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Busy Bees at West Ealing Baby

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Jun 2024)
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4.6(22 parent reviews) ·Green Man Passage, Ealing, London, W13 0TG · Ealing
Number of places
18 places
Age range
0–1 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2024
Local authority
Ealing

About this day nursery

Busy Bees at West Ealing Baby, established in 1993, operates a childcare setting for children aged 0-1 years. Open Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm, the nursery provides year-round care.

Ranked as Outstanding by Ofsted on 13th June 2024, the nursery is praised for its committed manager and staff who have exceptionally high expectations for all children. They deliver a well-designed curriculum that enables children to continuously acquire knowledge and skills, resulting in exceptional involvement and sustained concentration in activities.

Staff know the children extremely well, responding to non-verbal cues and helping them manage their feelings, fostering a calm and relaxed atmosphere.

What it's like

The committed manager and staff at Busy Bees at West Ealing Baby have exceptionally high expectations for all children. They deliver a well-designed curriculum that enables children to continuously acquire knowledge and skills, resulting in exceptional involvement and sustained concentration in activities. Staff know the children extremely well, responding to non-verbal cues and helping them manage their feelings, fostering a calm and relaxed atmosphere.

Outstanding Ofsted ratingHighly skilled staffExcellent parent partnershipsStrong communication developmentWell-designed curriculum

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, and operates all year round

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Busy Bees at West Ealing Baby

Last inspected 13 June 2024

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

What it's like to attend

The committed manager and staff at Busy Bees at West Ealing Baby have exceptionally high expectations for all children. They deliver a well-designed curriculum that enables children to continuously acquire knowledge and skills, resulting in exceptional involvement and sustained concentration in activities. Staff know the children extremely well, responding to non-verbal cues and helping them manage their feelings, fostering a calm and relaxed atmosphere.

Inspector highlights

  • The manager is highly reflective of practice, leading to continuous improvement in the nursery, including effective organisation of mealtimes resulting in high supervision and encouragement for children to eat vegetables.
  • Relationships between staff and children are very respectful, with individual needs met through careful preparation for activities like nappy changes and personalised sleep routines.
  • Staff have an excellent understanding of how to support children's learning, utilising a wide range of training opportunities to enhance their practice and act on information from other professionals.
  • Staff promote children's communication and language skills remarkably well through singing, action rhymes, stories, and a book and song of the week, fostering a love of books and effective back-and-forth interactions.
  • Partnerships with parents are extremely good, with regular updates, frequent opportunities to meet key persons, and excellent support for at-home learning through workshops and resource bags.
Inspection #10339254 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

"Parents comment that staff care for children as if they were their own."

"They state that the staff in the nursery help their children to become confident and curious learners."

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Great care is taken to ensure that children's individual needs are met. Staff are alert to changes in children's home life and understand when they may need greater support to manage their feelings. They help children to resolve feelings of frustration with sensitivity, patience and kindness.

Outdoor space

Following training on children's play patterns, staff organised resources in the garden for children who are interested in carrying objects from one place to another.

Parent Reviews of Busy Bees at West Ealing Baby

4.6
(22)
Dori
2 years ago

My daughter has been going to busy bees since she was 8.5 months old, she is happy there and grown and learnt a lot. I love busy bees from the professional management staff to the attentive and caring teachers to the activities and the things my little one learns everyday. She come home v tired and extremely happy telling us what she learnt, who she played with, what new activity she did. I would highly recommend busy bees West Ealing to any parent who want a happy and looked after child!

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Sally Senior
6 months ago

My son has been attending West Ealing Busy Bees for over 1 year now. I have seen such a difference in his development and I am very happy with the experience overall. The staff ranging from the Director to the trainees are approachable friendly and I feel comfortable to raised anything with them. Highly recommend.

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Susan FR
4 years ago

My daughter has been at Busy Bees since before her first birthday in 2018. Now, nearly three years later, we are so happy that we chose Busy Bees in West Ealing to be her safe and happy 'home-away-from-home'. From Day 1, the teachers and team have been so warm and kind that they have become like family, and have really created a wonderful environment for the children to play and make friends. Our daughter has grown in confidence and has benefitted from a great foundation for the next steps in her education. I have no hesitation in recommending this nursery to all.

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Asha Bhatt
2 years ago

The staff at Busy Bees are truly engaged and passionate about their work. They are always coming up with new and creative ways to engage the kids. Our daughter loves going to nursery because the staff make her feel so happy and loved. They always take the time to talk to her and play with her, and she always comes home with a smile on her face. I feel confident that she is getting the best possible start in life at Busy Bees.

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A N
7 years ago

My son has attended Busy Bees West Ealing since January this year. We’ve been incredibly pleased with the care, support and encouragement we’ve received from the management and staff at this nursery. When my son become seriously ill in March and we were told his recovery could take weeks or even months, Busy Bees West Ealing did not charge us our monthly fees due to the seriousness of his illness and the fact that he had recently started the nursery. They were in contact with us as parents throughout the whole period my son was ill and they’ve helped us get him settled in again once he returned to the nursery on reduced hours. They’ve made this difficult process extremely easy for us and we couldn’t be any happier that our son is attending Busy Bees West Ealing. The staff are lovely and welcoming, and they take good care of the kids. I would definitely recommend this nursery to anyone. Thank you Busy Bees West Ealing for the great work you are doing in taking care of our little ones.

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Inspection history

Date: June 2012

  • June 2024Outstanding
  • July 2018Outstanding
  • July 2015Good
  • June 2012Good

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