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Busy Bees Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Nov 2022)
·ROSE HILL, MORESBY, WHITEHAVEN, CA28 6SF · Cumberland
Number of places
19 places
Age range
0–3 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2022
Local authority
Cumberland

About this day nursery

Busy Bees Day Nursery, established in 2000, offers childcare on non-domestic premises in WHITEHAVEN, CA28 6SF. Open Monday to Friday, all year round, from 7am to 6pm, the nursery provides a warm and welcoming environment where children aged 0-3 years quickly settle.

The latest Ofsted inspection, on 28/11/2022, rated the nursery as 'Good' in all areas, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. Children are happy, feel safe, and are well cared for, forming secure attachments with staff who know them well and gather information from parents to support individual learning journeys.

The environment is well-organised, offering a variety of resources, both indoors and outdoors, to develop skills. Inside, children engage in fine motor activities, while outside, they confidently climb, clamber, and ride on wheeled toys, supporting their physical development.

Leaders and staff uphold high expectations, fostering confidence, independence, and strong communication skills. The nursery effectively supports children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) through swift early help referrals and assessments, ensuring developmental concerns are recognised early and targeted support is put in place.

The key-person system is particularly effective in guiding these children so that all children make the best possible progress. Parents describe the nursery as 'like a family' and praise the 'wonderful' staff for their communication, information sharing, and support.

What it's like

Children are happy, feel safe and are well cared for, settling quickly into this warm and welcoming nursery. They establish secure attachments with staff, which effectively supports their emotional well-being. Staff know the children well, gather information from parents about interests, and observe them to help reach targeted next steps in their learning.

Happy, safe, and well-cared for childrenWell-organised environmentHigh expectations for childrenEffective SEND supportExcellent parent feedbackparent communicationphysical developmentParents praise communication and support

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, all year round. The sessions are from 7am to 6pm.

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Busy Bees Day Nursery

Last inspected 28 November 2022

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 are happy, feel safe and are well cared for, settling quickly into this warm and welcoming nursery. They establish secure attachments with staff, which effectively supports their emotional well-being. Staff know the children well, gather information from parents about interests, and observe them to help reach targeted next steps in their learning.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are happy, feel safe and are well cared for.
  • The environment is well organised, and children enjoy using a variety of resources to develop their skills.
  • Leaders and staff have high expectations for children, aiming for them to be confident, independent, and good communicators.
  • Leaders and staff ensure early help referrals and assessments are processed swiftly, recognising developmental concerns early.
  • Parents speak highly of the nursery, praising staff communication, information sharing, and support.

Areas to develop

  • 1consider ways to improve hygiene practises in relation to children accessing water bottles and when serving themselves snacks, to prevent potential cross infection
  • 2explore further professional development opportunities for staff that focus more precisely on raising their overall knowledge of early years practice to the highest level.
Inspection #10234525 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Leaders and staff ensure that early help referrals and assessments are processed swiftly, guaranteeing developmental concerns are recognised early and help is put in place to guide and support children's targeted next steps. The key-person role is effective in supporting children, especially those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, enabling all children to make the best progress they can.

Outdoor space

Outdoors, children confidently climb steps onto slides, clamber up soft-play equipment, and ride on wheeled toys. These activities support their physical development.

Inspection history

Date: December 2012

  • November 2022Good
  • December 2016Good
  • December 2012Good

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