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Busy Bees at Sevenoaks

Ofsted: Good
(May 2023)
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4.2(11 parent reviews) ·1 St John's Road, Sevenoaks, TN13 3LR · Kent
Number of places
92 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
May 2023
Local authority
Kent

About this day nursery

Busy Bees at Sevenoaks is a friendly and welcoming nursery, providing childcare for children aged 0-4 years. Open Monday to Friday all year round, except for bank holidays, sessions run from 7:30 am to 6 pm.

The nursery, which received an Ofsted rating of 'Good' at its latest inspection on 19 May 2023, focuses on fostering strong relationships between staff and children. Staff know the children well, taking into account their interests and using this information to plan enjoyable and engaging activities.

The key-person system is well-established, ensuring each child has access to a broad curriculum. The nursery places importance on celebrating diversity, with staff gathering information about children's differing faiths, backgrounds, and experiences before they start.

The outdoor learning environment has been extended and rearranged to enhance children's experiences. The nursery provides good support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), with staff making ongoing observations and working with parents to ensure early intervention.

Partnerships with parents are strong, with effective communication through daily chats and messages, ensuring parents feel well informed about their child's care and progress.

What it's like

Children arrive happy at this friendly and welcoming nursery. Warm and nurturing staff ensure that they form strong relationships with children by engaging them in conversations. Staff know the children well, find out about their interests and use this information to plan enjoyable and interesting activities.

Friendly and welcomingStrong relationships with staffBroad curriculumSupports diversityGood SEND provisionStrong parent partnerships

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday all year round, except for bank holidays. Sessions are from 7.30am to 6pm.

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Busy Bees at Sevenoaks

Last inspected 19 May 2023

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Children arrive happy at this friendly and welcoming nursery. Warm and nurturing staff ensure that they form strong relationships with children by engaging them in conversations. Staff know the children well, find out about their interests and use this information to plan enjoyable and interesting activities.

Inspector highlights

  • Children behave very well and show high levels of independence.
  • Staff promote an interest in books and stories very well, using story sacks and taking books home to share with parents.
  • Staff find out about children's lives before they start at the nursery, including their differing faiths, backgrounds and experiences.
  • Leaders and staff work hard to support good communication with parents about all aspects of their child's care.

Areas to develop

  • 1review planning to ensure that older children have plenty of time to practise and embed skills, to support future learning
  • 2support all staff to have the knowledge and confidence they need to provide the tailored support some children with SEND need, to ensure consistency throughout the day.
Inspection #10280348 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents say they feel well informed.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Overall, there is good support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff identify when children need extra support, work with parents and make ongoing observations to provide information for other professionals, as necessary, to ensure early intervention and help close gaps in learning.

Outdoor space

The outdoor learning environment has been extended and rearranged to better meet children's needs.

Parent Reviews of Busy Bees at Sevenoaks

4.2
(11)
Kerry Walker
a year ago

My daughter loves her time at nursery, she’s always excited to tell me about her day and has a great bond with staff, she enjoys the food and has a second helping if there’s enough. She’s come such a long way since starting and we couldn’t be happier.

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Shannon S
2 years ago

I have had two children in Busy Bees Sevenoaks who have been attending since 2021 and my children absolutely love going to nursery. The babies and toddler assistants are absolutely fantastic and I couldn't fault the nursery.

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Kasia Olech
3 years ago

My daughter was supposed to start going to the busy bees in September. Everything was agreed and paid. They called after 2 months that they had given someone else's daughter a place.

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Elizabeth Peters
5 years ago

Absolute best nursery. Son has gone since he was one and he’s learned and had such great care. Highly recommend Busy Bees.

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Holly Laws
2 years ago

Excellent nursery and my daughter loves the staff and her days there

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Inspection history

Date: May 2016

  • May 2023Good
  • September 2017Good
  • May 2016Good

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