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Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hillingdon

Ofsted: Good
(May 2022)
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4.1(34 parent reviews) ·Entrance C, Hillingdon Hospital, Uxbridge, UB8 3NN · Hillingdon
Number of places
114 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
May 2022
Local authority
Hillingdon

About this day nursery

Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hillingdon, a childcare on non-domestic premises setting in Uxbridge, cares for children aged 0-5 years. Open all year round, the nursery operates each weekday from 7 am to 6 pm, providing consistent care for families.

The latest Ofsted inspection, on 19/05/2022, rated the nursery as 'Good' overall, highlighting the effectiveness of its education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. Children are welcomed warmly by caring staff, fostering a sense of happiness and excitement as they start their day, and supporting their quick settling and growing independence.

Babies form secure attachments with their key persons, who attentively address their individual needs, aiding their emotional growth and confidence. The nursery places a strong emphasis on independence; even toddlers learn handwashing routines, and pre-schoolers serve themselves meals and assist with tidying.

The curriculum, well understood by staff and management, focuses on developing children's confidence and social-emotional skills. For outdoor learning, pre-school children participate in garden risk assessments, learning about safety with clipboards in hand.

Toddlers engage in activities like tracing on plastic film in the garden to develop early writing skills. The nursery provides good support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), with staff who understand individual needs and work closely with parents and other professionals to offer targeted one-to-one or small-group sessions.

This ensures children receive early input and support specific to their learning needs, helping them to catch up as needed. Parents have expressed appreciation for the direct communication with staff and the opportunity to see their children actively engaged during the day, noting positive changes and complimentary remarks about the manager and staff team.

What it's like

Children arrive at the nursery happy and excited to begin their day, receiving a warm welcome from caring staff which helps them settle quickly and encourages independence. Babies form secure bonds with their key persons, who meet their individual care needs well, fostering emotional development and confidence. Children learn and adhere to nursery rules, demonstrating kindness towards each other, with staff supporting them to understand their feelings and those of their friends.

Warm welcomeSupports independenceStrong parent partnershipsGood SEND supportCreative outdoor playDedicated leadership

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

each weekday from 7am to 6pm throughout the year

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hillingdon

Last inspected 19 May 2022 · Jenny Devine

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 arrive at the nursery happy and excited to begin their day, receiving a warm welcome from caring staff which helps them settle quickly and encourages independence. Babies form secure bonds with their key persons, who meet their individual care needs well, fostering emotional development and confidence. Children learn and adhere to nursery rules, demonstrating kindness towards each other, with staff supporting them to understand their feelings and those of their friends.

Inspector highlights

  • The manager is an ambitious leader, dedicated to supporting staff and ensuring the best outcomes for children and families, creating a supportive environment where staff enjoy their work.
  • The manager and staff have a good understanding of the curriculum, with a strong focus on supporting children's independence and confidence, positively impacting their personal, social, and emotional skills.
  • Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are well supported, with staff having good knowledge of their needs and working closely with parents and other professionals to provide targeted support.
  • Staff plan innovative activities to support early writing skills, such as tracing on plastic film in the garden for toddlers and encouraging pre-school children to draw what they see in their surroundings.
  • Partnerships with parents are effective, with parents being complimentary about the manager and staff, noting significant positive changes since the manager started, and benefiting from effective communication systems like the nursery app and events.
  • The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with the manager and staff having a secure understanding of child protection procedures, robust recruitment practices, and a good relationship with the local authority to ensure children's safety.

Areas to develop

  • 1ensure staff consider when planning learning activities how they can extend children's communication and language with their questioning techniques so that it encourages children to think and respond fully
  • 2increase opportunities for younger children to express their own creative and imaginative ideas in their art work or drawings.
Inspection #10237640 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

"parents express how lovely this is to have direct communication with the staff and see where their children spend their day."

"Parents are very complimentary about the inspirational manager and about how caring and kind the staff team is."

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported well. Staff have a good knowledge of the children and their needs. Key workers liaise closely with parents and other professionals and provide one-to-one or small- group sessions to focus on children's individual targets. This supports children to catch up in their learning and have early input to help their specific learning needs.

Outdoor space

Pre-school children take part in completing the garden risk assessment with the staff, using their own clipboard and risk assessment papers to learn about safety. Toddlers have great fun tracing over plastic film in the garden as part of activities to support their early writing skills.

Parent Reviews of Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hillingdon

4.1
(34)
Terri Buazon
8 months ago

Brilliant nursery with friendly and supportive staff. My daughter has been attending for 2 years; she is well looked after and adores all the staff.

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Parnali Bhide
2 years ago

I am incredibly thankful to all the staff members for the experience my daughter had in the nursery. The service is smooth and worth the money we pay. I would like to mention Louise. She is great and my daughter absolutely loved her. She is one the special treasures the nursery has. The nursery manager Vinnie is very considerate and looked after facility very well. The Christmas gifts they gave her and the card they made for us is very special. Thank you so much for all the good memories. We really appreciate all the efforts you put in and we loved the send off card you made for us.

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Shan
3 years ago

Amazing nursery. My son has attended since January and has come on so so much since being there. Staff are amazing and always so friendly and the manager is so lovely she really listens to all parents needs and actions them immediately. Could not recommend them enough.

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Elizabeth Shipton
2 years ago

My son has been at Busy Bees for over 18 months and absolutely loves it. Staff are kind, caring and supportive and he has developed lovely bonds with all of them, not just his key worker. Vinnie seems like a fantastic manager, well organised and perhaps why staff turnover is so low. Rooms are tidy and organised and they also have plenty of activities including lots of messy play.

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Sophie Vijayasinkam
3 years ago

I've been with this Nursery for about a year now. My daughter started off within the group of 2-3 and now has moved onto the Preschool Section. I cannot say enough of how amazing the staff are. Hannah, Angel, Keyleigh are all amazing people to have around children. I have seen a few comments below which are negative however my experience with Busy Bees is a very good one. They care about children, focus on development and growth along with adding some fun into it. I cannot begin to state how amazing and accommodating the Centre Director is. I had an issue with Salary delays for the past two months and Vinnie was very accommodating and understanding. She went to full lengths to make sure my daughter can still attend nursery whilst my salary delay was ongoing. I cannot recommend this Nursery enough. They truly try to work with you with any situation we are in.

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Inspection history

Date: June 2011

  • May 2022Good
  • April 2017Good
  • May 2013Good
  • March 2013Good
  • June 2011Outstanding

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