Opening hours
Monday to Friday, 7.30am until 6pm, all year round
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Southwell
Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2022)
Number of places
54 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2022
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
About this day nursery
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Southwell, established in 2003, provides a nurturing and safe home-from-home environment for children aged 0-4 years. 30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, the nursery maintains a Good Ofsted rating from its latest inspection on 27th July 2022.
Children are encouraged to develop independence from a young age, with staff praising their efforts, such as babies learning to put on their own hats in the garden. The curriculum focuses on engaging activities based on children's interests, helping them to develop their understanding of the world, including exploring different animals and their habitats.
" The nursery prides itself on teaching children good behaviour, promoting teamwork as they tidy up resources, and encouraging polite interactions. Parents frequently commend the staff for their "every child matters" approach, highlighting the strong relationships built between the nursery and families.
The safeguarding arrangements are effective, with thorough procedures in place to ensure children's safety and well-being, including risk assessments, visitor checks, and a clear understanding of safeguarding responsibilities among staff.
What it's like
Children are happy and safe in the home-from-home environment created by staff. They settle quickly in staff's care. Children have close relationships with staff and their friends.
Happy and safeHome-from-home environmentStrong relationshipsExcellent behaviourSpeech and language developmentStrong parent partnerships
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds
Key facts
Term time / All Year
All Year
Established
2003
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Busy Bees Day Nursery at Southwell
Last inspected 27 July 2022 · Lora Teague
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 are happy and safe in the home-from-home environment created by staff. They settle quickly in staff's care. Children have close relationships with staff and their friends.
Inspector highlights
- Children are happy and safe in the home-from-home environment.
- Children behave exceptionally well.
- Staff have a thorough understanding of how children learn.
- Staff act upon any opportunity to interact with children in a way that develops their speech and language skills.
- Staff's relationships with parents and carers are at the heart of the service they provide.
Areas to develop
- 1embed further the professional development room leaders are provided to improve the consistency of leadership skills and ability
- 2differentiate interactions and activities further to provide enough challenge for all children.
Inspection #10138662 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents comment that the staff demonstrate an 'every child matter's approach and are truly inspiring.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
Outdoor space
Children happily help one another tidy resources away when they have finished, working as a team to move larger resources outdoors. Staff praise babies as they persevere to put their own hats on in the garden.
Parent Reviews of Busy Bees Day Nursery at Southwell
3.7
(3)
LauraLJ
11 months ago
I had a really disappointing experience with this nursery. I am familiar with Busy Bees from elsewhere in the country and knew it was a chain and not to expect miracles. My daughter was booked in from the start of May. I went along to the first settling in session and there were a few red flags - myself and my daughter were not spoken to for an hour, none of the adults I saw smiled or engaged the children in play, when I asked about activities I was told 'it was more free flow here'. It felt like the staff were there to earn a wage - which ultimately they are, but other settings I have been to have staff who love children and this shows! I felt so uncomfortable that this is the experience my daughter would have while I was there, what would happen when I wasn't. I spoke to the manager and explained my experience who said this wasn't the normal case. Even though the service was not as described on the website/by the staff I did not receive my deposit back. Advice - avoid if you can!
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amy hilton
a year ago
Staff are excellent and so caring towards my daughter. Always doing different activities and her development has really come on since starting 6 months ago.
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G G
2 years ago
We love Busy Bees Southwell. The staff are amazing and so friendly. Our little boy can’t wait to go in the morning.
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Inspection history
Date: June 2011
- July 2022Good
- November 2015Outstanding
- June 2011Outstanding
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