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Busy Bees Day Nursery at Milton Keynes Oldbrook

Ofsted: Good
(Apr 2023)
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4.3(28 parent reviews)
·11 Duckworth Court, Oldbrook, Milton Keynes, MK6 2RX · Milton Keynes
Number of places
100 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2023
Local authority
Milton Keynes

About this day nursery

Busy Bees Day Nursery at Milton Keynes Oldbrook, established in 2007, offers childcare for children aged 0–4 years. Open weekdays from 7:30 am to 6 pm all year round, the nursery provides a calm and nurturing environment where children feel safe and secure.

The latest Ofsted inspection, on 13th April 2023, rated the nursery as 'Good'. Staff are attentive and know the children extremely well, fostering strong bonds.

Children settle quickly and are confident in exploring and learning, demonstrating positive attitudes and good behaviour. The nursery effectively supports children with English as an additional language by understanding their home language, using visual prompts, and simple signing.

Staff also work with external agencies, such as the local inclusion team, to support children with special educational needs, particularly in early speech development. The broad curriculum, planned by the manager, supports children's progress effectively, with activities tailored to their interests through observations and assessments.

Children are encouraged to learn about various traditions, events, and celebrations, promoting an understanding and appreciation of different cultures.

What it's like

Children and babies receive a warm welcome on arrival. Staff provide a calm and nurturing environment, which enables children to feel safe and secure. All children settle quickly and demonstrate their strong bonds with staff. Staff know children extremely well and are attentive to their needs. Children are confident to explore and show a positive attitude to their learning. They behave well.

Calm, nurturing environmentStrong staff-child bondsEffective EAL supportGood behaviourStrong parental partnershipsCommitted leadership

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

weekdays, from 7.30am until 6pm, throughout the year

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Busy Bees Day Nursery at Milton Keynes Oldbrook

Last inspected 13 April 2023

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 and babies receive a warm welcome on arrival. Staff provide a calm and nurturing environment, which enables children to feel safe and secure. All children settle quickly and demonstrate their strong bonds with staff. Staff know children extremely well and are attentive to their needs. Children are confident to explore and show a positive attitude to their learning. They behave well.

Inspector highlights

  • The manager shows a good commitment to the professional development of her team.
  • Children behave very well in the nursery.
  • Overall, staff work effectively to develop children's communication skills.
  • The manager is committed to providing high-quality care and education for all children.
  • Partnerships with parents are strong, and parents leave glowing testimonials.

Areas to develop

  • 1give children an appropriate amount of time to consider their responses to questions
  • 2strengthen routines so that children who require a sleep benefit from uninterrupted rest and relaxation.
Inspection #10280064 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff work well with a number of external agencies to support children's needs. For example, they work with the local inclusion team to support children who they have identified need support with early speech development.

EAL / language support

Good arrangements are in place to support children who speak English as an additional language. For example, staff find out about children's home language and vocabulary. They use visual picture prompts and simple signing to support young children's language development.

Parent Reviews of Busy Bees Day Nursery at Milton Keynes Oldbrook

4.3
(28)
Maryam Kohandel
a year ago

The worst experience ever, my daughter was crying for more than 3 months every single time, when I was dropping her to the oldbrook busy-bees, finally on the last day when I was picking her up, I witnessed that, the manager of her room, pushed her twice (maybe accidentally!!!! ) to stop her of exiting the room! even though she was the reason for my daughter to cry, she completely ignored her crying and that made me to understand why her settling took more than 3 month. I did request for an immediate withdrawal after that. Be careful about choosing where your child is going to spend time when u are not around. Specially if they still cannot talk to communicate with you.

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Morag Harvey
4 years ago

My grandson enjoyed his pre-school years at the nursery. The staff were very caring and developed an excellent relationship with him. He couldn't wait to tell me all about his day when he was picked up. I always felt safe leaving him there. His confidence was built up until he was ready to face school. An excellent nursery I would thoroughly recommend.

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Leah Bender
5 years ago

My son has been attending the nursery since January 2019, starting in the baby room when he was 8 months old. He is always happy and excited about going to nursery, he has built up great friendships with both the children and staff and is always talking about them at home and excited to see them the following day. I love that the setting has Parent Zone, when I returned back to work it was great seeing photos of him playing and how much he had eaten, slept and even his nappies throughout the day. Regarding his development and the teaching and learning that is carried out throughout the setting I am more than happy with, I really enjoy reading the little observations and the development summaries written by his key person. One of the main reasons we chose this nursery for my son was not only the amazing rooms, gardens and resources available for the children, but the friendly, welcoming and amazing staff!!

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Kerri Fennemore
5 years ago

My niece has been in attendance at Busy Bees in Oldbrook for 3.5 years and I couldn't be more thankful for the hardwork that they have put in to make her the lovely, kind and clever little girl that she is today. From the baby department all the way through to the Pre-school, the staff have been professional, friendly, kind and caring and my niece has never once been hesitant to go into nursery. The nursery is very open, bright, light, well equiped and full of fun. I love the fact that the nursery use the Parent Zone app which is constantly updated and they have such an open door policy that calling to check in on her during the day has never been a problem. I couldn't recommend a better nursery for any child to start in.

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Kim Fagg
5 years ago

As a new parent I wanted to find a nursery that would ease my mind when dropping my daughter off. Knowing that she goes in happy and comes home happy. I cant fault the staff there they have made mine and my daughters experience a great one so far. Shes forever bringing home artwork and the daily feedback is great to hear what she has been upto. Not only do you get feedback verbally they use parent zone an app which you can seen how your child is doing through out the day. The manager is very friendly and approachable..

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Inspection history

Date: December 2011

  • April 2023Good
  • September 2017Good
  • April 2014Outstanding
  • December 2011Outstanding

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