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Contact Information
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Phone Number01582 462533
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Details
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Group/OwnerBusy Bees Nurseries Ltd
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Person in ChargeDiane Chichester (Nursery Manager)
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Number of Staff20
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When ClosedBank Holidays & Christmas
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Type of ServiceDay Nursery – Privately Owned Open all year Full Day Care Sessional Day Care
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Total Places for children64
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Age rangefrom 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months
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Opening DaysMon-Fri
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Opening Hours0715-1830
Milan Keane
September 13, 2024 at 6:16 pmWe now have both our kids at Rothamsted Busy Bees (2 years and 4 years) and they constantly tell us how much they have enjoyed their days (4 days per week) at childcare centre. As parents we are delighted with the updates from the childcare centre and the variety of activities we see/hear/read about the kids doing..all very topical, educational and most importantly enjoyable! Thanks. We would highly suggest this childcare centre to anyone/everyone. We have been with Busy Bees Rothamsted Childcare centre since August 2019 (our baby was 9 months when she started) and have been thoroughly impressed by the care, discovering setting, activities, food and team.
Justice Hayes
September 17, 2024 at 2:51 pmMy son absolutely loves coming to preschool 3 days a week, he has made so many friends and loves the daily choices of activities available.
All of the team are extremely compassionate, engaging and welcoming and the curriculum is taught in so many adaptable ways that makes it enjoyable for the kids and they’re so proud to tell us what they’ve been practising/discovering.
Phoenix Griffin
September 30, 2024 at 8:31 amAll the team are compassionate and the kids learn so much from them. We would suggest the childcare centre 100%. We are very cheerful with Busy Bees Rothamsted Lodge, both out kids attend and adore it so much.
Kai Sharpe
October 13, 2024 at 11:38 pmOur daughter is now in preschool and leaving for school in September. We couldn’t have asked for a better setting for her to grow, learn and have enjoyable. She has consistently loved it in every room ad has such lovely relationships with the team. The handovers are consistently thorough and the app is exceptional for seeing what they’re doing during the day. They adore the food and consistently seem to be doing excellent activities, particularly in preschool. She is sad to be leaving but has grown so much in self‑assurance. Both our kids have been at Busy Bees since they were 7 months old.
River Taylor
October 19, 2024 at 6:59 amWe joined from another childcare centre a year ago and have watched our daughter flourish in the outstanding preschool room. The quality of discovering provision in this room is exceptional and reflects on the calibre of team employed by the childcare centre. It is a wonderfully inviting and welcoming childcare centre and all team across the childcare centre know us and our daughter well. There is a strong management presence at pick-up/drop-off which ensures outstanding updates. We have been particularly impressed by the opportunities for discovering outside of the classroom (the outdoor space and activities were a key draw to us); in December, for example, there was a trip to the pantomime and there was recently a trip to a local farm to learn about wheat from which the kids baked their own bread. We would like to express our thanks to everyone at Busy Bees for creating such a enjoyable, attentive and inspirational discovering setting. This is an outstanding childcare centre and we are so delighted to be a part of this cheerful community.
Finley Blair
October 22, 2024 at 10:37 amMy daughter’ self‑assurance is very great now and she socialises well. We have made some great relationships with the carers. The pre-school room has remarkable discovering, my daughter has come along way since being within that room and she had a great amount of time in the garden.
Marley Sharpe
November 19, 2024 at 11:15 pmAll the team are welcoming, attentive, approachable and expert. My daughter loves childcare centre and I have seen her blossom. The outdoor space is incredible! We just adore everything about Busy Bees! I’ve been highly impressed with Busy Bees Rothampsted Lodge.
Riley Flynn
December 28, 2024 at 12:52 amOur son has been with Busy Bees, Rothamsted Lodge for 8 months – starting in the baby room and currently in tots. The team are inviting and attentive and have excellent relationships with the kids. It made my transition to full-time work much easier knowing he was in such a nurturing setting and he is really cheerful there. The facilities are lovely – with lots of different playtime/discovering spaces in each room and excellent outdoor space for the kids to playtime outside each day. Very great updates on drop-off, pick-ups and daily updates on an app. Kids have a wide variety of meals made fresh on-site each day. Outstanding management. Thank you to all the team. A fantastic childcare centre – would suggest to any parents.
Justice Hayden
December 30, 2024 at 7:18 pmThey’ve been a home-from-home for both our kids. They did a excellent job getting our eldest ready for school and our son loves going in every day – his days are so full and diverse and the team are all fantastic with him. We adore Busy Bees, Rothamsted Lodge!
