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Six Busy Bees Nurseries Earn Places in Top 20 Nurseries across the UK

Published: 30/04/2026

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Busy Bees Nurseries has been recognised in the Top 20 Nursery Awards 2026 by leading review site, daynurseries.co.uk, with six of its nurseries named among the top nurseries based on parent and carers reviews.

The awards celebrate excellence in nursery care by recognising the top 20 nurseries across 12 UK regions. The awards are based on reviews from parents and carers, evaluating areas including overall standard, safeguarding, facilities, learning resources, staff, food and nutrition, and value for money.

The six nurseries recognised are: 

This recognition reflects Busy Bees’ continued commitment to delivering exceptional early years education and care, supported by experienced teams in nurturing and safe environments. 

Matthew Labaki, Operations Director at Busy Bees, said: “This is a fantastic achievement for our teams and a reflection of their unwavering commitment to giving every child the best start in life. What makes this recognition particularly meaningful is that it is based on feedback from parents and carers, whose experiences help shape and strengthen our approach to early years education.”

Across its nurseries, Busy Bees delivers an evidence-based early years curriculum designed to support children’s development through play. Its Bee Curious curriculum is the?UK’s?only independently evaluated early years curriculum and has been developed by early years experts, drawing on global cognitive science research to nurture curiosity and foster a lifelong love of learning.

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