Busy Bees Ashford Godinton

Lockholt Close, Ashford TN23 3JR
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8.3 17 Reviews
  • Busy Bees Ashford Godinton, Ashford
Busy Bees Ashford Godinton provides the perfect environment for children to learn and thrive.

Throughout each of the bright and spacious rooms you will find a wide range of age-appropriate facilities to support every child with their development. Along with the fantastic rooms tailored to suit each age group, children can enjoy the outdoors in the garden and woodland area. The separate sleep room also allows the team to continue a sleeping routine for children when required.

The qualified and friendly team support children through their development with engaging learning opportunities and a wide range of resources. With learning underpinned by the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework, children are guided from the moment they join the nursery to when they are ready to move on to school.

The team at the nursery ensure you always feel involved with your child's nursery experience, through the ‘ParentZone’ app you can keep up to date with your child's progress whenever it suits you.

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Care Provided by Busy Bees Ashford Godinton

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Kim Ziolkowski (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 34
  • Total Places for Children
  • 108
  • 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
  • Parking

  • Nursery car park


Busy Bees Ashford Godinton Reviews (17)

8.3

Busy Bees Ashford Godinton has a Review Score of 8.3 (8.343) out of 10, based on 4 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Busy Bees Ashford Godinton has 17 reviews.

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Review from H B (Mother of Child) published on 10 July 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Great nursery, everyone is lovely! Admin could be better however the care for my little girl is amazing.
Massive shout out to three members of staff, in particular, I was very nervous being a first-time mum with leaving my little girl but everyone made us feel so welcome.

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Review from C W (Mother of Child) published on 18 June 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son has settled well into time at Busy Bees and we love to see the photos and updates during the day. We look forward to the handover at the end of the day and all that he's been up to. I definitely feel there is a home-to-nursery link which helps to keep everyone informed. He is stimulated and
really enjoys the activities that he's exposed to. His key worker is approachable and I feel our son is very settled with her. The nursery has a really good feel to it with a caring, calm and friendly ethos.

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Review from K B (Mother of Child) published on 23 May 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Amazing nursery, my little girl has been there from 9 months old and is now in pre-school. She loves coming to nursery and always comes home with a smile on her face. I get to see all the amazing activities she does through the app which is always lovely to see what she gets up to throughout the day.
All the staff are friendly and nothing is to much they go above and beyond for my daughter.

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Review from Chelsea H (Mother of Child) published on 1 May 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has just moved into preschool and the transition has been amazing. The staff are so kind and my daughter loves to come home and tell me all about her day. Her key person is amazing and very understanding.

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Review from Katherine (Mother of Child) published on 18 August 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

An amazing nursery with amazing staff! My daughter started very young (6 months) and I felt so reassured with her coming here. The staff are professional and organised and having updates on her day through the app is great.

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Review from J B (Mother of Child) published on 21 April 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter started at nursery this month, and as a full time working mum I was terrified. All staff have been amazing in helping both my daughter and I adjust. They are friendly, informative, comforting and, above all, put my daughter first. She takes part in a range of activities each day and has
settled fantastically. She loves nursery already. My mind has been put at ease knowing I leave her each day in an environment she loves and is safe in.

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Review from Mennatallah E (Mother of Child) published on 5 February 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I'm so pleased with my choice. It's been an outstanding environment for my child and it's all the value you take for the money you pay. I was always surprised by the amazing service they provide and how easy it was for my child to settle in. This nursery has exceeded all my expectations regarding care,
facilities, cleanliness, food, care and staff.

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

My daughter has been at Busy Bees since she was 11 month and is now 2 1/2. She looks forward to going and always tells me about all the activities that she has done during the day with her friends. The staff seem genuinely interested and warm to the children and welcoming. My daughter has become more
confident and her speech has come on considerably. We are so pleased we chose this nursery.

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Review from Michaela K (Mother of Child) published on 15 March 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Absolutely love it. It is the bee's knees no pun intended.
They make my child very welcome, very friendly team all of them and being a preschool practitioner myself, this is one of the best ones I've ever come across. Thank you.

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Review from Gail S (Mother of Child) published on 9 March 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

We have never had any problems with Ashford Godinton Nursery. Both of my daughters have attended the Nursery and have been happy there. They have both formed good relationships with the Staff that are assigned to them as well as other members of staff including Management. The Nursery has lovely
indoor and outside space.

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Review from M R (Mother of Child) published on 8 March 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter started Busy Bees in October 2017 and she loves it. Nursery is all about playing, learning, mixing with other children, social skills and I feel that her needs are being met. We have noticed a significant improvement in her and it is doing her good. Nothing is too much trouble for the staff
and they are very caring towards my daughter. She makes seasonal decorations/drawings/biscuits/paintings that are sent home which is delightful (a lovely keepsake for a scrapbook).

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Review from Kerrie S (Mother of Child) published on 13 November 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Changed to Busy Bees from a different nursery and I couldn't be happier. Her key person is lovely and I wish I had listened to my gut feeling sooner and switched her.

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Review from J D (Father of Child) published on 30 August 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Initially, we were impressed with this nursery. Staff were very friendly and warm to our son. Then he graduated to the blue room and problems began. With each passing week, I noticed him becoming more subdued when I took him. Two girls there are friendly but not as warm - lack of excitement in their
voice to children. Eventually, my son cracked and broke down twice - once when I dropped him off and once when his mum did so. He seemed in genuine distress. I picked him up on his last trip and he seemed distressed when I arrived to collect him too.


Generally a good nursery but there are two staff that are not as warm as others ladies there. There was also a time when he came home in soiled trousers but a clean nappy.


