Is Busy Bees Childcare a good company to work for?

Busy Bees Childcare has an overall rating of 2.8 out of 5, based on over 570 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 10% over the last 12 months. 41% of employees would recommend working at Busy Bees Childcare to a friend and 40% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Busy Bees Childcare have been left by employees working as Assistant Manager , Nursery Manager and Centre Director .

Does Busy Bees Childcare pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Busy Bees Childcare employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Busy Bees Childcare. This rating has decreased by 11% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Busy Bees Childcare?

41% of Busy Bees Childcare employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Busy Bees Childcare 2.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Busy Bees Childcare?

Nursery Practitioner (25) , Early Childhood Educator (23) , Nursery Nurse (23) , English Teacher (21) , Nursery Assistant (21) , Centre Director (19) , Educator (18) , Teacher (17) , Early Years Practitioner (15) , Early Years Educator (14) , Manager (14) , Nursery Manager (12) , Assistant Manager (11) , Preschool Teacher (11) , Lead Educator (7)

What are the pros of working at Busy Bees Childcare according to real employee reviews?

"staff friendly and bubbly to get around for your children" ((in 38 reviews)); "work with kids and good training" ((in 18 reviews)); "Great team to work along side" ((in 18 reviews)); "Centre director and some colleagues were nice" ((in 13 reviews)); "Good benefit, workload manageable, not alot of paper work" ((in 12 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Busy Bees Childcare according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is low for level of skill and effort that goes into the job" ((in 37 reviews)); "Long hours that are not flexible" ((in 34 reviews)); "Can have poor management" ((in 34 reviews)); "Low salary and only one bonus" ((in 16 reviews)); "No work life balance" ((in 7 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Busy Bees Childcare locations?

London , Birmingham , Basingstoke , Edinburgh , Reading , Burntwood , Saint Albans , Bristol , Guildford , Nottingham , Ealing , Ashford , East Malling , Milton Keynes , Newcastle upon Tyne , Woking , Godalming , Oxford , Shenstone , Stotfold , Welwyn , Watford , Lewisham , Norwich , Manchester , Peterborough , Horley , Cheam , Fulham , Horsham

Busy Bees Childcare reviews

2.8

41% would recommend to a friend

(342 total reviews)

Peter Gowers

Not enough data to show CEO approval

40% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (342 reviews)

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Busy Bees Childcare has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 342 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Busy Bees Childcare employee rating is 26% below average for employers within the Education industry (3.8 stars).

Reviews by job title

342 reviews

1.0

Jun 4, 2026

Toxic management overshadows the experience

Nursery practitioner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There wasn’t anything good to say

Cons

Toxic management and very much underpaid for such a profitable organisation

Busy Bees Childcare Response

1d

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We are sorry to hear that you did not feel adequately supported during your time with Busy Bees. The quality of leadership and management within our nurseries is incredibly important to us, and we recognise the significant impact this has on our colleagues' day-to-day experience. We are continuing to invest in management development, coaching and colleague feedback programmes to ensure our teams feel valued, supported and heard. We know that pay and benefits are important considerations for all colleagues, particularly within the early years sector. We regularly review our pay and reward offering. We appreciate your feedback and wish you all the best for the future.

1.0

May 24, 2026

Rewarding work with children overshadowed by toxic management

Early childhood educator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working with the children and helping them learn

Cons

Management Hours of work Workload Toxic work environment

Busy Bees Childcare Response

1d

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We are sorry to hear that you did not feel adequately supported during your time with Busy Bees. The quality of leadership and how colleagues feel towards management is important to us, and we know this can impact colleagues' day-to-day experience. We encourage all staff to talk about their issues and escalate when possible. As a provider we are always open to feedback and monitor issues closely to resolve them affectively. Thank you for your feedback.

4.0

May 20, 2026

Supportive environment overshadowed by blame culture

Administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good environment but tu lahhhh

Cons

always got scold at someone else's mistakes

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