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Busy Bees Day Nursery at Weston Super Mare

Ofsted: Good
(Apr 2025)
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4.3(21 parent reviews)
·Bransby Way, Locking Castle, Weston-super-Mare, BS24 7EU · North Somerset
Number of places
100 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2025
Local authority
North Somerset

About this day nursery

" Leaders and staff have worked diligently to implement improvements, creating a secure, motivated, and inspired team. Children are warmly welcomed and known well by staff and their families.

The key person system ensures children receive attentive care, with routines from home mirrored to provide continuity. The curriculum is broad and well-sequenced, with a strong focus on communication and language development.

Staff effectively use commentary, modelling words, and introducing new vocabulary during play and promoting books through a "Book of the Week" initiative. The nursery provides good outdoor opportunities for mixed-age groups to play and develop social skills, with a variety of resources available in the garden, from water play for younger children to drawing activities for older ones.

Staff work closely with external agencies to provide appropriate support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), using additional funding thoughtfully for one-to-one support, resources, and training, ensuring all children make good progress. Children are encouraged to develop independence from a young age, from washing hands to using cutlery.

Parents have noted positive improvements in the provision and praise the care and learning their children receive, with regular information sharing to support learning at home.

What it's like

Leaders and staff have brought about improvement at the nursery, creating a secure, motivated, and inspired staff team. Children arrive at nursery happy and are warmly greeted by staff who know them and their families well. Key persons are attentive to children's needs, offering reassurance and consistent support, even mirroring individual routines from home.

Supportive staffGood outdoor playEffective communicationIndependence skillsStrong curriculum

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Busy Bees Day Nursery at Weston Super Mare

Last inspected 1 April 2025

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

Leaders and staff have brought about improvement at the nursery, creating a secure, motivated, and inspired staff team. Children arrive at nursery happy and are warmly greeted by staff who know them and their families well. Key persons are attentive to children's needs, offering reassurance and consistent support, even mirroring individual routines from home.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders and staff have worked hard to improve the quality of care and education since the last inspection.
  • Leaders have established a broad and well-sequenced curriculum.
  • Staff are effective at supporting children's communication and language development.
  • Staff provide good outdoor opportunities for children to play together in mixed-age groups.
  • Children develop independence skills from a young age.

Areas to develop

  • 1consider how to create cosy, quieter spaces, to help children fully immerse themselves in stories in a calm environment
  • 2support staff to avoid unnecessary interruptions during important learning opportunities, ensuring that children have opportunity to remain deeply engaged in their play and learning.
Inspection #10379024 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents comment on the positive improvements in the provision and speak positively about the care and learning that their children receive.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff work closely with outside agencies to ensure that children have appropriate support in place. Leaders use additional funding thoughtfully to provide one-to-one support, resources and training for practitioners to support children further, resulting in all children making good progress from their starting points in development.

Outdoor space

Staff provide good outdoor opportunities for children to play together in mixed-age groups, allowing them to develop social skills. In the garden, children access a range of resources and activities that interest and engage them, such as exploring with senses in water, pedalling trikes, and participating in drawing.

Parent Reviews of Busy Bees Day Nursery at Weston Super Mare

4.3
(21)
Katy Horton
5 months ago

Since Becka joined Busy Bees in April, I feel the nursery has gone from strength to strength. She has been extremely approachable, honest, and has restored my confidence in the care that my child receives. Becka is personable and gives clear communication which I greatly value. This has made an impact of bringing a real sense of community to the nursery. It has been lovely to get my son involved with competitions, as well as picking up some of the seasonal linked activities that are always in the reception area. I have noticed the staff seem confident, happy and knowledgable. They implement high quality activities and have formed excellent relationships with my son making his transition to pre-school supportive. My son is happy, stimulated, and has made clear leaps in his development. Thank you to all of your efforts to make Busy Bees a lovely place to be.

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Larisa Fratean
4 months ago

As a parent, I am extremely happy with this nursery. My son is always happy to attend and clearly feels safe, settled, and well cared for. The staff are kind, attentive, and genuinely interested in his wellbeing and development. I have seen a positive difference in his confidence, social skills, and enjoyment of learning since attending the nursery. Communication with parents is good, and I feel reassured knowing my son is in a supportive and nurturing environment. I would confidently recommend this nursery to other parents.

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Joseph Rout
5 months ago

Ever since the new Centre Director Becka Quartley has taken over, the nursery has improved leaps and bounds. Back when Becka was not involved in the nursery, our son wasn't enjoying himself the best he could and wasn't quite achieving his milestones goals despite all his hard work at home. When issues were raised with the previous centre directors, the concerns were merely brushed over and forgotten about no matter how many times a concern was raised. My wife and I were considering removing our son from the nursery and were days away from doing so when we heard a new centre director was taking over and for that reason, we hung around to see if the new director was worth it. Well, I honestly can say that it was the best choice that my wife and I can have made in relation to nursery for our boy. The changes could be almost immediately. The nursery staff all appeared to be in much better spirits and much more interested in the children's development. The staff now have the much needed support support from the centre director which is enabling them to do their jobs to the highest standard and to be able to request support when required. I personally cannot thank the new centre director and the staff themselves for all the hard work they do day 9in and day out. None of them receive the appreciation they truly deserve. Thank you to Becka herself for all of her hard work to greatly improve the nursery and improve the much needed trust and confidence from parents, especially myself and my wife after losing all confidence within the nursery. If you want somewhere for your children to go before school I cannot recommend Busy Bee's enough. Nothing is too much for any member of staff.

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Agata Dalach
5 months ago

Leaving your little one with strangers can be nerve-wracking, and we did hear a mix of opinions about Busy Bees (Weston Super Mare) before making our decision. However, after our first visit and seeing the positive changes since the new director joined, we've been so impressed. The staff are kind, attentive, and truly care about the children, and the overall atmosphere feels warmer and more organised. The nursery offers a great balance of fun and educational activities, and the daily updates on our child's day give us peace of mind. Since the new leadership, we've seen a clear improvement, and we feel confident and happy knowing our child is in such capable hands.We're so pleased with our experience that we'll be sending our other child there as well.

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Kirstie Lambert
3 months ago

Our 10 month old daughter is now 3 weeks into attending Busy Bees in Weston. She has settled in beautifully and has already appeared to become so much more social with people outside the immediate family. We get brilliant updates throughout the day via the app, which are both reassuring and lovely to see what’s she’s been up to. The team in the baby room have been fantastic and my daughter appears to have already created a lovely bond with them. So far we cannot fault a thing with Busy Bees and look forward to seeing our daughter there even more with them.

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Inspection history
Improved from Inadequate → Good in 2025

Date: August 2011

  • April 2025Good
  • November 2024Inadequate
  • August 2022Good
  • August 2016Outstanding
  • January 2013Good
  • August 2011Good

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