Busy Bees DC — Local services in Washington

I recently had the pleasure of sending my child to Busy Bees and I couldn’t be more impressed by the entire experience. From the moment we arrived, the staff greeted us with warmth and enthusiasm, setting the tone for what would be a fun times to come.

The camp offers a wide range of activities that kept my child engaged and excited every single day. I was particularly impressed by the balance between outdoor adventure and creative activities —my child had the opportunity to try new things and build new skills while making lifelong friends.

The counselors were young ,vibrant, enthusiastic, caring, and genuinely invested in each camper’s experience. It was evident that they went above and beyond to make sure everyone felt included and supported, which made all the difference.

I will definitely recommend Busy Bees to my mom circle and parents in need of camp or childcare...

It has been a few years since the safety issues made me promise not to go back, so I can't say if they've changed, but the staff were very young and immature (getting in to shouting matches on a local playground), but, more importantly, not getting off their phones so they can see what their charges were doing, esp when out in public. Another mom reported the teens didn't know who all the kids in their group were at a local playground so when they were leaving they had the count off by one, but did not know who the missing child was since this is a playground open to the public with many other children and adults. They say they spend a lot of time outside, but it was always "too hot" so the kids were always inside at pick up (even though the Hill Center has a lot of shade on the eastern side). They'd also never let us in to the building - just all around...

A couple days before camp started, parents were informed that we were not allowed to meet the counselors or see the classroom (camp room). I have no idea how many kids were in my child’s class or what it looks like. It seemed really disorganized and like the counselors were all teenagers. Photos were sent each week, but over the entire summer, I only received a couple photos that included my child. I received so many photos of other kids. It was really weird. My child didn’t seem to enjoy it and we...