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Busy Bees Day Nursery at Greenwich

Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2021)
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4.4(17 Google reviews) ·87 Antelope Road, London, SE18 5QG · Greenwich
Number of places
51 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2021
Local authority
Greenwich

About this day nursery

Busy Bees Day Nursery at Greenwich is a childcare setting located in Woolwich, London, offering care for children aged 0-4 years. 30 am to 6 pm, the day nursery provides a stimulating and inclusive environment.

The curriculum is designed to be challenging, supporting all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Children with SEND benefit from extensive sensory play and one-to-one teaching to help them achieve their full potential.

The nursery places a strong emphasis on outdoor learning, with older children enjoying activities such as digging and planting vegetables. Children who thrive outdoors are given ample opportunities to explore, investigate, and learn through play, with the daily routine allowing for significant time spent outside.

Leaders and staff are highly experienced and well-qualified, creating a vibrant learning environment. They maintain high expectations for all children, ensuring good progress from their individual starting points.

Children are described as happy, confident, and self-assured, with babies forming secure bonds with staff while exploring stimulating learning areas. The nursery, which re-registered in 2015, received a "Good" rating in its latest Ofsted inspection on 14th July 2021, reflecting its commitment to quality education and personal development.

What it's like

All children, including those who receive additional funding, make good progress from their starting points in learning. They are happy, confident and self-assured. Babies have settled well in the nursery and form secure bonds with staff.

Stimulating learning environmentStrong SEND provisionEmphasis on outdoor learningExperienced, qualified staffGood emotional development

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

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

Key facts

Opening hours

7.30am to 6pm, throughout the year

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Busy Bees Day Nursery at Greenwich

Last inspected 14 July 2021 · Josephine Afful

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

All children, including those who receive additional funding, make good progress from their starting points in learning. They are happy, confident and self-assured. Babies have settled well in the nursery and form secure bonds with staff.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders and staff have a strong drive to improve, and are reflective in the ongoing evaluation of the nursery.
  • The experienced and well-qualified staff use their knowledge and skills well, providing a stimulating and vibrant learning environment.
  • Supervision and training arrangements to monitor staff practice are effective, with staff benefiting from good training opportunities and mentoring.
  • Children display good levels of emotional development, and staff use their expert knowledge of behaviour management well.
  • Staff provide a well-designed curriculum to prepare children well for life in modern Britain.

Areas to develop

  • 1make greater use of children's individual backgrounds and the community to deepen children's knowledge and understanding of equality and diversity
  • 2build further on the established systems for sharing information with parents to help them become actively involved in their children's learning.
Inspection #10143848 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Leaders and staff are ambitious and set high expectations for all children's learning. They provide a challenging and inclusive curriculum to support all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Children with SEND benefit from a lot of sensory play and one-to-one teaching to help close any gaps in their learning.

Outdoor space

Older children enjoy digging up soil and planting vegetables while playing outside. Children who learn best outside are given numerous opportunities to follow their interests; the routine and structure of the day enable children to spend a significant amount of time outdoors to explore, investigate and learn through play.

Google Reviews of Busy Bees Day Nursery at Greenwich

4.4
(17 Google reviews)
R Norris
10 months ago

Visited here today to try and secure a place for our toddler. Unfortunately, there’s no space for us yet. But the staff were amazing! Particularly the assistant nursery manager who showed us around. They were kind, friendly and completely understanding that we as first time parents are worried about leaving our girl for the first time in 18months. Rooms were equipped, fun, safe and educational. Staff were really on the ball. Even with our daughter who isn’t even one of there’s yet. She went off playing right away and felt super comfortable! I really hope someone leaves soon so our baby can start sooner with them! Thank you so much guys! Can’t wait for our girl to join you soon.

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Alena Hasarova
10 months ago

I’m really happy with our choice of this nursery because this place is outstanding. The staff is very helpful always happy to help with every issue we have ( especially the director of Greenwich branch is just amazing) but most importantly they provide brilliant childcare for our daughter. I can recommend this place to anyone looking for a great and friendly place for their child. One Big Thank you to the whole team.

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Tom Sunderland
2 years ago

Our daughter has been coming here for 3 months and we are so pleased with her progress, the staff are all brilliant and friendly with excellent communication. We really appreciate the app which tells us about her naps, meals, nappies and developmental observations. Her confidence has come on leaps and bounds and is now chatty, social and running around like a 15 month should be. Thank you everyone at Busy Bees ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Just a follow up review, I originally gave a review 3 years ago as my daughter had started here.  3 years on and I have no regrets bringing my daughter to this nursery, I know the girl she has developed in to is in part thanks to Kirsty and her wonderful team here.  The nursery has been very forthcoming with advice and help from their wealth of knowledge and experience, organising one to ones to come up with plans to help with children’s development and giving good feedback about the child’s day.  At no point in the last 39 months was I ever concerned about leaving my daughter at nursery and we always picked up a happy smiling child at the end of the day.  Thank you very much Busy Bees

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Aminata Leye
a year ago

Best nursery with a engaged, responsible and dynamic director, understanding and responding to the enquiries. Thanks for all the nice work you are doing for the interest of our children.

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Ashley Waghorn
5 years ago

I am so happy that my son attends Busy Bees Greenwich. It is such a lovely nursery, I love the homey feel and love the fact it has such a large outdoor space for a nursery in London. He is so happy and settled and that is due to the staff team that are so affection and attentive. Thank you!

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Inspection history
Improved from Requires improvement → Good in 2021

Date: May 2016

  • July 2021Good
  • January 2020Requires improvement
  • May 2016Good

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