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Busy Bees Day Nursery at Enfield

Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2023)
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4.5(21 parent reviews) ·2 Florey Square, Highlands Village, London, N21 1UJ · Enfield
Number of places
120 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2023
Local authority
Enfield

About this day nursery

Busy Bees Day Nursery at Enfield, established in 2001, provides childcare for children aged 0 to 4 years. Open all year round, from 8am to 6pm, the nursery received a "Good" rating in its latest Ofsted inspection on 1 June 2023.

Children are warmly welcomed and happy to start their day in a safe, well-organised environment that fosters skill development. The nursery offers a well-designed curriculum, encouraging children to explore their own interests and make good progress.

There is a strong focus on the prime areas of the Early Years Foundation Stage, with good language provision including cosy book areas and a book lending library. Children are encouraged to become independent learners, developing their skills through play and conversation.

The nursery effectively manages behaviour by explaining expectations and the impact of actions. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are particularly well supported by their key persons.

Individual development targets are set, and their progress is continually monitored, ensuring full engagement in activities and good progress. Communication and language teaching for older children is strong, with staff modelling correct English and using resources to support those learning English as an additional language.

Mathematics teaching across all age groups is also highly effective, with staff identifying opportunities for children to practice early number skills. While younger children enjoy stimulating outdoor play spaces, the pre-school outdoor provision is an area for ongoing development to further enhance independent learning opportunities.

Parents consistently share very positive feedback, praising the caring staff and the strong key person relationships.

What it's like

Children receive a warm welcome from staff and are happy and excited to start their day. The nursery is well organised and provides a safe environment with many opportunities for children to build on and improve their skills. Staff have high expectations for all children.

Good Ofsted ratingExperienced managerWell-designed curriculumStrong SEND supportEffective communication & maths

Key facts

Opening hours

8am to 6pm, all year round

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Busy Bees Day Nursery at Enfield

Last inspected 1 June 2023 · Paul Church

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 receive a warm welcome from staff and are happy and excited to start their day. The nursery is well organised and provides a safe environment with many opportunities for children to build on and improve their skills. Staff have high expectations for all children.

Inspector highlights

  • The manager is very experienced and supports staff professionally and personally.
  • The curriculum is well designed, encouraging children to explore their own interests.
  • Communication and language teaching for older children is good, with staff modelling correct English and using resources to support EAL children.
  • Mathematics teaching across the nursery is good, with staff identifying opportunities for children to practise early number skills.
  • Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are well supported and make good progress.

Areas to develop

  • 1improve some staff's communication and language teaching, to ensure they fully understand how to support the younger children's spoken language
  • 2review and evaluate the outside provision for pre-school children regularly, making sure independent activities stimulate their interests and provide opportunities for them to extend their own learning.
Inspection #10289616 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents generally share very positive views of the nursery.

They say that their children settled in well and have continued to enjoy the experience.

They highlight how caring the staff are and how well key persons know their children.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are well supported by their key persons, who know them extremely well. Clear learning and development targets are set, and children's progress towards achieving them is constantly monitored. These children fully engage in all activities and make good progress.

Outdoor space

Children throughout the nursery enjoy playing outside. Younger children's outside play spaces are stimulating, providing opportunities for children to explore many areas of learning. However, the pre-school outside provision is not always as well planned, and independent activities do not provide enough interest and/or opportunities for them to broaden their knowledge and skills.

Parent Reviews of Busy Bees Day Nursery at Enfield

4.5
(21)
Aya Aljamil
3 months ago

Staff are very friendly and always smiling ready to take my child in. The class atmosphere is welcoming. I know my child has a good nutritious meal and when she doesnt eat if shes just being picky, the staff will give her some fruit to make sure shes not hungry. When I collect my child shes always happy and I get feedback about her day.

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lorna nott
8 months ago

Not much fun living close to this place Babies crying constantly from very early in the morning. Why don’t they take the screaming little ones inside away from the situation instead of shouting and making them cry even more!! One particular child cries constantly, day in , day out . It’s awful to listen to

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Amy Saunders
5 years ago

Busy Bees Enfield is the most fantastic nursery. From day one we have been ecstatic with how they have cared for our daughter. She has been at the nursery since she was 9 months old having never left us before, the staff in the baby room are outstanding and she settled in amazingly. She has a fantastic bond with her key worker and has such fun attending every day. Her development has come on leaps and bounds thanks to the activities she does with staff and other children. She hates to leave and cries when she has to come home. Communication is excellent as are the safety measures in place for Covid. We love seeing the updates on the app and think this is a wonderful feature.

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louise atkin
7 years ago

My daughter has been at Busy Bee's for the last 2 years, moving from the baby room through to toddlers and has just started in the pre-school room. I have been really happy with her care at Busy Bees, the most important thing to me has been that all the staff I have had contact with have really cared about the children. The manager Kaley is excellent and she always makes time to speak to parents if they have any questions or concerns. Whenever I have given her feedback she has acted on it quickly and let me know the outcome.

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Andrew Murray
2 years ago

Our three children have attended Busy Bees and it's a lovely nursery. The staff are so kind and attentive and the Manager has gone the extra mile to help and advise us on so many occasions :)

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Inspection history

Date: October 2010

  • June 2023Good
  • November 2017Good
  • August 2017Inadequate
  • August 2016Good
  • December 2015Good
  • June 2014Good
  • July 2013Good
  • October 2010Good

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