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Busy Bees Day Nursery at Great Yarmouth

Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2024)
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4.3(7 parent reviews)
·James Paget Hospital, Lowestoft Road, GREAT YARMOUTH, NR31 6LA · Norfolk
Number of places
71 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2024
Local authority
Norfolk

About this day nursery

30pm, Monday to Friday, providing childcare for children aged 0-4 years. The setting received a 'Good' rating in its latest Ofsted inspection on June 14, 2024.

Children enthusiastically engage in play and settle in easily, forming strong bonds with the nurturing staff. The dedicated staff are adept at assessing children's progress, tailoring engaging activities to support their learning and fostering curiosity, confidence, and emotional well-being.

The nursery maintains high expectations for all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), working closely with parents to ensure good progress from each child's individual starting point. The new manager has successfully implemented significant refurbishments and improved the key-person system, which has been well-received.

Parents frequently commend the 'wonderful' staff, effective communication, and welcoming atmosphere. Children enjoy spending extended periods in the nursery's garden, where they engage in spirited physical activities like creating obstacle courses and playing social games such as hide and seek.

The nursery provides funded early education for two, three, and four-year-old children.

What it's like

Children are eager to play and they separate from their parents with ease on arrival at this welcoming setting. They form secure bonds with the friendly, nurturing staff team. Staff know children well and accurately assess their progress regularly, planning engaging activities that support their learning.

Welcoming environmentNurturing staffStrong parent partnershipsOutdoor play opportunitiesSupport for SENDFocus on curiosity and well-beingRecent refurbishments

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 7am to 6.30pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2005

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Busy Bees Day Nursery at Great Yarmouth

Last inspected 14 June 2024 · Kate Oakley

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 eager to play and they separate from their parents with ease on arrival at this welcoming setting. They form secure bonds with the friendly, nurturing staff team. Staff know children well and accurately assess their progress regularly, planning engaging activities that support their learning.

Inspector highlights

  • The new manager is passionate about her team's work and has implemented successful changes, including a significant refurbishment and improvements to the key-person system.
  • Parents highly praise the 'wonderful' staff, communication, and friendly atmosphere.
  • Staff have access to a range of professional development courses and activity ideas through an online learning portal.
  • From a young age, children show a keen interest in books, bringing staff stories to read and studying illustrations.
  • Staff support children's mathematical skills well, with older children counting cups and younger children identifying numbers for pretend dough cakes.

Areas to develop

  • 1reinforce arrangements with staff for supporting children's self-care skills
  • 2strengthen and extend staff's practice around interactions to promote children's understanding and thinking skills.
Inspection #10339307 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents speak in glowing terms about the 'wonderful' staff and how much their children enjoy attending.

They praise the high standard of communication and how friendly the atmosphere is.

Parents know what their children are learning and how they can support this, noting their appreciation of the regular assessment and progress updates provided.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff have high expectations for children and work closely with parents to help children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, to make good progress from their unique starting points.

Outdoor space

Children spend extended periods of time in the setting's garden. They delight in boisterous physical activity and practise a range of physical skills, creating obstacle courses and playing social games like hide and seek.

Parent Reviews of Busy Bees Day Nursery at Great Yarmouth

4.3
(7)
danielle finch
a year ago

I would highly recommend this Busy Bee's Nursery 100%. My son was not happy when starting as he was very close to me. He cried for a while, but with the one to one care and encouragement, my son now goes and is loving it. The staff are all lovely and are happy to meet your needs if possible for them. Unlike most nursery's I viewed, Busy Bee's was by far the best I my opinion. Busy Bee's have a small group of children, with plenty of loving staff to give each child the care, attention and education for best start they need, unlike most nursery's which are overwhelmed with children and look more like a chaotic drop off centre other than a early learning best start nursery for your child. Busy Bee's Nursery also has an parent portal app to keep you up to date daily with food consumption, nappy / clothes changes and photos. So you know how your little is doing and what they have eaten. No need to worry about rushing breakfasts and packing lunches as Busy Bee's also offers meals and snacks for a great healthy diet which is great to. Busy Bee's is also open through normal children's breaks which is good for the working parents. Obviously and naturally this comes at a small fee due to overlaping hours and healthy food being given to which i am happy pay. Knowing my son will have the best start he could get is all I won't for him. Child funding is also accepted here but as mentioned there is limited spaces. I'm so glad I got my son in, he is doing so well and i will be sad to see him leave, to start school next year.

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Rebecca Park
a year ago

Absolutely awful nursery. Not able to offer half day sessions, food is not optional, only able to offer all year round care and not term time only meaning any government funded hours had to be stretched over the entire year which was never going to be the case for our child, considering the nursery isn't open 365 days a year same as any other nursery! Wasn't given any flexible options whatsoever. Ultimately decided my child was better suited to go elsewhere and the horrendous 'enrollment' fee of £100 is of course non refundable. Considering my poor experience with the nursery before my child had even started with them, they were unable to help me on any level even for a partial refund. Disgusting service and would ever send my child to a place with such bad morals

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Sammy Titch
2 years ago

Highly recommend using Busy Bees for any working/non working parents. My child has achieved so much since she started. The staff are very quick to help with my child's needs & very supportive with the family too.

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Marcin Smigaj
5 years ago

Fantastic nursery, lovely staff. Only issue is a car park often busy by ppl who got nothing to do with nursery. Lots of them don't respect that we parents have no space to leave a car while picking up our kids. Can it be sorted somehow?

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Clare Avieson
9 years ago

A Fantastic nursery. All 4 children attended here and i wouldn't consider anywhere else when looking for Childcare. It's the only Outstanding nursery in the area too!

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Inspection history

Date: August 2009

  • June 2024Good
  • July 2018Good
  • April 2013Outstanding
  • August 2009Good

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