Busy Bees Alton Manor, Belper

The nursery is a lovely learning environment and offers a variety of activities for the children to participate in. I have really noticed a difference in both of my sons since starting nursery, developing their social and communication skills.
Staff are friendly and approachable and they offer a good choice of lunch and tea for the children.

Temperature of baby room too high. Great array of food. Need all open and have access to outdoors. Keyworkers to be in place at pick up/drop off, may regime lunchtime and move (split)

Love Alton Manor nursery. Friendly staff, helpful, creative very warm and welcoming.

Our experience with Alton Manor in Belper has been nothing but very positive. We moved to the area from Ireland and were a bit worried as our son seemed very insecure at the time because of the sudden changes. The staff made everything possible to make our son feel welcome and part of the group. They always have plenty of staff in the room and he quickly learned the names of everyone. They serve quality meals that are cooked on-site and are very easy going with times, payments and administration which is a huge extra. Over the span of these two years, there were many improvements made to the building, the play areas and the toys. They seem to be always up to something interesting be it a new activity for the week, new songs, dances or plays, or a fire engine visiting. Overall, we quickly learned to trust the staff and we are convinced that he couldn’t have spent his nursery years in better hands. I can only very strongly recommend choosing Alton Manor.

Not only have we had our youngest daughter at TreeTops, who is the reason for this review, but we also sent her there because the Nursery were so good with her older sibling who has complex developmental and physiological issues. The staff not only go out of their way to understand your child, but they also engage and help them get the confidence to be school-ready. This they do through informative play that increases in sophistication as the child gets nearer to school age. All the child’s work and key development stages are assessed thoroughly and as a parent, was regularly briefed on how my child was getting on. Both girls are now at school, one has adapted well to school, despite having complex issues, but is confident enough to work in a class with able-bodied children and not feel out of place. The younger of the two is doing very well and was above average on her key stages, thanks largely to the efforts of Tree Tops nursery. Special thanks to the manager and her team. I highly recommend it.

Absolutely amazing experience throughout, from the settling in sessions to the first day starting! Was made to feel very welcomed and everything was explained along with any questions that I asked. The information and knowledge was there and they understood every need that was essential for meeting the needs of my little one. The team are lovely and very friendly!

My daughter has been at Alton Manor since January 2022 and loves it. The staff have been brilliant and made the transitions from different age group rooms so easy. There are regular updates of photos on the app, which allows us to see what she’s been doing during the day. The variety of activities they do is great and are always done to help development, whilst having fun.

My son started attending Busy Bees, Alton Manor in August. Since joining, he has settled in exceptionally well, he absolutely loves going in! All the staff who work in his room got to know him really quickly and were all aware of his medical and dietary needs. They set up a grandparents’ day which both of his nanas’ loved attending. The staff were able to talk about my little one with them, despite him not being there for long. They had organised cards painted by my son for them both as a thank you for coming. Since he has been attending, my husband and I have seen him really develop a love of dancing, to music and drawing! We get regular updates on the app including photos, which is lovely. My husband and I want to say a huge thank you to all the staff who work with my son, we can see how much they care and the hard work they put in daily. The catering staff also go to extra lengths to make sure his dietary requirements are met, which is a huge weight off our shoulders!

My little one has been attending Alton Manor, Busy Bees, since she was 10 months old She loves all the imaginative activities that are planned and that there is lots of outdoor time in summer. The staff are all welcoming and attentive to the little ones needs and the food always smells amazing. Highly recommend this nursery.

Both my daughters attend Busy Bees Alton Manor and enjoy their time at nursery. Both children have increased with confidence and are developing well. The staff are very approachable and always hand over about their day and they put updates on the app throughout the day.