Opening hours
Monday to Friday, from 7.30am until 6pm
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Reading Woodley
Ofsted: Good
(Feb 2023)
Number of places
112 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2023
Local authority
Wokingham
About this day nursery
30am until 6pm, all year round. The nursery received a 'Good' rating in its latest Ofsted inspection on 17th February 2023.
Children arrive excited and eager, responding to warm greetings from staff, and engaging swiftly in activities, showing they feel safe and comfortable. The curriculum is broad and follows children's interests, balancing free play with adult-led activities.
Staff use observations and assessments to understand what children know and need to learn next. The nursery emphasises independence, with children learning self-care skills such as nose cleaning for babies, using cutlery for toddlers, and self-serving meals for older children.
Children also learn to identify and manage potential hazards outdoors, with all areas regularly risk-assessed. The Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENDCo) plays a vital role in supporting staff to address learning gaps; for example, children with speech delay use photos to communicate their choices.
Leaders and staff are passionate about children's learning, offering unique experiences like a 'snack bar' role-play to teach about healthy choices and money, and raising awareness of diverse cultures through resources like books and traditional costumes.
What it's like
Children arrive excited and eager to start their day, responding with smiles to the warm greetings from staff. They are motivated to learn, swiftly engaging in exciting activities, and enjoy joining in with friends. Children welcome new people, keenly engaging with them, which shows they feel safe and comfortable at the setting.
Motivated childrenPassionate staffUnique experiencesDiverse world awarenessStrong parent partnershipEffective SEND support
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)
Key facts
Term time / All Year
All Year
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Busy Bees Day Nursery at Reading Woodley
Last inspected 17 February 2023
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
What it's like to attend
Children arrive excited and eager to start their day, responding with smiles to the warm greetings from staff. They are motivated to learn, swiftly engaging in exciting activities, and enjoy joining in with friends. Children welcome new people, keenly engaging with them, which shows they feel safe and comfortable at the setting.
Inspector highlights
- Leaders and staff are passionate about children's learning and offer unique experiences.
- Staff raise children's awareness of the diverse world using a wide selection of resources.
- The special educational needs coordinator plays a vital role in supporting staff to address gaps in children's learning.
- The manager evaluates the effectiveness of the provision regularly, prioritising staff's well-being.
- Parents highly commend the staff for promoting children's care and learning.
Areas to develop
- 1strengthen monitoring of staff's practice to identify their individual training needs more precisely and help raise the quality of teaching to a consistently high level
- 2build on staff's teaching strategies even further to allow all children sufficient time to respond more thoughtfully to questions in their own time
- 3support individual staff to plan activities based on their knowledge of what children know already and can achieve next to ensure that children reach their full potential.
Inspection #10265321 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents say that receiving online updates is their 'favourite part of the day'.
Parents comment that their children's learning has 'exploded'.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
The special educational needs coordinator plays a vital role in supporting staff to help address persistent gaps in children's learning. For example, children with speech delay express what they want to do next effectively by using a selection of photos of different activities.
Outdoor space
All areas of the nursery are regularly risk assessed to ensure children's safety. Children are taught to identify and manage potential hazards outdoors.
Parent Reviews of Busy Bees Day Nursery at Reading Woodley
4.9
(12)
Louise Evans
3 years ago
My son who is about to turn 2 has been coming to Busy Bee's in Woodley full time since beginning of the year and he absolutely loves it. His progress amazes me every day; the things he has learnt over this short time is incredible. He knows all the staff members and his friends names which means their relationships are pretty good too. I cannot fault this nursery whatsoever and would highly recommend. Even when I changed jobs further away I didn't move him as its totally worth the journey. Credit to all team members for doing a fab job with my boy !
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Lucinda Amodio
5 years ago
I would highly recommend the Woodley branch of Busy Bees. The staff are absolutely wonderful and very approachable. They care greatly for the children in their care and go to great lengths to ensure nursery/pre-school is a positive experience for those who attend. The Parent Zone app is a fantastic way for photos and academic progress to be shared. It's also really good to know what your child is eating and doing on the days they attend. It gives you peace of mind as a parent and I love seeing the photos of my child learning and enjoying themselves. I've been particularly impressed by the safety measures Busy Bees have in place to cope with the recent Covid-19 pandemic. They've gone above and beyond to keep the children safe but also to keep their experience as normal as possible. I honestly couldn't be happier with this nursery/pre-school and have no doubts in recommending it to others.
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Ian Bellis
5 years ago
The staff are fantastic, they really engage with the children and this is clear when we collect our boy at the end of the day. Our child has developed so quickly, I have no doubt at all that busy bees has played a big part in this. The online app shows us pictures of his day and provides key information. It’s really reassuring to know that he is in safe hands.
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Mundeep Bharj
2 years ago
Really fantastic nursery, excellent nutritional food, staff are wonderful, caring and engaging. My child absolutely loves attending everyday. Highly recommended.
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ash
2 years ago
Busy bees and its staff are very friendly and cosiderate. Good work.
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Inspection history
Date: October 2008
- February 2023Good
- June 2017Good
- April 2013Good
- October 2008Good
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