Busy Bees Stotfold

The Grange, 70 High Street, Stotfold, Hitchin SG5 4LD
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9.8 43 Reviews
Busy Bees Stotfold provides professional childcare in a fun and loving environment. The company looks to demonstrate its commitment to parents over the long-term, being a growing chain with a great deal of respect in the day nursery sector.

There are different areas for each age-group which allows staff to guide children through personal development right up to full-time education.

Yoga and drama lessons are now included in the price!
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Care Provided by Busy Bees Stotfold

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Abi Fordham (Centre Director)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 22
  • Total Places for Children
  • 64
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 08:00-18:00
    Tuesday 08:00-18:00
    Wednesday 08:00-18:00
    Thursday 08:00-18:00
    Friday 08:00-18:00
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays

Busy Bees Stotfold Reviews (43)

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9.8

Busy Bees Stotfold has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.794) out of 10, based on 15 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Busy Bees Stotfold has 43 reviews.

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Review from Adrian (Father of Child) published on 10 August 2015
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We've been using this nursery for over three years as we feel it's a fun and stimulating environment for our children. The recent refurbishment has helped in that there is a bit more space for the older children now. The quality of care and the willingness to listen to feedback has generally been very
good although this tends to fluctuate depending on the key worker or manager in post at that particular time. Communication to parents could improve but the most important thing is that our children are happy and well looked after, and that has always been the case.

Reply from Sonia Harvey, Events & PR Manager at Busy Bees Stotfold

Thank you for your recommendation and feedback, we will use these comments in our self-evaluation plans for continuous improvement.


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Review from Sarah B (Mother of Child) published on 31 July 2015
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has attended Treetops for four years now during that time we've seen lots of changes, however staff members have given him consistency of care and he's built some special bonds with staff. My youngest also attends Treetops and enjoys playing with his friends. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend
this nursery, we've not been disappointed.

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Review from Angela M (Mother of Child) published on 15 July 2015
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Treetops Stotfold is a very good nursery, my son really enjoys going to nursery and has an excellent relationship with the staff. He takes part in a wide range of activities both inside and outside. The food on offer is healthy and my son obviously likes it as he generally has two helpings!

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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.794)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.794) out of 10 for Busy Bees Stotfold 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 15 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 15 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 4.794 for Busy Bees Stotfold is calculated as follows: ( (143 Excellents x 5) + (37 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 180 Ratings = 4.794

  • 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 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Busy Bees Stotfold is based on 15 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 64 number of registered child places is 12.8, which has been reached with 15 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • 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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Awards / Recognitions (1)

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)

Abi

Abi Fordham

Job Title: Centre Director

My name is Abi Fordham and I am the Centre Director, I work Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, so Carly Briody my Assistant Centre Director steps up on Wednesdays.

I started in childcare by accident actually and I very quickly realised I loved it and wanted to pursue a career.
I have done my Level 3 qualification through the Busy Bees training team and they were so supportive, making the course as easy as it could be! Once qualified I got a promotion to Room Manager and did my Level 3 Leadership and Management qualification. From then I was promoted to Senior Room Manager and I then came to Stotfold as an Assistant Centre Director. After gaining some experience I worked hard to get the Centre Director role. I am now a Mum to an amazing little boy who enjoys nursery life as much as me! I feel lucky to be able to make a change in these little people's lives and give them the best start! Seeing each child’s journey be so unique and different is incredible!

I look forward to welcoming new families into our beautiful nursery.

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