Busy Bees Longbridge, Birmingham

Both of my children aged 18 months and 3 years have thrived in every way possible since joining the nursery. I love the approach of the staff, if a problem is identified, they discuss it with you straight away and put strategies in place to overcome the problems and assist the child through it. When they handover care, the detail and quality of the handover, I know, reflects my child and the outstanding way they have cared for them. The nursery communicates effectively with home, which I feel helps. Both children love nursery days.

Our son joined the Busy Bees at Longbridge toddler room. After just a short period his development flourished. His language development has come on so strongly and people often comment on how well he is doing with his speech. I do think this is down to his time at Busy Bees. He is always full of smiles when we pick him up and I love seeing him running and playing when he hasn’t noticed us arrive to collect him. His social skills are also growing and he loves playing with other children, in and out of nursery. The nursery is always a happy place to walk into, everyone says hello to my son, greeting him by name, even the people in the other age rooms, the office and the cook. His key worker is always happy to talk to us giving us an end of the day report and discussing anything we feel the need to. We are kept up to date each day with meals, nappies and nap times by the parent app and regular event texts. Choosing a nursery was a big worry for us, but we’re happy we made the right choice.

I would highly recommend Busy Bees Longbridge to any parent looking for a nursery for their child. Our daughter has been going there since she was six months old and absolutely loves it. The staff are all lovely and will happily discuss any questions or concerns you may have and they obviously really care for the children they look after. The facilities are fantastic – bright, clean and engaging, with access to outdoor space. They have regular messy play and take the children outside in all weathers. The food is brilliant, I want to go there for lunch. The children are provided with a wide range of healthy meals, cooked on the premises and staff will provide the recipes for you to make the dishes at home. Our little girl has come along so much since going to Busy Bees, it was the best thing we could have done to send her there and I cannot rate them highly enough.

My little girl started with Busy Bees Longbridge in June this year. It was a hard time for everyone as she had only seen me and her dad since March. The manager and her team were fantastic as they allowed me to access the garden for her settle day which put me so at ease. She was a little bit unsettled to start with which was to be expected, but the nursery staff worked with her and us and now you can see she absolutely loves her Nursery day. She gets so excited when she sees the building and knows she is going in to have a great time and see all of her little friends. The smile on her face when we pick her up at the end of the day says it all really. They also offer one day a week which was perfect for us and exactly what we needed. I would like to thank the staff that work with her everyday, you are superstars and you can tell she adores you. The fantastic management team get stuck in with the children and are hands on and the receptionist is a ray of sunshine.

Both my husband and I have nothing but praise for the Busy Bees team at Longbridge. Our little boy has been with them since he was nine months old (now two years) and our experience in every room has been amazing. The nursery itself is clean and well set up with a great outdoor area that includes a garden. The staff are all friendly and the manager has gone above and beyond, particularly during the COVID period when we were both working in the hospital, to accommodate last minute requests. The online app also allows me to keep up to date with what is going on during the day and includes a nice record of his development/assessments.
The measures that have been put into place during COVID allow me to feel safe leaving my child with them, and we honestly feel like they are an extended part of the family.

My son has been attending Busy Bees at Longbridge since he was 10-months-old, he was in a previous nursery but I pulled him out after 2 weeks due to safety issues, Busy Bees at Longbridge was then recommended to me, and as soon as we went in I knew it was the right nursery for me and my son. What you see is what you get and that is a very high standard of care given to your baby/child from the time they start until the time they finish. Every single staff member is friendly, yet very professional and adheres to all your baby/child’s needs. Safety is their priority and you will see this throughout the nursery. My son is approaching 4 years old now, he is very happy attending nursery and certainly is developing extremely well. I really wish I could continue his whole school life with Busy Bees at Longbridge, seriously give them a call you won’t be disappointed.

Both my children attended this nursery. My youngest is still there. This is a fantastic nursery with great facilities and the staff are very welcoming and committed to each individual child. I would definitely recommend this nursery. My daughter always comes out smiling after a fun day.

I have been using Busy Bees since 2016 when my daughter started at six months old in the baby room and I would recommend them to anyone. Busy Bees have allowed my daughter to grow into a confident happy girl who was more than ready for school and I can only thank the staff at the nursery for this. She always talked about her days at nursery and how much fun she’d had. Her key workers throughout her time there have always been in hand anytime I’ve needed a chat about anything and she has always had a good bond with them. The environments are engaging, bright and clean, I would love to play there myself. There is a wide range of food on the menus for the children, which are always freshly made on-site, the menus and recipes are available for you to take home as well. The children are encouraged to go out in all weather, wet suits and puddle suits are also provided for the children. Overall the staff are friendly and always go above and beyond for you, especially the manager.

My daughter went to the nursery for four months before being withdrawn with immediate effect due to concerns around staff decision making when it came to her safety. The day before she was withdrawn I witnessed her fall face-first from a bouncer, she is one, a confident cruiser and crawler so obviously shouldn’t be in it, it is an accident waiting to happen. Apparently, they put her in it often. The fall was unwitnessed by staff who had taken other children indoors, leaving her alone in the garden. We did also have other concerns such as regimented nap times, high staff turn over and inconsistencies with who worked in each room. Many new clothes had to be purchased to replace stained items from messy play despite me providing a coverall because the paints did not wash out.
Our concerns have been promptly investigated by the Manager, she’s been great and we couldn’t have asked for more from her. However, we ultimately lost trust in them.

After being apprehensive about returning to work and my little boy starting nursery at 8 months old, I couldn’t have wished for a better experience for him. The entire team are warm and friendly and their app provides such a good insight into my son’s day – photos, meals, sleeps and nappy changes. It really does put your mind at ease. Excellent value for money too, especially for the area.