Busy Bees Guildford

Hanover House, Cross Lanes, Guildford GU1 1UG
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  • Busy Bees Guildford, Guildford
Busy Bees Guildford nursery is situated close to Guildford town centre, with access to the mainline train stations and the A3/M25.

The nursery is committed to the development of children in a home-from-home environment.

Busy Bees Nursery offers high-quality childcare and education for children aged from 3 months to 5 years. The nursery offers light and airy rooms with staff who are dedicated to providing a safe and stimulating environment for all of the children within their care.

The spacious outdoor play area incorporates astroturf and comprehensive climbing apparatus. The team also actively encourage visits and trips to places of interest.

The security of children is of the highest importance, with CCTV in all rooms and a secure video door entry system ensuring parents have peace of mind that their children are being cared for in a safe environment. There is also a parent room which allows them to see their child as they settle into the nursery. The nursery has its own private parking.

Staff are able to offer the children an environment where they will grow and learn.

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Care Provided by Busy Bees Guildford

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Samantha Packham-Edwards (Centre Director)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 23
  • Total Places for Children
  • 84
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:30-18:15
    Tuesday 07:30-18:15
    Wednesday 07:30-18:15
    Thursday 07:30-18:15
    Friday 07:30-18:15
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays

Busy Bees Guildford Reviews (63)

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7.7

Busy Bees Guildford has a Review Score of 7.7 (7.706) out of 10, based on 4 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Busy Bees Guildford has 63 reviews.

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Review from Peter F (Father of Child) published on 9 August 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We started sending our child to Busy Bees Guildford after a bad experience at another nursery in the area. The manager at Busy Bees Guildford immediately put my wife and I at ease and we felt it would be a better environment than the nursery we had come from. All the staff have been magnificent and
our child has gone from one that could not wait to leave the nursery at home time to one where we have to wait for just one more go on the bike or play in the sandpit! The updates I receive daily on the parent zone app are also great so I can see my childs progress.

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Review from M N (Mother of Child) published on 27 March 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Overall a very polite nursery/preschool. Staff is very responsive to address concerns and do their very best to solve it. I love that they do different holidays and are inviting parents to participate.
My only criticism goes towards the condition in toddlers and preschool rooms when it comes to keeping/hanging
outdoor clothes/shoes of each child in its respective place. Hangers on the wall are most of the time too full and many clothes are just on the floor. Perhaps small locker type wardrobe for each child would help to keep each child's clothes/belongings in a neat condition. Currently, there isn't enough space given.

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Review from I F (Mother of Child) published on 7 March 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

The nursery is very good. The staff is nice and friendly and my little son always enjoys coming here. Over the last year, the staff has been much more stable too which is a very positive development.
My son enjoys the varied activities at the nursery and is looking forward to going, particularly since
he moved into the busy and active toddlers room.

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Review from K E (Mother of Child) published on 19 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Busy Bees is a fantastic nursery. The environment, care and stimulation provided to my son and the other children is wonderful.
Any 'mummy guilt' I feel about going to work was quickly diminished when I saw how much learning and enjoyment my son has while he is at nursery.

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Review from Mark A (Father of Child) published on 19 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The nursery staff are all very polite, helpful and very well presented. We are confident that our children are getting the right help and development they need.

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Review from Vickie H (Mother of Child) published on 19 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The nursery have a wonderful bond with my son, providing exciting and engaging activities throughout the week. They provide a caring environment with the key workers genuinely caring for my son.
Activities such as playball and monkeynastics make the provision of the nursery second to none.

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Review from C L (Mother of Child) published on 19 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have had a very positive experience with Busy Bees. My daughter settled in very well and whenever I drop her off I always leave feeling confident she will be well looked after and have lots of fun.
Thank you Busy Bees.

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Review from N S (Father of Child) published on 19 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our two boys are with the nursery three days a week. They both look forward to their days here and are learning more than just being at home. The staff are very friendly and like extended family to our boys.

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Review from Rebecca C (Mother of Child) published on 19 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter absolutely loves going to pre-school. Each day is different and she talks about it a lot at home.

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Review from D W (Mother of Child) published on 19 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My son loves coming to nursery and enjoys the variety of activities on offer. He has developed very well as a result of his positive experiences and often amazes me with the things he has learnt as he has attended over the last couple of years.
The staff are warm, welcoming and friendly and give me
the confidence that my son is well cared for.

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Review from S L (Mother of Child) published on 19 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been having a few days of not wanting to come to nursery as he is jealous of his sister being at home. The toddler room is always very welcoming and have really helped him settle back in, to the point where he now says "I have to go and play with my friends" and runs off.

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Review from Hayley J (Mother of Child) published on 19 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter loves her nursey. I am happy to leave her as I know she is looked after well.
She sees the staff like family as do I.

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Review from M O (Father of Child) published on 19 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has come back from nursery happy, content and chatty every day. He always lets us know how much fun he's had and never fails to tell us all about his day and what he's learnt. Whilst that's the only validation I need, I can also vouch for the excellent care and attention he receives. Excellent.

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Review from J P (Mother of Child) published on 19 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Our little girl loves coming to nursery. She is excelling in all the activities they do. We are very pleased with Busy Bees.

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Review from Nicola P (Mother of Child) published on 19 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Friendly staff, always willing to help with my child. Seems to be a good range of activities. The only criticism to that the transition into pre-school wasn't as seamless as possible. The new (pre-school) team didn't introduce themselves or seem to overly make an effort with taking the new child in.
At the time, this made a difference to my child. Having said that, she seems happy now and having made an effort to talk to the team, they seem really nice.
I think it didn't help that my child loves the toddler room and their team, who, in my opinion, are excellent.

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Review from Neil E (Father of Child) published on 19 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Since our daughter has been attending the nursery. We have seen the development of her in both her communication and motor skills which has really helped at home. All the staff make us and our daughter feel comfortable and welcome each and every day.

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Review from J C (Mother of Child) published on 16 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My son has settled into nursery really well. The girls have been really caring towards him.

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

Our son has been coming to Busy Bees since July 2016.
He thoroughly enjoys his time and is developing well.
The staff are always very friendly and caring and go above and beyond to make sure the children are well looked after.

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Review from V F (Nanny Carer of Child) published on 16 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

In my opinion, all the teachers are looking after the kids really well. The only thing is, that there are maybe too many kids per teacher for individual care, for everyone or for most of the time.
But because of that, the kids learn to do something on their own as well, so maybe it's a benefit.

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Review from P B (Mother of Child) published on 16 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

All the staff is very friendly and helpful with anything we need. They're all great with the kids.

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Current Review Score: 7.7 (7.706)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 7.7 (7.706) out of 10 for Busy Bees Guildford is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.3 out of 5 from 4 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.4 out of 5 from 3 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 4.277 for Busy Bees Guildford is calculated as follows: ( (30 Excellents x 5) + (9 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) + (5 Poors x 2) + (2 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 47 Ratings = 4.277

  • 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 3.429 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Busy Bees Guildford is based on 3 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 = 3.25

    • 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 84 number of registered child places is 16.8. 3 Positive Reviews ÷ 16.8 = 0.179

  • 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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Samantha

Samantha Packham-Edwards

Job Title: Centre Director

Hi, my name is Samantha and I am the Centre Director here at Busy Bees Guildford Hanover House.


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