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Busy Bees Day Nursery at Croydon

Ofsted: Good
(May 2025)
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3.9(25 parent reviews)
·164 Old School Place, Croydon, CR0 4GB · Croydon
Number of places
112 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
May 2025
Local authority
Croydon

About this day nursery

Busy Bees Day Nursery at Croydon, located in Croydon (CR0 4GB), provides a safe and happy environment for children aged 1 to 4 years. Open all year round from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm, Monday to Friday, the nursery maintains a consistent and engaging routine for its attendees.

The dedicated staff effectively supervise children both indoors and outdoors, ensuring their developmental needs are met. Babies, for instance, are nurtured in a room where staff are easily approachable and responsive, providing healthy meal plans and addressing their individual requirements promptly.

The nursery implements a "bee curious" curriculum that places a strong emphasis on language development through shared storybooks, fostering a love for reading from a young age. " Outdoor learning is a key feature, where babies engage in water play to explore cause and effect, and pre-schoolers demonstrate spatial awareness during imaginative adventures, such as navigating the garden on a bear hunt.

Parents frequently commend the staff for their kind and caring approach, and for the positive progress their children make, particularly in developing self-confidence.

What it's like

This nursery provides a safe and happy atmosphere where staff engage with children effectively, supervising them well both indoors and outdoors. They ensure babies' developmental needs are met and provide a healthy meal plan, promptly responding to children's requests for food. The nursery implements a 'bee curious' curriculum that focuses on language development through storybooks, encouraging independence and good manners in children.

Safe AtmosphereBee Curious CurriculumOutdoor LearningLanguage DevelopmentGood MannersNurturing Staff

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

all year round, from 7.30am until 6pm, Monday to Friday

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Busy Bees Day Nursery at Croydon

Last inspected 7 May 2025 · Marisol Hernandez-Garn

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

This nursery provides a safe and happy atmosphere where staff engage with children effectively, supervising them well both indoors and outdoors. They ensure babies' developmental needs are met and provide a healthy meal plan, promptly responding to children's requests for food. The nursery implements a 'bee curious' curriculum that focuses on language development through storybooks, encouraging independence and good manners in children.

Inspector highlights

  • Children behave well because they are actively engaged in exploration.
  • Children love playing and learning, showing great motivation during outdoor activities and sustained concentration.
  • Staff assess children's learning to guide their planning and implement a strong curriculum that equips them with necessary skills.
  • Staff offer praise and cuddles, enhancing children's well-being, and engage babies effectively with songs and rhymes.
  • Staff promote children's health through good hygiene practices and nutritious meals, following procedures for medication administration and sharing information.

Areas to develop

  • 1explore other ways of sharing information with parents about their children's learning, including their named key person
  • 2develop a more effective system for identifying staff's training needs to enhance their performance, including teaching skills.
Inspection #10402231 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents report that staff are kind and caring.

They are happy with their children's good progress, such as in their self-confidence.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

Outdoor space

During outdoor activities, babies enjoy splashing in water, exploring cause and effect. Pre-school children show strong spatial awareness as they navigate the garden on imaginative adventures, such as going on a bear hunt.

Parent Reviews of Busy Bees Day Nursery at Croydon

3.9
(25)
Amy dean
5 years ago

My daughter has been here since she was 5 and a half months. She is now 2 years old and has grown in confidence and independence. The staff are amazing with her, they care so much for her and when she was unwell they were all very concerned. My daughter is always talking about the staff within the nursery at home and she has made some friends who are the talk of my house. I can see the difference in her every day and for that i am truly grateful to all the staff who work at the nursery.

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Jenine Mckrieth
5 years ago

I can honestly recommend this nursery which my daughter loves. The staff are friendly and professional and you can see they really enjoy what they do. Over the last few months I have noticed developments such as speech (saying more words), confidence and life skills (sharing and social interaction) which I can say the nursery has definately encouraged and supported especially during this challenging Covid-19. The daily menus and updates are so convenient so you are in the loop on what your little one is getting up to!

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Akash Luth
3 years ago

My baby started her first day here. Brought her home and she has serious nappy rash. She is in the same nappy she left in 3 hours earlier. No one bothered in the 3 hours she was there to check her nappy. Very disappointed. If this is how new clients are treated what about existing? The only reason I gave 2 star instead of 1 is the member of staff on the phone was apologetic to my wife and said management would speak to the staff.

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Helen Didymus-True
8 years ago

I’m so glad we chose Busy Bees for our daughter. I was very nervous about going back to work and leaving her for the first time but all the staff are so warm, friendly and professional that she was settled and happy to be dropped off within a couple of weeks (and I’d calmed down too!). Whenever I pick her up and get a report on her day, I feel sure that staff genuinely like and are interested in Lyra, which matters a lot to us. I’ve also been really impressed with their organisation and the admin staff are as warm and helpful as everyone else. The children are often out in the lovely new garden roaming about freely, and I think it’s really good for them to spend so much time outside exploring. I’d definitely recommend Busy Bees if you’re trying to find the right spot for your child.

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Francisco Xabier Alvarino Mendez
5 years ago

I am pleased to have found Bussy Bees. All the staff is extremely professional and is clear that they love working with kids. I leave my year old baby without any worries and she loves going to the nursery, her opinion is the one that matters and she gets really excited as soon as she sees the nursery sign.

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Inspection history

Date: May 2011

  • May 2025Good
  • June 2021Good
  • October 2018Good
  • December 2016Good
  • August 2013Good
  • May 2011Good

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