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Busy Bees Day Nursery at Birmingham Longbridge

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Mar 2024)
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4.5(26 parent reviews) ·Tessall Lane, Longbridge, Birmingham, B31 2SF · Birmingham
Number of places
64 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2024
Local authority
Birmingham

About this day nursery

Busy Bees Day Nursery at Birmingham Longbridge, open all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, provides outstanding childcare for children aged 0-4 years. Established in 1996, this busy and creative nursery ensures children are excited to begin their day, fostering strong attachments through an excellent key-person and buddy system.

The nursery offers a rich, exciting curriculum that continuously builds on children's existing knowledge and skills, leading to high levels of concentration and engagement. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive exceptional support, with swift identification of potential learning gaps and cohesive collaboration with parents to ensure appropriate referrals and additional help.

The nursery places a strong emphasis on outdoor learning, with children actively engaging in digging for potatoes and using wheeled resources to develop their physical skills. Staff also promote children's awareness of global issues, such as caring for the planet, and foster a love of books through animated storytelling.

Babies are encouraged to be highly inquisitive and develop independence, while older children immerse themselves in science experiments. Parents consistently express delight with the service and support they receive, praising the resources provided for addressing topics at home and the strong partnership with managers and staff in their child's learning.

The nursery provides funded early education for two, three and four-year-old children.

What it's like

Children arrive at this busy and creative nursery and are excited to begin their day. An excellent key-person and buddy system ensures that children build strong attachments to staff, supporting their personal and emotional development superbly. Staff plan a rich, exciting curriculum that continually builds on what children know and can do, leading to high levels of concentration and engagement.

Outstanding Ofsted ratingRich, exciting curriculumExcellent SEND supportStrong parent partnershipsEmphasis on outdoor learningFosters global awareness

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

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

Key facts

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Busy Bees Day Nursery at Birmingham Longbridge

Last inspected 14 March 2024 · Tracey Boland

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding

What it's like to attend

Children arrive at this busy and creative nursery and are excited to begin their day. An excellent key-person and buddy system ensures that children build strong attachments to staff, supporting their personal and emotional development superbly. Staff plan a rich, exciting curriculum that continually builds on what children know and can do, leading to high levels of concentration and engagement.

Inspector highlights

  • Leadership within the nursery is excellent, with managers continually striving to provide the very best care and learning opportunities.
  • Robust recruitment procedures and frequent supervision ensure sharp professional development for staff.
  • Staff promote children's awareness of global issues, such as the importance of caring for our planet.
  • Babies are highly inquisitive, developing independence and showing delight in self-exploration.
  • Children's love of books blossoms through animated storytelling, and older children immerse themselves in science.
  • Parents are absolutely delighted with the service and support they receive, feeling confident in the care provided.
  • Children's health and physical well-being are superbly supported through outdoor activities, healthy food, and hygiene routines.
Inspection #10317474 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents are absolutely delighted with the service they and their children receive.

They speak extremely positively about the resources provided by the nursery that provide guidance and ideas for addressing topics at home. For example, preparing children for a new baby and ways for handling behaviour at home that children may present.

Parents recognise the excellent care provided and the partnership they have with managers and staff who keep them involved in their child's learning.

They feel that they can leave their children knowing that they are in safe and secure hands.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported extremely well. Effective routines for observing and assessing children's development mean that possible gaps in learning are swiftly identified. Staff work cohesively with parents to ensure referrals are made to the relevant agencies to ensure that their children receive the additional support and help that they need.

Outdoor space

Staff ensure that children spend lots of time outdoors being active. Children enjoy using spades and forks to dig in soil when looking for potatoes. They use a variety of wheeled resources and learn to manoeuvre effectively around people and objects.

Parent Reviews of Busy Bees Day Nursery at Birmingham Longbridge

4.5
(26)
Charlie Larkin
11 months ago

All 3 of my children have been to this nursery the youngest is still there and its wonderful. Staff are always friendly and helpful. Environment is welcoming, clean and tidy. The children are stimulated and happy. They have always been helpful and my daughter enjoys her nursery days

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Claire Jeacock
6 years ago

My daughter has attended the nursery for a year and a half now and she enjoys every day she is there. The staff are lovely and genuinely care about my daughter’s development. They have been supportive with aiding her potty training and have encouraged her independence in all areas. My daughter has built fantastic relationships with other children and the staff, not just from her room, from the entire nursery. My husband and I are extremely happy with our daughter’s development and couldn’t be happier that we chose to send her to this Busy Bees.

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Julie Katwa
6 years ago

Lovely nursery. My daughter has attended since she was 7 months old, she is now 4 years old. Hard working, caring competent staff. Always get acknowledged when you go there. Staff are always readily at hand to listen to me and give me advice about my daughter, especially the manager. I feel she has always been looked after well and cared for, whilst she has been at nursery. All staff are very professional and friendly. My daughter enjoys going to nursery and has made many friends. She started in the baby room and had progressed through the rooms at nursery. She has learnt a lot due to there being a lot of learning through play actives, but also giving her the chance to gain confidence and independence. I would highly recommend this nursery.

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Rebecca Woolley
6 years ago

It's always a difficult period when you're back to work and leaving your little one in a new place for the first time. But my daughter has been in a supportive and nurturing environment these past 8 months and is growing into a independent little girl. The staff are all so friendly and I can get updates online as to nappy changes, how she's slept, eaten and the occasional observations that provide an insight to how she's doing with her development. They also really like emphasizing natural play (a previous review was very negative about this) and have plenty of books and toys to keep them stimulated. Sometimes my daughter will have been playing with blocks, water, paint, sand, dolls... the list goes on. Honestly a lovely nursery and the staff do a fantastic job.

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Zoe
6 years ago

We joined this nursery earlier this year and our experience has been brilliant. As first time parents we were apprehensive to start the nursery journey but the staff made this transition a pleasant one. Our little boy has built lots of great relationships with the staff and has settled in very quickly. We can't wait to see him progress through the different age groups.

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Inspection history
Improved from Good → Outstanding in 2024

Date: July 2011

  • March 2024Outstanding
  • May 2018Good
  • June 2015Good
  • December 2014Inadequate
  • December 2013Requires improvement
  • November 2012Good
  • July 2011Good

Frequently asked about Busy Bees Day Nursery at Birmingham Longbridge

About the setting

Busy Bees Day Nursery at Birmingham Longbridge registered in 1996. The nursery employs 20 members of childcare staff, with 14 holding appropriate early years qualifications from level 2 to level 3. The nursery operates Monday to Friday all year round, from 7am until 6pm, excluding one week at Christmas and bank holidays. It provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

URN
509451
Registered person
Busy Bees Nurseries Limited
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises

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