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

We have always been really happy with the nursery.
The key workers have always given us accurate and thorough details on how my daughter has been, they interact with her really well and she is learning new things all the time.
Great facilities and really friendly caring staff.

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

Busy Bees is a lovely nursery, providing fantastic care to my child.
The staff are friendly and enthusiastic and engaging with the children.

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Review from Helen A (Mother of Child) published on 1 September 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The team at Busy Bees are amazing and have made my transition back to work easy. The care and support they have shown towards my little girl has been outstanding and she absolutely loves going.


Every member of staff makes an effort to get to know you and your child and they are all welcoming, friendly

and very helpful. The management are extremely supportive, very friendly and very keen to provide as much support and interaction to both the staff and parents using the nursery. I am delighted that we chose to go here and they've continued to impress me.

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Review from D V (Mother of Child) published on 15 August 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My oldest daughter is in preschool and absolutely loves her days at nursery. She has made great friends and loves all her teachers. She gets so excited about going to preschool. My youngest daughter is in the baby room. Her carer has been amazing at getting her settled in quickly. Very happy with everything
at Busy Bees at Guildford.

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Review from Victoria B (Mother of Child) published on 12 May 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

From the moment we walked around Positive Steps, we felt happy we'd made the right choice. It's such a tough decision when you are leaving your 1st child with strangers but I've come to see the staff at the nursery as an extension of my family - so welcoming, warm and I have no reservations about leaving
him each time. The staff genuinely know him well and he loves seeing them and even jumps out of my arms when I drop him off. It is a lovely atmosphere, everyone is always happy and the staff look as if they genuinely enjoy their jobs and they want to be there every day. I would recommend the nursery to everyone.

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Review from Georgina R (Mother of Child) published on 12 May 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

An outstanding nursery. The staff have looked after my daughter since she was a baby through to preschool - I cannot recommend them enough. I must also mention my daughter's amazing key worker. Thank you!

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Review from Maria R (Mother of Child) published on 28 March 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

The quality of attention from the pre-school team is the best with great reports explaining the progress from my daughter. Also clear plans to help her get into the school of preference really helped my daughter.

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Review from L S (Mother of Child) published on 17 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our 18-month-old daughter loves going to nursery and always has a fun time. As a full time working mother, this has really made me feel better about returning. The staff really care about the children, they are fantastic! The nursery and the gardens are well kept and full of toys. They even have a pet
hamster which my daughter loves.

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Review from Carl H (Father of Child) published on 8 August 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Friendly staff. Kids seem very happy.

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Review from J B (Father of Child) published on 26 July 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Good opening times and flexible drop off/collections. Plenty of space and activity and good daily feedback. Good meals.

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Review from M J (Father of Child) published on 21 July 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Very caring and attentive staff. Always give good feedback on how the day has gone. The nursery take the time to understand and accommodate any special circumstances.

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Review from S B (Mother of Child) published on 21 July 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My little one loves his days at nursery and even asks to go at weekends! Staff are friendly and very supportive, give great feedback on his day and are very approachable. He especially loves the outdoor space.

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Review from H H (Mother of Child) published on 21 July 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My child is very happy at nursery - he likes coming in on the days he does. He seems to be engaged in a wide range of activities week by week, including those I wouldn't attempt/think of doing myself. He comes out with new words and concepts at home, which I know he can only have picked up in the education
and play activities, so I am pleased with that.

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Review from C Q (Mother of Child) published on 21 July 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son joined nursery a year ago. This is his first experience at nursery. He has settled in so well and it has made me confident in being able to leave him for the first time.

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Review from Francesca F (Mother of Child) published on 21 July 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Positive Steps are a nursery you can trust. My son has enjoyed playing and interacting with the staff and has continued to develop and grow into a confident toddler.

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Review from L C (Mother of Child) published on 21 July 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been at Positive Steps for over a year. The team has been fantastic and really helped her blossom into a chatty little girl from a bum shuffling baby. They have provided great care, in depth feedback and addressed problems quickly and efficiently.

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Review from Bala B (Grandfather of Child) published on 21 July 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My granddaughter has been attending this preschool for sometime. Initially we planned to move her into another nursery after she reached her 2nd birthday but after seeing how the staff look after her, we decided to continue until she is 3 years old.

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Review from Iain G (Father of Child) published on 21 July 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Staff are always really friendly, I could not ask for nicer people to look after my special little girl. Always lots of fun things for her to do, as she is always difficult to tease away from her toddler chums. Thank you all.

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Review from K H (Mother of Child) published on 20 July 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very pleased with the care of my daughter.

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Review from Maneenuch C (Mother of Child) published on 14 March 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Both my sons have attended the nursery, the eldest is now in Reception and is excelling in reading and numeracy. This would not have been possible if it wasn't for the provision that the nursery has getting him ready.


My youngest is still at nursery and absolutely loving his time here!!


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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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