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Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northampton Spinney Hill

Ofsted: Good
(Aug 2023)
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4.3(30 parent reviews) ·Kettering Road, Northampton, NN3 6AA · West Northamptonshire
Number of places
111 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2023
Local authority
West Northamptonshire

About this day nursery

Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northampton Spinney Hill, rated Good by Ofsted on 1 August 2023, offers childcare for children aged 1 to 4 years. 30am to 6pm, closing only for bank holidays.

Children receive a warm welcome, with babies happily greeting their key person and older children confidently making their way to their group rooms. The highly effective leadership team is committed to providing high-quality provision.

Children are encouraged to be independent in managing their personal needs, such as putting on shoes and coats or getting their own drinks. Both indoor and outdoor activities are designed to support children's health and physical development.

Younger children develop crawling and walking skills with well-positioned soft-play blocks, while toddlers engage in risk-taking by stepping between crates. Pre-school children are challenged with more complex obstacles like climbing and balancing on crates and planks.

The nursery places a strong emphasis on supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The dedicated SEND coordinator works closely with staff, other professionals, and parents, ensuring that each child's learning and care needs are consistently met, utilising additional funding for appropriate resources.

Parents are positive about the nursery, appreciating the friendly and kind staff and their involvement in their children's care and learning, both verbally and through online applications.

What it's like

Children and their parents receive a warm welcome. Children of all ages are eager to learn and show high levels of concentration as they settle and immerse themselves in play. Staff teach children to be independent and manage their personal needs, giving them opportunities to practice these skills.

Good Ofsted ratingWarm welcomeIndependence fosteredStrong SEND supportActive outdoor playSupportive leadership

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, except for bank holidays. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm.

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northampton Spinney Hill

Last inspected 1 August 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 their parents receive a warm welcome. Children of all ages are eager to learn and show high levels of concentration as they settle and immerse themselves in play. Staff teach children to be independent and manage their personal needs, giving them opportunities to practice these skills.

Inspector highlights

  • The effective and cohesive leadership team demonstrate a strong commitment to providing high-quality provision for children.
  • Key persons understand their role in building relationships with children and their parents.
  • The manager and staff know what they want children to learn next and how to support them.
  • Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are very well supported.
  • Overall, children behave well.

Areas to develop

  • 1help staff to increase their knowledge of how to support toddlers to regulate their behaviour and understand what is expected of them
  • 2support staff to understand how to offer a less fixed approach during activities to allow children to extend and adapt their own ideas
  • 3reflect on children's backgrounds and enhance activities to represent these during daily play.
Inspection #10301985 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

they are informed and involved in their children's care and learning, both verbally and through online applications.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are very well supported. The SEND coordinator works closely alongside staff, other professionals and parents to ensure children's learning and care needs are consistently met. Additional funding is used appropriately for resources to meet children's individual learning needs.

Outdoor space

Children benefit from a range of activities, indoors and outside, that support their good health and physical development. Outside toddlers begin to take risks as staff teach them to step safely from one crate to the next. Pre-school children carefully navigate more complex obstacles as they climb and balance on crates and planks.

Parent Reviews of Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northampton Spinney Hill

4.3
(30)
Lex Whitby
a year ago

The girls at Spinney Hill are fabulous. I was so incredibly anxious to take my little girl to nursery so I could work, she’s 1 now but was 10 months when she started. The girls were so good with her and me and my husband have felt totally reassured throughout the whole process. It was hard at first but our little girl loves it now. It’s always a worry trusting your child with essentially strangers, but our little one is clearly very happy and the staff are just wonderful. It’s a hard job looking after children all day and they do an amazing job of it. Thank you everyone at Spinney Hill for making sure our precious girl is happy, fed, watered and cared for.

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Anonymous User
3 years ago

Nice setting with great facilities, equipped to do childcare whatever the weather. Staff are friendly and welcoming, however the communication is poor regarding child's progress. The nursery did very little prep to get our child ready for school last September, which was disappointing considering they state their brand is the best start to life and their fees are high. Nice setting to just watch your child whilst your at work, but the nursery lacks leadership in general.

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Haatsari Kujeke
9 months ago

Spinney Hill Center is absolutely incredible, they are very supportive. They have helped my son thrive and develop in a supportive loving environment

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Sophie Nelson
3 years ago

All staff are brilliant, friendly and very welcoming. My daughter has come on leaps and bounds since starting with Busy bees since October 2021. My daughter can be quite an emotional little girl at times and has days where she can get a little bit upset when arriving in the mornings, however the team are fantastic in keeping me updated and also distracting her. (We all know how small children can pull on our heart strings) . My daughter’s Key worker Shannon has been brilliant on updating me on what my daughter has been doing throughout the day, she’s easy to talk to and even have a laugh with. Thank you to Shannon and all the Busy bees team!

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Nicky Breeden
11 months ago

It’s absolutely wonderful. The staff are like a second family to my little one. Communication is spot on and my child is very happy in this setting.

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Inspection history

Date: July 2017

  • August 2023Good
  • July 2017Good

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