Busy Bees Chafford Hundred

Both my daughters delight in going to childcare centre and have learnt and developed a lot whilst being there. Childcare centre and the team are lovely.

I can confidently say that they both thoroughly delight in childcare centre. Busy Bees have been very welcoming, the team are welcoming and both my kids are settled nicely here. They provide lots of enjoyable, creative activities while following the Early Years Curriculum.
They are consistently coming home with paintings, drawings etc and singing the songs they have been discovering at childcare centre. The team are attentive towards the kids and are consistently cheerful to help encourage the kids in all activities.
Sending them to Busy Bees has helped both of my kids with their social skills and interacting with other kids from a very young age. I sense the childcare centre has helped bring this self‑assurance out in them and has helped the kids reach important milestones. Kids are provided great healthy notorious food everyday all cooked fresh on site. My kids adore it, so I’m cheerful. I have two kids who attend the childcare centre, both who started when they were just 9 months old, now 3 and 17 months.

He loved his time there, he loved the team and loved the friends he had made. The team were consistently very attentive and loving towards my son. I felt cheerful and secure knowing he was being well taken care of. My Son attended the childcare centre from when he was 6-months-old.

The team have been very great and attentive and my sons delight in the time spent at the childcare centre. I am very cheerful with the care Busy Bees at Chafford Hundred has provided for my son.

The team were extremely understanding towards me and my daughter and have helped her to settle in really well. The childcare centre team are fab and my youngest daughter starts in January. My daughter started at the childcare centre in October whilst I was on maternity leave and was very unsettled in the beginning.

I’ve marked a few as great instead of outstanding for the following reasons; outdoor facilities, are ace compared to anything I’ve seen in the area and my daughter loves them but I would adore it if there was actually some nature – trees, grass, mud, stones – real outdoors. Cleanliness, a couple of times the toddler loos/upstairs really smelled of pee – I completely understand why this might be but I do think as adults we don’t like to do our business in dirty loos so why should our kids? Value for money, the day rate is expensive (in line with the rising cost of everything) but I was shocked to learn team aren’t entitled to sick pay so I am concerned that my money for services is not actually being spent on our kids and the stellar team delivering the care but business profit for top management? Remarkable, daughter is now very cheerful – it hasn’t been easy for her or us but the childcare centre team and management have assisted us at every stage with excellent care.

The team are consistently extremely welcoming and approachable. They keep me up to date with my son’s progression throughout the day and regularly update his development and where he meets/exceeds particular areas in alignment to EYFS.
The childcare centre itself is spotless and until recently was segregated with the baby room and suitable toys then toddlers etc. In the last week, all displays and colourful walls have been taken down and staying bare and neutral. This is disappointing to hear. I delight in seeing colourful walls to motivate and stimulate kids. The rooms are now all together which is encouraging to engage with all ages but also worrying as he may not develop as well if he has access to more baby/younger toys.
The food is of an extremely high standard and well balanced. It’s excellent that the childcare centre leave the menu for all to see and gives me excellent dinner ideas! My son is consistently cheerful to go to childcare centre (twice a week) and this is a excellent sign to how much he enjoys his time there.

My son loves going to Busy Bees, he is consistently so cheerful to go in and playtime with his friends. It’s lovely that we consistently get pictures and paintings he has done that week he is consistently so proud to show us what he has been doing.
The girls there are incredible consistently so attentive. The updates between the team is excellent! When I pick my son up the handover is consistently so thorough. Since attending Busy Bees my son has gained so much self‑assurance, I see a difference in him each week! I highly suggest this childcare centre.

They have been exceptional with my daughter and she has really come out of her shell. The team are really welcoming
The app is excellent to have as well so I can check to see what she has done and eaten. Couldn’t fault the childcare centre team there at all.

Nothing is ever too much trouble and all team are very approachable and welcoming. Parentzone is also a remarkable idea and I am able to see from my desk how my son is doing throughout the day.
Saying all of the above, my son had a fit while at Childcare centre on Thursday 9th November, something that has never happened before and took us all by shock.
The whole team headed by the manager were outstanding and calm throughout with constant updates/phone calls while I was on route, their handling knowledge and training during this awful moment of him having the fit was even praised by the ambulance team when we were on the way to the hospital with him.
This is very reassuring as a parent in the way this was dealt with and all people involved deserve the highest praise possible. Since my son started in September they have created an outstanding family sense, we have constant updates on his development and activities, they help us together to develop him in all areas and to keep him on track.