiley and helpful.
Meal times are great, the food is of a very high standard. The kids always seem so happy and so am I with this nursery!!

Reply from Sonia Harvey, Marketing & Events Manager at Busy Bees Harrogate Hornbeam Park

Many thanks for your review, it is great to hear how happy you are with our nursery.


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Review from Lisa H (Mother of Child) published on 5 April 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My daughter has just turned 1 years old and attends the Tinies room each day she has settled in extremely well and the staff in this area are very knowledgeable and made it their business to know my daughter. She was assigned a key person who she appears to adore. She is joining in with rhymes by doing
the hand action which is clearly coming from the staff interactions with her.
The meals she is given are well balanced and she never leaves any so I assume she is enjoying them.
She has taken her 1st steps this week and the staff were as excited as I was which is lovely. I can't recommend this setting enough

Reply from Sonia Harvey, Marketing & Events Manager at Busy Bees Harrogate Hornbeam Park

Many thanks for your review, we are thrilled to hear how happy your daughter is at the nursery.


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Review from Teigan P (Sister of Child) published on 4 April 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Child is doing extremely well since moving to this nursery. Improving in all elements of her development more than I would have expected. Great nursery staff, interact really well her and are all very nice.

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Review from Sienna K (Mother of Child) published on 1 December 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Sienna started in Tinies 2 around April 2016. She has always attended two and a half days and settled in very quickly. Her recent move from Tweenies has gone well and she generally loves coming to nursery.

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Review from Ben A (Father of Child) published on 25 October 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 3.0 out of 5

We would very much recommend the very early years care and have been really happy with having our children in the Tinies groups. The staff are honest (they say if the children have not had a good day), obviously know the children well, and treat each child as an individual. We have complete confidence
in handing over our children to them.


It may be a result of the changeover in ownership, but we have not had the same confidence in the later classes with multiple handovers of key workers, lack of communication (the nursery ended their policy of having uniforms for the older children, but since we were not told, ours still wore theirs for a month), no take home paintings or craft work between April and August this year, and the development book not being kept up to date. General communication could certainly be better, with things like sign up's to extra classes and photographs being made explicit to parents rather than relying on word of mouth.


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Review from Artur B (Father of Child) published on 12 October 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My little girl has been coming to this nursery from February 2016. She is in the Tinies section and she is enjoying her time at the nursery and we are happy we chose this nursery for her. The staff are very nice.

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Review from Steve W (Uncle of Child) published on 12 October 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The nursery has lots to offer and is of a great size. The staff are always friendly and very helpful morning and evening. The activities and quality of teaching are fantastic and we are so happy we chose Kindercare.

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Review from Sibel K (Mother of Child) published on 12 October 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My child started KinderCare - Hornbeam Park in Christmas 2015 starting in Tweenies and has now moved up stairs to the pre-starter section. My daughter loves coming to nursery and asks every morning when she wakes up if she is going to school because she wants to go.

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Current Review Score: 9.4 (9.359)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.4 (9.359) out of 10 for Busy Bees Harrogate Hornbeam Park 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 14 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.5 out of 5 from 14 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 4.880 for Busy Bees Harrogate Hornbeam Park is calculated as follows: ( (148 Excellents x 5) + (18 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 167 Ratings = 4.88

  • 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 4.479 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Busy Bees Harrogate Hornbeam Park is based on 14 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 146 number of registered child places is 29.2. 14 Positive Reviews ÷ 29.2 = 0.479

  • 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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Top 20 Large Nursery Groups 2018

Recipient: Busy Bees Nurseries Ltd

Date: Thursday 01 Mar 2018 More details

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Meet the Team (1)

Sarah

Sarah Saynor

Job Title: Centre Director

Joined: 2002

Hi, I am Sarah the Centre Director here at Hornbeam Park.


I have been the Centre Director since 2022 having worked for Busy Bees since 2002 working my way up through various positions and gaining my qualifications with Busy Bees. I have two boys of my own who keep me on my toes but bring me a wealth of experience that I can implement within the nursery. They both attended Busy Bees when they were younger.


I love to see the children learn and grow into confident human beings, knowing that my staff team share the same passion and enthusiasm in their learning and development striving to give the children the best start in life. 


I look forward to welcoming you into the Busy Bees family and if you have any questions please feel free to get in touch. 


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