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Busy Bees Day Nursery at Darlington

Ofsted: Good
(Nov 2022)
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5.0(11 parent reviews) ·19 Newton Lane, Darlington, DL3 9EX · Darlington
Number of places
88 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2022
Local authority
Darlington

About this day nursery

Busy Bees Day Nursery at Darlington is an all-year-round childcare setting that welcomes children aged from birth to four years old. 30am to 6pm, the nursery provides a warm and secure environment where children are well cared for by a kind, attentive staff team.

The latest Ofsted inspection, on 9th November 2022, rated the nursery as 'Good', highlighting the positive relationships children form with their key persons and their confident behaviour. Children are supported in developing fundamental core skills, learning to share, interact positively with peers, vocalise their needs, and manage their emotions effectively.

The nursery promotes physical activity with ample outdoor opportunities; babies can crawl and pull themselves up, while older children practise balancing and riding tricycles.

What it's like

Children are well cared for by a kind, caring and attentive staff team. They develop secure bonds with their key person and show confidence. Children develop fundamental core skills, learn to share and interact positively with peers, and progress in vocalising needs and managing emotions.

Well-cared-for childrenSecure bonds with staffEmotional development supportHealthy on-site foodLove of reading fosteredOutdoor physical play opportunities

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds30 hours — working parents (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 Darlington

Last inspected 9 November 2022 · Eileen Grimes

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 are well cared for by a kind, caring and attentive staff team. They develop secure bonds with their key person and show confidence. Children develop fundamental core skills, learn to share and interact positively with peers, and progress in vocalising needs and managing emotions.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are well cared for and develop secure bonds with staff.
  • Staff support children to develop fundamental core skills and manage emotions.
  • Staff create an environment rich in opportunities for language development.
  • Children eat healthy food prepared on site and enjoy social mealtimes.
  • The manager and staff place a high focus on supporting children to develop a love of reading.

Areas to develop

  • 1help staff to further develop their understanding of the curriculum, so that they are aware of the specific learning intentions for individual children
  • 2gather more detailed information from parents about what children already know and can do when they first start at the setting
  • 3develop the consistency of staff's engagement and interactions with children further to fully support and extend children's learning.
Inspection #10229392 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents speak highly of the staff team and comment that they are kept well informed about their children's progress.

Staff report very good levels of well-being. They say that the managers support them very well.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff work with other professionals to support children's communication skills, when needed.

Outdoor space

Children have plenty of opportunities to be physically active throughout the day, benefiting from time spent outside in the fresh air. Babies have space to crawl, move around and pull themselves up, while older children practise balancing on beams and riding tricycles.

Parent Reviews of Busy Bees Day Nursery at Darlington

5.0
(11)
Samantha Mcmain
3 years ago

Busy Bees Darlington was recommended to my by a family member, my son has additional needs and Suzanne and the team at Darlington Busy Bees have been fantastic from day one. So much more than just a childcare provider, they really do care about the needs and development of the children they care for. I cannot thank them enough for all the support, kindness and compassion shown towards my son and myself. I would wholeheartedly recommend this nursery.

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Louise Davison
2 years ago

Busy bees is such an amazing nursery, all staff are friendly, professional, helpful, caring, kind and patient. Busy bees has an amazing manager Suzanne, like all staff she has always been so kind, helpful, professional and friendly. The menu is healthy and has a vide variety of nice food, the nursery is super clean and tidy, the children’s garden and other play and learning equipment is great, my children love the different activities that busy bees has to offer. Staff really care about the wellbeing and development of the children and are always happy to help and talk about anything you need, I would recommend busy bees and their team of staff members to anyone and everyone, I always feel safe leaving my children in their care.

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Yvonne Ballan
2 years ago

Great team at busy bees . They have been part of my grandsons up bringing since he was 4 months old , he's now 4 years old starting his new school in September looking forward to making new friends and learning new things 😀 thanks to busy bees he's ready and confident to start his new adventure 😀

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Inspection history

Date: September 2008

  • November 2022Good
  • November 2016Good
  • November 2013Good
  • August 2013Good
  • September 2008Good

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