Opening hours
Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm.
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Burntwood
Ofsted: Good
(May 2024)
Number of places
135 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
May 2024
Local authority
Staffordshire
About this day nursery
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Burntwood, registered in 2004, provides childcare for children aged 0-4 years old. 30 am until 6 pm.
The overall effectiveness of the nursery was rated as 'Good' during the latest Ofsted inspection on 1st May 2024. Staff at the nursery are noted for being warm and nurturing, building strong attachments with children to help them settle quickly.
The curriculum is designed to support children in becoming confident, independent, and curious learners, with activities tailored to their individual interests and previous experiences. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive good support; staff are proactive in identifying developmental delays and providing swift assistance.
The Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCo) collaborates closely with staff, parents, and other professionals to create support plans and ensure children make good progress. The learning environment extends both indoors and outdoors, forming part of the rich educational provision.
Children are encouraged to develop independence, learning skills such as serving themselves meals and putting on their own shoes. Parents commend the nursery, observing their children making good progress and appreciating the friendly staff who provide daily updates.
What it's like
Staff are warm and nurturing towards children who attend this nursery, forming strong attachments that help children settle quickly. The curriculum focuses on supporting children to become confident, independent, and curious, with activities planned based on their interests and previous experiences. Children behave well, are taught kindness, and follow routines, becoming engaged in learning opportunities.
Warm and nurturing staffChild-centred curriculumStrong SEND supportOutdoor learning opportunitiesFocus on independenceGood progress for children
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds
Key facts
Term time / All Year
All Year
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Busy Bees Day Nursery at Burntwood
Last inspected 1 May 2024
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
What it's like to attend
Staff are warm and nurturing towards children who attend this nursery, forming strong attachments that help children settle quickly. The curriculum focuses on supporting children to become confident, independent, and curious, with activities planned based on their interests and previous experiences. Children behave well, are taught kindness, and follow routines, becoming engaged in learning opportunities.
Inspector highlights
- Staff understand the nursery curriculum and know how children's learning develops in sequence.
- Children become independent, learning to serve themselves at mealtimes and put on their own shoes.
- Children develop their early mathematical knowledge, with staff helping them count and learn about shapes.
- Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are well supported, with the SENCo working closely with staff, parents, and other professionals.
- Leaders are committed to the ongoing professional development of staff through learning lunches, meetings, and training events.
Areas to develop
- 1strengthen consistency of staff's interactions to extend children's learning during play activities
- 2promote children's language and communication skills further by supporting staff to use more open-ended questions.
Inspection #10337877 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents comment that their children are making good progress, which they attribute to the nursery.
They say that staff are friendly and inform them daily about how their children have been.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are well supported. Staff identify where there are delays in children's development and act swiftly to provide support for them. The special educational needs coordinator works closely with staff to devise support plans, which focus on ensuring children make good progress. She models strategies to staff and works closely with parents and other professionals to ensure the right support is in place.
Outdoor space
The inspectors observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning.
Parent Reviews of Busy Bees Day Nursery at Burntwood
4.4
(21)
Becky Cunningham
2 years ago
Best nursery in the area!!! My little girl settled so well there! There amazing with the kids. Always doing new fun activities, offer a great range of different foods. Chloe and Heather are absolutely amazing with my little girl! Can’t thank them both enough for what they do and there always there to talk to me as a mom too!
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Emily Louise
2 years ago
My little boy started at Busy Bees Burntwood almost a year ago now, he is almost 2 and I couldn’t be happier with the care, love and education he’s received. He’s transitioned through three rooms in that time and I have honestly fallen in love with every key person he has had. The team are always so attentive, kind and friendly. It’s just a really nice atmosphere when you enter the nursery and when I leave him for the day I feel content knowing that he is in safe hands with a team that love him. Thanks you for making my first nursery experience so amazing, please look after your amazing team - they really deserve it. X
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Marcia Goodhead
3 years ago
My son attended St Matthews for 2 years. During that time he was given meat and fish on multiple occasions despite him being vegetarian. The staff are moved so frequently that they don’t know who are their key children, this happened to us after yet another staff move in February. Most recently, I went to collect my son and there was initially no adult in sight, then one staff member appeared who told me they couldn’t take my son to the toilet as there wasn’t another staff member available (there were more than 11 children in the room) I had to go into the room and take my son to the toilet. The only reason I have given them 2 stars is because there are a few staff members who are really trying despite the nursery being managed so poorly. I would not recommend the nursery
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Charlotte Xx
a year ago
Staff sent my child home in soaking wet clothes. And when I asked why she was wet Apprently she spent the whole day in cold water ! Not to mention her nappy was full and she had a massive rash from her nappy not being changed!
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Emma Stotzel
4 years ago
My little girl loves coming to nursery and the staff, they are all friendly and professional, we love the app so we can see what she has been up to as photos are added regularly. The nursery itself is such a lovely place and the rooms are brilliant.
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Inspection history
Date: June 2009
- May 2024Good
- February 2020Outstanding
- February 2016Good
- April 2013Requires improvement
- June 2009Good
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