Busy Bees Sevenoaks

Busy Bees is a nursery that will look after your little ones with enthusiasm and good care. The management is passionate about all children and filters down to the individual key workers. Each key worker has their different attributes but mostly positive. Great outside space for the children to utilise and great toilet facilities for children who are going through toilet training. The food could be better selected as some dishes appear to cater for the few rather than the masses. Staff turnover appears to be well managed.

The nursery has good facilities and longer commuter friendly opening hours compared to some others in the locality, which is attractive. Almost without exception, the staff are friendly and all seem to make an effort to get to know the children. They also greet my child by name whenever passing and take an active interest in the children’s development. My child is always very happy to go to nursery and talks fondly of it when she is not there. Unfortunately there do seem to be some issues with staff retention which is quite unsettling. There have been a number of notable departures in recent weeks which is sad. They have some excellent individual staff members and they should work hard to try and retain them as continuity is important for both children and parents. Notwithstanding that I have, and do, recommend the nursery to others.

I have 2 children full time at the nursery, both different ages and have been attending for the last 3 1/2 years and whilst I agree with some of the older reviews re staff retention this has been a lot more settled in the last couple of years. Both my children love attending nursery and missed their friends and the staff during lock down enormously. I also realised how many activities and how stimulated they are at the nursery doing messy play and fun make believe, to learning numbers, days and phonetics. My older boy will be starting school in September and I know that the support and development he has got from the Busy Bees team has meant he is fully ready to go – would definitely recommend it.

The staff genuinely care about the children at the nursery and there are some truly wonderful people working there. However, staff retention is a big problem which can be upsetting for the children. My daughters really enjoy their time at Busy Bees and they do some great activities.

Starting nursery in lockdown is tough but the team at Busy Bees has been super helpful. They’ve been really reassuring, great at being open and in touch and helped my little boy settle in really well, despite the extra measures. He clearly loves his time there and doesn’t want to go home now. Staff are always friendly and really helpful and happy to let you know what he’s been up to and answer questions. Facilities were great when I visited before lockdown, especially the outdoor area.

Between them, my sons have been at Busy Bees Sevenoaks for nearly 6 years, with my youngest just about to leave for school. During their years here, my boys have both been so happy and I have felt very comfortable leaving them in the care of the nursery where they have been so well cared for and nurtured by the wonderful team. They have built great relationships with their key workers and I have really felt that they have cared for my children and their welfare. Very highly recommended and we have been very pleased with this nursery/preschool over the years. No negative comment to give.

My children have been with Busy Bees for 2 years and the care that they have received throughout this time has been outstanding. They have had a number of carers during this time but they have all been excellent, both at caring for the children as well as helping them developmentally. Also, management have been proactive and visionary in constantly improving the nursery, maintaining high standards and most especially, dealing with the covid crisis swiftly, efficiently and intelligently. Nowhere is perfect and the only small, adverse comment to note is that on some occasions (very few though they’ve been!) messages given to staff are not always passed on to other staff but having said that, once highlighted, this is always rectified immediately. It’s a testament to the nursery that this is the only criticism I can find. Overall, it’s evident that all staff have the welfare of the children as the highest priority and their experience and professionalism is always exemplary.

We are very pleased with our child’s attendance at Busy Bees in Sevenoaks. The staff always take time to talk to us about our son’s day. Dietary requirements are followed and our son loves his time there. The staff have a good connection with the parents and have been very helpful and flexible with us through some difficult times.

Great healthy meals, look after my son so well. They are so loving and I really appreciate the attention to detail provided in feeding back to us about his day. Very good communication about any bumps or accidents had with courtesy calls.

We started the nursery just as our daughter was diagnosed with RETT syndrome and we were devastated but the manager and all the staff have been so brilliant and helpful, always accommodating to our daughter’s special needs and she absolutely loves going there, which gives us great peace of mind knowing she is happy there. The nursery even gave us advice and guidance regarding any help that is out there for disabled children which was greatly appreciated as we were completely lost at the beginning. Just want to say thanks so much for all their help.