Blake Grant
January 12, 2025 at 6:40 amMy son has been going since he was 13 months old (he is now 3) and has really thrived there. The team are extremely compassionate and attentive and the kids get to journey a huge variety of activities especially in the pre-school room where he has even had the opportunity to go on trips out including the farm, a Chinese restaurant and the local pantomime. I wouldn’t hesitate to suggest the childcare centre to other parents. Busy Bees Rothamsted Lodge is a lovely welcoming childcare centre.
Elliot Ferguson
January 17, 2025 at 6:37 amThe team are lovely, the rooms are enjoyable and stimulating and the outside space is outstanding. Two areas which could be improved in our view. Management generally run the childcare centre well, although adding extra days/half days often requires a lot of follow-up (We understand the app is tricky to use). We find the fees very expensive. Our daughter attends 3-5 days per week which equates to £17,600 over the entire year, a huge sum. Overall, we really like Busy Bees, Rothamsted as a childcare centre for our daughter, who enjoys her days there too.
Rowan Sutton
January 22, 2025 at 12:18 amThey are both very cheerful there. The team are welcoming, compassionate, supportive, and seem to genuinely care about the kids. The range of activities they do every day is exceptional, and they adore the food! In the pre-school room, in particular, my older son has come on leaps and bounds – he’s writing, doing maths, his concentration span has greatly improved, and he learns something new every day. My boys have been attending Busy Bees Rothamsted Lodge for four and two years respectively.
Reese Sutton
February 16, 2025 at 7:31 pmReally cheerful with all aspects of the childcare centre. Team, activities, area and more. Our little one has been there for almost 3 years and I would highly suggest this childcare centre to all! Can’t rate highly enough.
Kai Underwood
February 22, 2025 at 5:59 pmThe team are welcoming to us as parents and seem to delight in looking after the kids – which is excellent that they are all cheerful in their work! Our son has a whale-of-a-time every day, and the childcare centre had adapted an online portal so that we can see regular updates on his development with pictures of what he has been up to. We’re very cheerful with the childcare provided at Rothamsted Lodge.
Emerson Taylor
April 2, 2025 at 6:49 amBoth our kids have been wonderfully taken care of but really nurturing team who seem to adore kids and their work. The best and most important thing about this childcare centre is the exceptional team the manager has built around her.
Logan Steele
April 12, 2025 at 6:22 amHe is well cared for by people who he trusts and shows him the attention and consideration that mirrors our parental style. Thank you Busy Bees Rothamsted. Busy Bees in Rothamstead is the perfect setting for our kid to grow and learn.
Robin Delaney
April 21, 2025 at 9:29 pmIt is extremely well run and managed. My daughter is in the preschool room where they delight in an outstanding mix of discovering and playtime. A lot of hard work and preparation goes into structuring the day and my daughter has come on considerably since joining the preschool room. I can strongly suggest Busy Bees Rothamsted. This is an outstanding childcare centre where the heart of the childcare centre are the kids.
Spencer Norris
May 29, 2025 at 9:17 amMy son has attended since he was 2 and has a excellent time. The team are welcoming and welcoming. The online app is updated regularly with food choices, activities, pictures, toilet and nappy changes. I can see lots of development, including using the ‘pincer’ grip when holding a pencil, taking an interest in stories we see at the library that he says he has read in childcare centre and starting to recognise letters and sounds. There is also lots of enjoyable to be had, lots of fresh and creative ideas, for example, squeezing lemons to make homemade lemonade. Busy Bees Rothamsted Lodge Day Childcare centre is a lovely childcare centre.
Kai Frost
June 6, 2025 at 4:02 amI am extremely cheerful with the care that she received in the Baby Room and now gets in the Toddler Room. She is consistently cheerful to be dropped off and is consistently cheerful at the end of the day, obviously having had a enjoyable day, great food and a decent nap. She has thrived due to the routine the childcare centre provides, but more importantly from the team’s thoughtful and attentive care. The toys, books and other facilities offer everything she needs to have enjoyable and develop. The team manage the challenges that come with a room full of babies/toddlers with professionalism, sensitivity and patience – they are excellent and deserve so much praise and thanks from me and my family. We would definitely suggest the childcare centre. My Daughter has attended this childcare centre since she was one year old and is now in the Toddler Room.
Gray Hayes
June 25, 2025 at 2:18 amTeam are welcoming and our daughter really enjoys all the activities. She has improved and developed so much since she joined. Kids playtime and learn! The rooms are lovely and the garden gives kids a excellent opportunity to playtime outdoors. We adore this childcare centre.