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Busy Little Bees Nursery (Handsworth Wood)

Ofsted: Good
(Sept 2024)
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5.0(2 parent reviews) ·69 Hamstead Hall Road, Birmingham, B20 1HU · Birmingham
Number of places
61 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Sept 2024
Local authority
Birmingham

About this day nursery

Busy Little Bees Nursery, with over two decades of experience, is dedicated to providing exceptional early years care in Birmingham and Solihull. The nursery prides itself on a highly qualified and passionate team that exceeds statutory staff-to-child ratios, ensuring personalized attention and rich learning experiences within the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework.

The approach extends beyond basic education, offering a dynamic program featuring specialist sessions like yoga, drama, and sports, alongside creative and STEM activities such as science and cooking. Children also engage in gardening, local outings, and seasonal celebrations, all designed to broaden their horizons and build confidence.

The nursery fosters strong parent partnerships, maintaining transparency in all aspects, including funding options and voluntary contributions for meals and enhanced activities. Operating 51 weeks a year, from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm, Busy Little Bees offers flexible session choices and clear monthly billing to accommodate family life, with the option to stretch funded hours for consistency.

Our ethos

Busy Little Bees Nursery operates within the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework, offering a dynamic program that extends beyond basic education. They provide specialist sessions (yoga, drama, sports), creative and STEM activities, gardening, local outings, and seasonal celebrations to broaden children's horizons and build confidence. The nursery also emphasizes strong parent partnerships and personalized attention due to exceeding statutory staff-to-child ratios.

What it's like

Staff provide a calm, relaxing and fun environment for children, creating a happy atmosphere with mutual respect. They quickly develop strong relationships with children, and settling-in arrangements are tailored to each individual child, helping them feel safe and confident. Children arrive with enthusiasm and make good progress, developing a positive attitude towards learning.

Over 20 years experienceHighly qualified staffEnriched activity programStrong parent partnershipsFlexible funding options

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

Tax-Free Childcare
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Key facts

Opening hours

7:30am–6:00pm, 51 weeks a year (closed bank holidays and over Christmas)

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Busy Little Bees Nursery (Handsworth Wood)

Last inspected 18 September 2024 · Karen Laycock

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 provide a calm, relaxing and fun environment for children, creating a happy atmosphere with mutual respect. They quickly develop strong relationships with children, and settling-in arrangements are tailored to each individual child, helping them feel safe and confident. Children arrive with enthusiasm and make good progress, developing a positive attitude towards learning.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff have a clear focus on developing children's independence, teaching them to select toys, put on coats, serve lunches, and manage personal care.
  • Staff help children develop a love of books, fostering early literacy skills and discussions about characters and objects in stories.
  • Leaders have a well-sequenced curriculum, understood and effectively implemented by knowledgeable and enthusiastic staff, with ongoing monitoring and training.
  • Staff monitor children's progress closely and provide targeted support, working with external agencies when needed to help children reach their full potential.
  • Staff effectively manage behaviour, supporting children to understand emotions, self-regulate, and develop an understanding of right and wrong, leading to kind interactions.

Areas to develop

  • 1support staff to build on their questioning techniques to give children time to think, solve problems and develop their language skills further
  • 2help staff to identify when to step back during adult-led and child-initiated activities to enable children to develop their creativity and build on their own ideas and ways of doing things.
Inspection #10365622 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents are highly complimentary about the nursery.

They comment on the good progress their children make and how much their children enjoy attending the nursery.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Where children need additional help, staff provide targeted support. When needed, staff work alongside external agencies to implement plans to help children reach the potential they are capable of. The special educational needs and/or disabilities coordinator spoke to the inspector about how they support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Outdoor space

Staff ensure that babies and children have plenty of opportunities to be outdoors. They support children to use their bodies in different ways. For example, they create games that encourage children to run and jump. Children confidently ride on wheeled toys.

Parent Reviews of Busy Little Bees Nursery (Handsworth Wood)

5.0
(2)
Pooja Ruperai
2 years ago

My son has settled in exceptionally well here after having had a bad experience at another nursery. I am so glad that we found this nursery as my baby as he is so happy, developing well and building lovely bonds with the staff. Just to finish off, my husband and I can see the care/love that radiates from the staff towards our baby, and as a parent, you can't ask for anything else. Thank you so much Hafsa, Amy and the whole team!

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Diane Harnett
a year ago

My grandaughter has finished here today. Was sad because she has been so happy here all of the staff are amazing. Would highly recommend this nursery

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

18 September 2024

Good

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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