Overall the staff are good and most mean well but it didn't work out for my boy.


Reply from Chloe Wilkes, Marketing Admin at Busy Bees Ashford Godinton

Having taken over managing the setting in July 2017 myself and the team were working with the family to address the concerns raised. The issue regarding the soiled trousers was fully investigated and logged as a formal complaint which was shared with the parents. The Room Manager of our 2-3's had a meeting with both parents to reassure them. When they dropped their child off for the afternoon session it which would normally be mid-afternoon, not long after the child had woken from a sleep so at times would be tearful, however in no way distressed as we would not leave any child like that and would contact the parents if were unable to pacify them. We had suggested that their son attend morning sessions instead to see if that would be more beneficial and informed them of the up coming changes regarding the staff team in that room.
It is always sad when children leave and particularly if the parents have not been fully satisfied with the service provided, however, the comments have been taken on board as we are reflective and shared with the team, but the soiling incident was fully investigated as stipulated above.


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Review from Louise W (Mother of Child) published on 8 August 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son started nursery when he was 9 months old and is now due to complete his time at pre school having recently turned 4. My husband and I have been very pleased with the standard of childcare that he has received across his time at nursery and have enjoyed collecting him each day, always finding
him with a smile on his face.


All of our son's key workers have managed to form strong bonds with him and seeing their genuine affection towards him and knowing he was being well looked after (from day 1 in the baby room) has made the experience of nursery so much easier for us.


We have noticed a difference in him in confidence since he moved into his pre school room and have really enjoyed watching this grow over the last year, we know he will miss his key worker dearly, she has been truly fabulous throughout and is a real credit to the nursery.


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Review from Laura M (Mother of Child) published on 8 August 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My eldest son attended Busy Bees Godinton from 9 months old until leaving to start school, I am now sending my youngest there too as we have been so impressed with them.
The staff are kind and caring with the children's interests in the forefront of their minds. They are helpful and supportive and
both of my children have built great relationships with them. My eldest son's first key person is now my youngest son's key person and this consistency and familiarity for us all as a family has made it an excellent experience.
The manager, in particular, is brilliant, she knows all the children well and is very approachable and understanding. The facilities are also excellent particularly the outside space, where each age range has their own garden with lots of shade and equipment for the children to play with.

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Review from Oli W (Father of Child) published on 11 November 2015
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son started here at 11 months after removing him from another nursery which we felt we weren't happy with. He went off on his first day with no issue considering he did not have a settling in session (our fault due to illness). He was so happy when we left him on his first day we knew straight away
we had made the right decision. All the staff are so friendly. It's so lovely to leave our son knowing he is happy and cared for while we go to work.
He has always been busy doing activities during the day painting, singing, playing, etc.
They have a brilliant outside space for all the different ages of children.
The only thing that isn't as good for us is the nursery is open only till 6 which sometimes is a struggle with our working hours and I imagine with other people as well however this is a small compromise to make for such a fantastic nursery.

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Review from Magdalena P (Mother of Child) published on 30 September 2015
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son attended the nursery from the age of 9 months. He's been very well taken care of. He is 2 years 4 months old now and likes it a lot. Busy Bees has great facilities, it's clean, has very friendly and professional staff, who are flexible and adapt according to the children's needs. We're very
happy with the nursery. The only criticism is the almost constantly overflowing bin outside the nursery building. Often there's rubbish flying around after the bags have been torn by animals. Not a great environment near children.

Reply from Kim Ziolkowski, Nursery Manager at Busy Bees Ashford Godinton

As a part of our Zero Waste to Landfill initiative we are trying our best to deal with all rubbish in an environmentally friendly manner. We are aware that there is an issue with the bin and we are doing our very best to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. In the meantime, our staff continuously tidy up outside to contain the rubbish, to avoid it affecting the nursery and public. These bins are at the front of the building, somewhere that children do not have access to, so the children are not affected by this. We look forward to getting this small issue resolved soon, to strengthen our nursery’s commitment on sending zero waste to landfill.


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Current Review Score: 8.3 (8.343)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.3 (8.343) out of 10 for Busy Bees Ashford Godinton 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 4 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.6 out of 5 from 4 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 4.783 for Busy Bees Ashford Godinton is calculated as follows: ( (37 Excellents x 5) + (8 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 46 Ratings = 4.783

  • 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 3.56 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Busy Bees Ashford Godinton is based on 4 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 = 3.375

    • 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 108 number of registered child places is 21.6. 4 Positive Reviews ÷ 21.6 = 0.185

  • 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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Kim

Kim Ziolkowski

Job Title: Centre Director

Hello, my name is Kim and I am the centre director here at Busy Bees Ashford Godinton.


I have been in childcare now for over 16 years and have been running Godinton for the last 6 years. Along the way, I have gained a lot of knowledge and experience which I reflect on in my day-to-day practice, as well as my home life looking after my own son, all of which I use to guide the staff team and share my experiences. We are a family here at Ashford Godinton Busy Bees and I cannot wait to meet you and your families.


Frequently Asked Questions about Busy Bees Ashford Godinton

What is the Age Range of Children that Busy Bees Ashford Godinton accepts?

Busy Bees Ashford Godinton accepts Children aged from 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Busy Bees Ashford Godinton Open?

Busy Bees Ashford Godinton is open: 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.

How many Children does Busy Bees Ashford Godinton have capacity for?

Busy Bees Ashford Godinton has capacity for a total of 108 Children.

How far is Busy Bees Ashford Godinton to the centre of Ashford?

1.3 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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