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Busy Bunnies

Ofsted: Good
(Sept 2023)
·Busy Bunnies Nursery, Wightman Road, LONDON, N8 0LY · Haringey
Number of places
22 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Sept 2023
Local authority
Haringey

About this day nursery

Busy Bunnies is a family-operated nursery situated in Hornsey, London, that has been serving the local community and surrounding areas since 2006. The nursery warmly welcomes children from 4 months old to pre-school age, dividing them into infant and pre-school rooms to cater to their developmental stages.

They employ a holistic approach to early childhood education, integrating principles from Montessori, the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), and Forest School philosophies. The daily routine is carefully structured to include a wide array of engaging activities, from free play and creative arts to music, dancing, and dramatic play.

Children are encouraged to participate in a year-round curriculum featuring various themes and subjects like science, literacy, and numeracy. Extra-curricular activities such as Montessori-based learning, Forest School, football, music, movement, cooking, and pottery are also offered.

The nursery emphasises learning through play, fostering self-motivation and a love for learning in a safe, warm, and supportive environment, with a "Directress" guiding children through their educational journey.

Our ethos

Busy Bunnies integrates principles from Montessori, EYFS, and Forest School philosophies, employing a holistic approach to early childhood education. They emphasise learning through play to foster self-motivation and a love for learning, with a "Directress" guiding children's educational journey.

What it's like

Staff greet children as they arrive and are always on hand to provide cuddles and comfort. Children are confident and settled in this welcoming nursery. Relationships are caring and respectful, helping children to make good progress because they feel safe, secure and ready to learn.

Family-runMontessori approachEYFS curriculumForest School activitiesExtra-curricular activities

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)
Pricing on request

This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 6:00 pm

Age range

4 months to pre-school age

Term time / All Year

All Year

Session types

Full day

Established

2006

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Busy Bunnies

Last inspected 15 September 2023 · Anahita Aderianwalla

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

Staff greet children as they arrive and are always on hand to provide cuddles and comfort. Children are confident and settled in this welcoming nursery. Relationships are caring and respectful, helping children to make good progress because they feel safe, secure and ready to learn.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff plan an ambitious curriculum to meet the interests and needs of all the children.
  • Effective strategies are in place to ensure children's personal development and speech and language are progressing well.
  • Children delight in exploring the natural environment, supported by attentive staff.
  • Staff set high expectations for behaviour and help children to learn about and respect each other's uniqueness.
  • The manager and staff are passionate about making continual improvements within the nursery.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen parental involvement and share more information with parents to help them extend their children's learning at home
  • 2build on the opportunities for staff's professional development that focus more specifically on developing an expert knowledge of teaching and learning.
Inspection #10301211 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

"Parents describe the nursery as a home-from-home environment where they feel their child's individual needs and interests are carefully considered and nurtured."

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Effective strategies are in place to ensure that children's personal development and speech and language are progressing well. Staff value children's contributions and introduce them to new vocabulary.

Outdoor space

Children delight in exploring the natural environment, supported by attentive staff. They recall important facts, taught to them by staff, about how plants and fruit and vegetables grow. They have cherry, fig and apple trees in their garden and know when fruit is ready to be picked to eat.

Inspection history

Date: December 2009

  • September 2023Good
  • January 2018Good
  • August 2014Good
  • August 2013Inadequate
  • June 2013Requires improvement
  • March 2011Inadequate
  • December 2009Inadequate

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