Opening hours
8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday.
Busy Bees West Ealing Day
Ofsted: Good
(Oct 2024)
Number of places
32 places
Age range
2–3 yrs
Last inspected
Oct 2024
Local authority
Ealing
About this day nursery
Busy Bees West Ealing Day, established in 1994, is a childcare setting for children aged 2 to 3 years. Open all year round, Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm, the nursery provides a welcoming and nurturing environment where children are happy and excited to explore.
The latest Ofsted inspection, on 10th October 2024, rated the nursery as 'Good'. Children benefit from secure attachments with staff, who act as positive role models and have high expectations for behaviour.
The curriculum at Busy Bees West Ealing Day focuses on enhancing independence skills, with older children learning to pour water and use cutlery, while younger children are supported in developing good personal hygiene practices. Staff are skilled at identifying children who need additional support, providing sensitive and personalised assistance.
They work closely with other professionals and parents, who describe staff as 'kind' and 'flexible', to ensure every child makes progress to their full potential. Outdoor learning is a key feature, with staff planning challenging activities that promote risk-taking with careful supervision, such as balancing on beams or completing obstacle courses, to build resilience and physical abilities.
Children also learn about their local and wider community through activities like visiting local amenities and collecting food for a food bank.
What it's like
Children are happy and excited to explore in this inviting and nurturing nursery. They benefit from the secure attachments they build with staff. This helps children to feel safe and excited for the day ahead.
Inviting and nurturing environmentSecure attachments with staffEnhanced independence skillsSkilled SEND provisionChallenging outdoor activitiesCommunity engagement
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)
Key facts
Term time / All Year
All Year
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Busy Bees West Ealing Day
Last inspected 10 October 2024
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 excited to explore in this inviting and nurturing nursery. They benefit from the secure attachments they build with staff. This helps children to feel safe and excited for the day ahead.
Inspector highlights
- Children are happy and excited to explore in this inviting and nurturing nursery.
- Staff are positive role models and have high expectations of children's behaviour.
- Children benefit from a curriculum that enhances their independence skills.
- Staff are skilled at identifying children who need additional support and provide sensitive and personalised assistance.
- Staff plan challenging outdoor activities that promote risk-taking with careful supervision.
Areas to develop
- 1review how group activities are planned and organised to ensure that all children are fully engaged to extend their learning opportunities further
- 2improve the monitoring of staff's practice, and provide additional training and support where needed, to make sure that all children benefit from high-quality learning experiences.
Inspection #10363804 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents say that they would not choose any other setting for their other children or younger siblings.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Staff are skilled at identifying children who need additional support and provide sensitive and personalised assistance. Staff work closely with other professionals and parents to meet children's learning and care needs to ensure that they make progress to their full potential.
Outdoor space
Staff plan challenging outdoor activities that promote risk-taking with careful supervision. For example, staff encourage children to balance on tall beams while holding a rope or complete a flexible obstacle course.
Parent Reviews of Busy Bees West Ealing Day
4.6
(22)
Dori
2 years ago
My daughter has been going to busy bees since she was 8.5 months old, she is happy there and grown and learnt a lot. I love busy bees from the professional management staff to the attentive and caring teachers to the activities and the things my little one learns everyday. She come home v tired and extremely happy telling us what she learnt, who she played with, what new activity she did. I would highly recommend busy bees West Ealing to any parent who want a happy and looked after child!
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Sally Senior
6 months ago
My son has been attending West Ealing Busy Bees for over 1 year now. I have seen such a difference in his development and I am very happy with the experience overall. The staff ranging from the Director to the trainees are approachable friendly and I feel comfortable to raised anything with them. Highly recommend.
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Susan FR
4 years ago
My daughter has been at Busy Bees since before her first birthday in 2018. Now, nearly three years later, we are so happy that we chose Busy Bees in West Ealing to be her safe and happy 'home-away-from-home'. From Day 1, the teachers and team have been so warm and kind that they have become like family, and have really created a wonderful environment for the children to play and make friends. Our daughter has grown in confidence and has benefitted from a great foundation for the next steps in her education. I have no hesitation in recommending this nursery to all.
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Asha Bhatt
2 years ago
The staff at Busy Bees are truly engaged and passionate about their work. They are always coming up with new and creative ways to engage the kids. Our daughter loves going to nursery because the staff make her feel so happy and loved. They always take the time to talk to her and play with her, and she always comes home with a smile on her face. I feel confident that she is getting the best possible start in life at Busy Bees.
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A N
7 years ago
My son has attended Busy Bees West Ealing since January this year. We’ve been incredibly pleased with the care, support and encouragement we’ve received from the management and staff at this nursery. When my son become seriously ill in March and we were told his recovery could take weeks or even months, Busy Bees West Ealing did not charge us our monthly fees due to the seriousness of his illness and the fact that he had recently started the nursery. They were in contact with us as parents throughout the whole period my son was ill and they’ve helped us get him settled in again once he returned to the nursery on reduced hours. They’ve made this difficult process extremely easy for us and we couldn’t be any happier that our son is attending Busy Bees West Ealing. The staff are lovely and welcoming, and they take good care of the kids. I would definitely recommend this nursery to anyone. Thank you Busy Bees West Ealing for the great work you are doing in taking care of our little ones.
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Inspection history
Date: August 2003
- October 2024Good
- January 2019Good
- July 2015Good
- May 2011Good
- August 2003Good
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