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Busy Bees Day Nursery at Ipswich Pinewood

Ofsted: Good
(Feb 2024)
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4.4(21 parent reviews) ·Marbled White Drive, Pinewood, Ipswich, IP8 3TL · Suffolk
Number of places
100 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2024
Local authority
Suffolk

About this day nursery

Busy Bees Day Nursery at Ipswich Pinewood, established in 2001, provides a nurturing and homely environment for children aged 0-4 years. 30am to 6pm, excluding bank holidays, the nursery ensures a smooth transition for children into their day with warm greetings from staff.

The latest Ofsted inspection on 29th February 2024 rated the nursery as "Good" overall. The curriculum focuses on developing communication and language skills, fostering independence, and preparing children for school.

The nursery promotes independence to a high standard, with children often attempting tasks themselves before seeking help. " An outdoor area is particularly popular, offering children ample space to explore independently and engage in physical activities.

For children with special educational needs, the nursery's Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCo) is very knowledgeable and sets strategies to support individual children, which are shared with key persons. Support for children who speak English as an additional language includes asking parents to provide key words in their home language.

Parents are very complimentary about the nutritious meals provided.

What it's like

Staff provide a nurturing, homely environment in which children thrive. They have very good relationships with parents, which helps children to feel secure and supports their emotional well-being. Children are happy, develop good friendships, and guide their own learning with staff listening attentively to their voices.

Nurturing environmentStrong parent relationshipsPromotes independenceOutdoor explorationSkilful maths integrationKnowledgeable SENCo

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm.

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2001

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Busy Bees Day Nursery at Ipswich Pinewood

Last inspected 29 February 2024 · Emily Holt

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

Staff provide a nurturing, homely environment in which children thrive. They have very good relationships with parents, which helps children to feel secure and supports their emotional well-being. Children are happy, develop good friendships, and guide their own learning with staff listening attentively to their voices.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff know their key children incredibly well and plan challenging activities to support their learning.
  • The nursery's curriculum centres around promoting communication and language, independence and school readiness.
  • The nursery consistently promotes children's independence to a high standard.
  • Mathematics is skilfully incorporated into daily conversations.
  • The leadership team is passionate about building on staff's already good practice.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen the sharing of information with staff to support strategies for children with SEND further
  • 2support staff to extend younger children's vocabulary further by focusing on more meaningful interactions.
Inspection #10311648 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Children benefit from nutritious meals, and parents are very complimentary about the nursery.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The nursery's special educational needs coordinator (SENCo) is very knowledgeable. She sets strategies, sharing them with the child's key person, to support individual children. On occasion, there is not enough support for the key persons to implement and fully understand the purpose of the strategies, as they are not always clear.

Outdoor space

Outdoors is particularly popular. Staff specifically plan and resource each area so children can independently explore. There are many opportunities to be physically active, and there is plenty of space for children to run around.

EAL / language support

Staff support children who speak English as an additional language by asking the parent to note key words in their home language.

Parent Reviews of Busy Bees Day Nursery at Ipswich Pinewood

4.4
(21)
Vanessa Jean Hutcheon
5 months ago

Not recommended if your child has special needs such as speech delays. We went for a viewing and the staff said they have loads of space. They asked me if I have any concerns, I’ve mentioned that my son is speech delay, then suddenly the staff said that they will place my son on the waiting list instead and not sure if I’ll get the space. I didn’t bother to fill out the online form after the viewing. There are other nurseries in Ipswich that’s so much better.

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Emma Reece
2 years ago

Best nursery in Ipswich by far. Highly recommend. My son has been attending this nursery for two years and is about to start his third year. His development has been fantastic not just intellectually, but emotionally and physically. The staff take a great deal of pride and clearly love there work. They are passionate, caring and kind with both children and parents and this gives all parents peace of mind when leaving your child at the door. As a full time working mum I cannot thank the nursery enough for making the transition from maternity leave back to work so straight forward. The parent app is brilliant as there are regular updates and pictures to show what the children are doing. I highly recommend this nursery as my child loves coming here. Thank you Busy Bees for all you do.

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Alethea Keen
a year ago

Our son went there from September 2020 and was there for 2 years. One time on collection I was told by a member of staff that she hardly noticed he was there! I cried a lot that afternoon. My son was VERY shy and this place did nothing to help. He also had speech delays which the staff did nothing to help with. My favourite day was the day he left and went to a much better preschool that helped him beyond belief. Would never recommend this place. Felt that only one member of staff took any interest in him but due to room changes she wasn’t always there with him. Feel like all they wanted was our money.

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Sophie Foster
10 months ago

We love busy bees. Staff are always so friendly. Keen to welcome and make our daughter feel special. She always looks forward to a nursery day!

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Ariane Meier
3 years ago

Busy Bees Pinwood is brilliant. The staff are really friendly and approachable. My son has really come along well and his confidence is starting to build. He loves attending the nursery which is always a good sign. I would definitely recommend the nursery. Thank you for all your hard work and looking after my little boy.

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Inspection history

Date: April 2013

  • February 2024Good
  • April 2018Good
  • February 2014Good
  • April 2013Good

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