Busy Bees Bicester Kingsmere

Bicester Kingsmere, Whitelands Way, Bicester OX26 1EG
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4.0 30 Reviews
  • Busy Bees Bicester Kingsmere, Bicester
Busy Bees Bicester Kingsmere offers reliable childcare for families in the local area.

Inside the nursery you'll find light and bright rooms as well as garden areas and a fantastic roof top garden outside. A purpose-built setting, every inch of the nursery is filled with resources and facilities to promote development and ensure every day is fun.

The team at the nursery guide children through every step of their development. Adopting the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum whilst also getting to know each child and their individual needs and preferences, they design and deliver fresh and engaging activities to support learning and growth at every age.

Busy Bees understands that sending your child to nursery can be a conflicting time for families, but you can rest assured that you'll never miss a moment of your child's nursery journey. Through the ‘ParentZone’ app, you'll be provided with regular updates on what your child is doing and learning each day they spend at the nursery.

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Care Provided by Busy Bees Bicester Kingsmere

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Lucy White (Centre Director)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 30
  • Total Places for Children
  • 96
  • 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 Bicester Kingsmere Reviews (30)

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Busy Bees Bicester Kingsmere has a Review Score of 4.0 (4.000) out of 10, based on 1 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Busy Bees Bicester Kingsmere has 30 reviews.

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Review from Holly C (Mother of Child) published on 27 August 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Imagine a place that your child talks about every day. A place they love, feel secure and happy. A place they learn things we can never teach them as parents, a place their imagination has no limits, a place that provides structure and teaches skills, a place they are known and encouraged to build on
their individual strengths.
This place is Busy Bees Kingsmere. I could not wish for a more personal experience for my children. The staff are bubbly, professional, compassionate, accommodating and just all-round lovely. No matter what, you are greeted with smiles and always recognised. They make this special haven for our children and give them the ability to shine through their strengths whilst encouraging them to try new things. Most importantly they’ve created a place that children can be themselves.
We love Busy Bees Kingsmere

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Review from M J (Mother of Child) published on 27 August 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been attending Busy Bees Day Nursery Kingsmere from 14-months-old.
Busy Bees has played a very important role in his social skills development and learning good etiquette which I believe is a result of the support from his mentors at Busy Bees. He has just turned 2 years and he recites a
good number of nursery rhymes though the words are not very clear which he has learnt from the school. He is very happy and is very eager to go to nursery every morning which I believe is because his mentors are very caring.
My advice to the management would be during pre-COVID times, daily activity report was well communicated but now I understand because of the safety measures it is difficult to spent time with each parent during pick up but if you could make daily report available online and make it accessible to the concerned parents like the password protected invoice it would be great.

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Review from Hannah W (Mother of Child) published on 9 September 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

A loving, caring and safe environment which enables my children to develop and learn. Staff are amazing and management even better. Facilities are more than I could imagine from a nursery. Thank you Kingsmere for making my children so happy.

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Review from Edward A (Father of Child) published on 9 September 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our Son moved to this fantastic new nursery a couple of weeks ago and now it's the first thing he asks for when he's up in the morning. He LOVES the preschool room and all the new things he is discovering in there. We haven't yet had a single problem dropping off, we open the door and he is off exploring
the room with his friends! The staff have been welcoming and friendly, always smiling which is lovely to walk in to on a busy morning. The cherry on top is the parent station in reception giving us a chance to grab water or a coffee on the way to work. We would always recommend Busy Bees as both of our children have been well looked after by them, and this new nursery is a flagship to the brand.

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Review from Hannah R (Mother of Child) published on 6 September 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

So pleased with our new nursery! Staff have been friendly and welcoming, well before we even visited in person. The equipment is so well thought out and keeps my son easily engaged. He comes home every day with a new word or song or skill! The team have embraced all my requests for my son - including
dealing with an allergy I have and using cloth nappies - and I'm confident he's in safe, happy hands.

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

We moved my son from another nursery within Bicester due to Busy Bees Kingsmere being more convenient with living on the estate. The outdoor space looks quite limited due to the site size, however, it has been put to good use, with a garden area on the roof for the pre schoolroom. It would be nice for
the children to be able to get dirty (it is all fake grass and no mud), but with the limited space you can understand why.
Inside is still spotless being brand new, with a good range of toys, and staff I have interacted with are chatty and knowledgeable and know who I am/who my son is. There are some staff within this room who don't seem to talk to the parents, but this may just be because it has only been a few weeks/room policy is only the key worker feeds back to parents. Overall we are happy with nursery, and am sure things will get even better as more children join/staff are more certain of their surroundings.

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

Our little girl was at another Busy Bees before, so we are familiar and really pleased with the care provided and the lovely staff! So when we heard a Busy Bees would be opening closer to our home we were so excited. Our little girl managed the transition so well as the staff at Kingsmere was so caring
and nurturing! We feel extremely lucky and happy that we have found such an amazing place for our child. And new facilities and fabulous!

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Review from Jade D P (Mother of Child) published on 6 September 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My children have now attended numerous nurseries in their short lives but Busy Bees on Kingsmere is the first where they have walked in and truly settled instantly. The staff are all lovely and so welcoming, the facilities second to none and what is lovely is walking into my son's rooms and hearing
the laughter and happiness of children. I don't have anything negative to say about the nursery. It feels like a home from home for my boys.

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Review from Rachel W (Mother of Child) published on 30 August 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The attention to detail within the nursery and attentiveness shown to us by all staff is already second to none. Every member of staff shows passion for their role and also care and interest to all those who attend. This is so lovely to experience and see first hand, especially being first-time parents.
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daughter absolutely loves going and we can already see her growing in confidence in the short time she has been there and we love hearing about what she has been doing throughout the day. We can’t praise the nursery enough. It seemed so daunting organising childcare but the nursery have made the process so much easier than we imagined, a big thank you to them!

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Review from David G (Father of Child) published on 6 August 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The little one was already attending a Busy Bees nursery elsewhere but when this one opened on our estate, he was the 2nd child to be signed up.
It's been a wonderful journey for him with Busy Bees and he's taken extremely well to his new surroundings. A new build nursery with caring and engaged staff,
brand new facilities, and an excellent supply of equipment and activities, it's a creative, nurturing place - and once September comes and it fills up, it'll justly take its place at the centre of the Kingsmere community.

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Current Review Score: 4.0 (4.000)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 4.0 (4.000) out of 10 for Busy Bees Bicester Kingsmere is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.0 out of 5 from 1 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 0.0 out of 5 from 0 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 4.000 for Busy Bees Bicester Kingsmere is calculated as follows: ( (2 Excellents x 5) + (6 Goods x 4) + (2 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 10 Ratings = 4

  • 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 0 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Busy Bees Bicester Kingsmere is based on 0 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) =

    • 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 96 number of registered child places is 19.2. 0 Positive Reviews ÷ 19.2 = 0

  • 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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Meet the Team (1)

Lucy

Lucy White

Job Title: Centre Director

Joined: 2000

My name is Lucy and I have been working in Early Years for 28 years. For 23 years I have worked in Busy Bees. I joined the company as a level 3 practitioner and am now working as a centre designate for the region. Throughout my journey in Busy Bees I have gained a wealth of knowledge and experience.


I love being part of the children's journey during their time at the nursery, watching them grow and develop their own personalities. I lie to work closely with the staff to think of fun and creative ways to nurture and support all the children. I am also passionate about building positive relationships with our families and working closely together to develop the nursery.


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