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Busy Bees Day Nursery at Ipswich Rushmere

Ofsted: Good
(Feb 2024)
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3.0(22 parent reviews) ·1 St Andrews Walk, Rushmere St Andrews, Ipswich, IP4 5RE · Suffolk
Number of places
112 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2024
Local authority
Suffolk

About this day nursery

Busy Bees Day Nursery at Ipswich Rushmere, established in 2004, provides childcare for children aged 0-4 years from Monday to Friday, 7:30 am to 6 pm, all year round. The nursery received a Good rating in its latest Ofsted inspection on 07/02/2024.

Children settling into the nursery receive a warm welcome and develop a strong sense of belonging, with staff showing genuine interest in their experiences. The nursery fosters nurturing bonds, especially with babies, by responding attentively to their needs to ensure they feel happy and safe.

The curriculum inspires a love of books and reading, utilising a lending library and "borrow bags" to enhance early literacy skills. Activities are planned to build on children's existing knowledge and skills, ensuring good progress.

The nursery effectively supports children's independence, such as confidently pouring drinks and clearing plates at mealtimes. For children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), leaders ensure additional funding is used effectively, providing specialist equipment in the sensory room to create a calming space for emotional regulation and targeted support.

Staff also use varied strategies, including advice from a speech and language therapist, to support children with speech delays. Outdoor learning is encouraged, with staff promoting safety rules during activities like waiting for turns on the slide.

Leaders invest in staff well-being and progression through support and training.

What it's like

Children receive a warm welcome and develop a strong sense of belonging at the nursery, with staff showing genuine interest and valuing their experiences. Staff foster nurturing bonds with babies, responding well to their needs to ensure they feel happy and safe. The nursery also inspires a love of books and reading, with a lending library and 'borrow bags' to extend literacy skills.

Good Ofsted ratingNurturing environment for babiesStrong focus on literacySupports children's independenceEffective SEND provisionStaff well-being and progression

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

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

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am to 6pm.

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Busy Bees Day Nursery at Ipswich Rushmere

Last inspected 7 February 2024

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 and develop a strong sense of belonging at the nursery, with staff showing genuine interest and valuing their experiences. Staff foster nurturing bonds with babies, responding well to their needs to ensure they feel happy and safe. The nursery also inspires a love of books and reading, with a lending library and 'borrow bags' to extend literacy skills.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff plan learning programmes to build on children's existing knowledge and skills, ensuring good progress.
  • Staff use varied strategies, including advice from a speech and language therapist, to support children with speech delays.
  • The nursery successfully supports children in developing independence, such as confidently pouring drinks and clearing plates.
  • Leaders effectively use additional funding to promote children's development, including specialist equipment for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
  • Leaders invest in staff well-being and progression, providing support and training to develop their practice.

Areas to develop

  • 1support staff to manage times of transition between activities more effectively to ensure that younger children remain engaged in their learning.
Inspection #10283675 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Leaders ensure that additional funding is put to effective use to promote children's development. For example, they provide specialist equipment in the sensory room. This helps to create a calming space for children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, to regulate their emotions and receive targeted support.

Outdoor space

The inspector observed the quality of interactions during activities, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. Toddlers are encouraged to follow guidance and rules that help to keep them safe. For example, staff remind them to wait for their turn on the slide to avoid a collision.

Parent Reviews of Busy Bees Day Nursery at Ipswich Rushmere

3.0
(22)
Georgiana Alina Mangra
9 months ago

GAT( IST’s mother)Our daughter absolutely loves it here! The staff are amazing and the nursery overall is excellent. She joined in 2023. She is starting school in September so- having to pull her out of this nursery! The connection she's made here will not be forgotten! Thank you so much Busy Bees nursery! Highly recommend!!

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Clare Hubert
5 months ago

This is a lovely nursery that is supportive to children and their parents. So kind and caring. The staff do an excellent job.

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Alistair Livingstone
11 months ago

We've been absolutely delighted with Busy Bees. Our child started at just 9 months old and the care they've received has been second to none. The staff are brilliant, always engaging and fill us with confidence.

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Tayler Neophytou
a year ago

I have signed my son up here for when I go back to work. Karen, the Nursery Manager, seems very knowledgeable and competent. And the facilities looked well thought out. But most of all, when looking round, the children seemed genuinely happy.

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Z S
4 years ago

Have attend a few times on a Wednesday for bombo stay and play sessions, the manager is very welcoming on arrival and always has time to chat and make you feel welcome. The room is always set out lovely and the activities provided have clearly been planned for to cater for the ages attending the sessions. Staff member who runs the session always has a smile on her face and makes the effort to talk to everyone attending and the interaction with the children is lovely, she really shows an intrest and its clear she has a strong relationship with all the children who attend. My little girl loves the activities and we both enjoy looking forward to the next session, well done guys for running such a lovely setting and providing this group to the community. When its time for me to return to work I would happily leave my little girl at this nursery.

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Inspection history
Improved from Requires improvement → Good in 2024

Date: February 2009

  • February 2024Good
  • February 2023Requires improvement
  • July 2017Good
  • January 2017Inadequate
  • August 2013Good
  • April 2013Good
  • February 2009Good

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