Busy Bees Edinburgh Broughton

My daughter attended from age 2-5. She was previously at Newhaven Busy Bees which was absolutely fantastic but we moved house so I had to move her. Unfortunately my experience with the Edinburgh Nursery Busy Bees has not been the same. Various issues like, being put down for naps despite me repeateldy asking that she does not nap in the day. Online journals not being updated, or being sloppy (noting that she had a meat lunch when she is vegetarian) and not inculuding any detail (or only very basic/general detail) of her daily activities. Pick up feedback was little to none as we were always told it was in the online journal. There is very little imagination from staff with regards to craft/learning/development. My daughter didn't seem to learn anything at this nursery and she never came home with any crafts she had made. She only came back with hundreds of pieces of scrappy paper with some colouring on. At the Newhaven nursery she would regularly come home and surprise me with what she had learnt that day. Also, when she left Newhaven I was given a folder filled with all of her achievements/milestones/keyworker notes/crafts and photographs from the 2 years she was there. From Broughton I had to ask if there was anything and was just told it was 'just the online journal' .I paid a £100 refundable deposit. She has now been out of the nursery for a month, I have emailed twice to chase the refund and had no reply. I called them today and they claimed to be chasing it with accounts.......Please send your child to an alternative like Bright Horizons, I didn't originally chose there as I was put off by the non refundable deposit and had already had a good experience with Busy Bees at Newhaven.

We have been going to Broughton for 5 years now. Only reason we are leaving is due to moving or else would stay here til youngest goes to school! They have done some Major improvements over the past year to make the nursery much more interactive for the kids and have consistency with the staff. The teachers are wonderful and I am so grateful for them! I can tell they love our kids and really care. They have their own chef on site who makes wonderful and nutritious homemade meals (which they ask our feedback on the menu). The kids go out for walks/park or are outside everyday which was always important to me! Highly recommend.

An excellent nursery, with low staff turnover and a fantastic manager. The daily menu for babies and children is absolutely unbelievable, and hugely impressive. Having had two children go through the nursery I can say with confidence that the staff absolutely adore each and every one of the children, meaning that you can drop them off without having to worry, knowing they are getting a great start to life with exactly the right balance of care, attention, and education. The pre-school is also brilliant - my son was so well prepared to go to school and it's as a result of the staff's great training and dedication to their jobs. Thank you!

Our son loves it there, the staff are really friendly and attentive. He's learning so much every week and really enjoys the daily expeditions to the variety of local parks and the nursery's outdoor playspace.

Staff have looked after my 2 boys incredibly well over the past 7 years of us using Busy Bees.

Highly recommend busy bees Edinburgh broughton! My daughter has attended since 8 months old and is now 2. Always having a huge variety of meals, routine kept which is great! Lots of outdoor play when they can which my daughter loves. All the staff are so friendly and welcoming. So grateful to my daughters key worker Amy who really believed in her and encouraged to help with potty training which has been successful.

Very fortunate to have found the Edinburgh Nursery. Our toddler absolutely loves it and the staff are wonderful. The activities he gets to do every day are always different and the food he has every day is really varied and tasty, the menu changes every weekDuring lockdown there was a reduction on the numbers attending and staff also, but the quality of service remained just as high which is extremely impressive to achieve at this horrible time

A great nursery, with fantastic staff and in a great location for the kids to visit the water of Leith. Recently acquired by Busy Bees but still retains an air of Independence. Would highly recommend.