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Busy Bees Day Nursery at Chafford Hundred Station Side

Ofsted: Good
(Mar 2022)
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4.1(9 parent reviews) ·Howard Road, Chafford Hundred, Grays, RM16 6YJ · Thurrock
Number of places
92 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2022
Local authority
Thurrock

About this day nursery

Busy Bees Day Nursery at Chafford Hundred Station Side, established in 2001, provides childcare for children aged 0-4 years. Open all year round from 7am to 6:30pm, Monday to Friday, the nursery received a "Good" rating in its latest Ofsted inspection on 10th March 2022.

Children at the nursery are observed to genuinely enjoy their time, forming strong, supportive bonds with staff members. They are confident communicators, with babies happily babbling and toddlers developing a love for books.

The curriculum is designed around children's interests and learning needs, offering a wide range of exciting activities both indoors and outdoors. For instance, older children engage in chalk drawing outside, while babies explore with plastic trucks and coloured paint.

The nursery provides good support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), with staff closely collaborating with external professionals and parents to help children achieve their next steps in learning. Staff also show a good understanding of their key person role, strengthening bonds with children and ensuring their personal care needs are met.

Children enjoy healthy, balanced meals and snacks, and the nursery works to ensure a smooth transition to school by collaborating with local teachers, providing information about children's achievements and learning needs.

What it's like

Children really enjoy their time at nursery and have close, supportive relationships with staff. They are confident communicators and make good progress, with staff planning activities based on their interests and learning needs.

Exciting activitiesConfident communicatorsGood SEND supportHealthy mealsStrong parent partnershipsOutdoor play

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday all year round Sessions are from 7am until 6.30pm.

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2001

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Busy Bees Day Nursery at Chafford Hundred Station Side

Last inspected 10 March 2022

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 really enjoy their time at nursery and have close, supportive relationships with staff. They are confident communicators and make good progress, with staff planning activities based on their interests and learning needs.

Inspector highlights

  • Children enjoy a wide range of exciting activities and experiences.
  • Staff have a good understanding of their role as a key person.
  • Children enjoy healthy, balanced and nutritious snacks and meals.
  • Partnerships with parents are good.
  • Pre-school children enjoy learning about plants and flowers.

Areas to develop

  • 1work with staff to improve the variety and accessibility of resources to encourage children's independent play further
  • 2support staff, particularly those in the pre-school room, to help them identify ways to organise daily routines more effectively.
Inspection #10229998 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive good levels of support. Staff liaise with external professionals and parents to decide on children's next steps to help them close any gaps in their learning.

Outdoor space

Older children use chalk to draw patterns on the concrete outside, while babies happily make marks using plastic trucks and coloured paint. The inspector observed the quality of education being provided indoors and outdoors.

Parent Reviews of Busy Bees Day Nursery at Chafford Hundred Station Side

4.1
(9)
Olessea Rotaru
8 months ago

We are very grateful to Busy Bees and the wonderful staff for the care, patience, and dedication they have shown to our child. The teachers create a safe, joyful, and supportive environment, and our little one has been so happy to go every day. Thank you for making this such a positive and memorable experience!

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Magdalena Osinska
a year ago

Unfortunately I had a negative experience with Busy Bees at Chafford Hundred. We had a place for our daughter however our circumstances changed so we no longer needed the space. We had been told that we will get refund of our booking fee. We then found out that the nursery would not honour this as agreed. Really disappointing experience, I would expect much better service from Busy Bees.

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Sophie Fogg
5 years ago

Both my children have attended this nursery, one in the baby room and the other in the pre school room. Both my boys have been well looked after and their development has come along incredibly thanks to the wonderful team of ladies they have. They helped my son prepare for school and although he left early due to COVID the team went above and beyond to help develop their learning skills through online tasks and activities. I cannot fault the nursery or the amazing team. Highly recommended.

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C R
3 years ago

With the nursery closing in March due to COVID, and reopening in September, I was anxious to bring my little one back. However the whole team have been amazing! Emily and Tarin, the new managers, are knowledgeable and helpful to all queries I have had. The staff working in the rooms are loving, and I can really tell they care about my child when we have the end of day handovers. I also receive daily updates of what my child has been up to during the day on the app on my phone. As a nursery, I feel completely confident that they have strict COVID procedures in place to make sure it is safe for the children and parents, and the fact that my little girl is always smiling when I greet her at the door is a massive bonus. Her development has really come on, even just in the 3 weeks they have been reopen, and that is all down to the ladies working in the room! I would highly recommend Howard Road to any parent!

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alex bobeica
a year ago

A long story with 10 months on waiting with unprofessional management and seriously this is all you guys have a plain garden without even one slide

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Inspection history

Date: February 2011

  • March 2022Good
  • March 2017Good
  • October 2013Good
  • March 2013Good
  • February 2011Good

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