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Busy Bees Little Sutton

Ofsted: Good
(Aug 2023)
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3.7(10 parent reviews) ·Windways, Little Sutton, CH66 1JE · Cheshire West and Chester
Number of places
120 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2023
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester

About this day nursery

Busy Bees Little Sutton provides exceptional nursery care in Little Sutton, focused on supporting children's development through stimulating and engaging activities. The nursery emphasises building strong relationships between children, educators, and parents, fostering a welcoming and secure environment.

Dedicated staff encourage confidence, curiosity, and a love for learning, preparing children for their next steps in education. The nursery offers a flexible approach to childcare, with options for funded hours and additional sessions to suit families' needs.

With a commitment to safeguarding and promoting welfare, Busy Bees Little Sutton ensures a high standard of care and education, allowing children to thrive and reach their full potential. The nursery also provides nutritious, freshly prepared meals as part of its Busy Bees One package, ensuring children receive balanced meals and snacks throughout their day.

Our ethos

The Busy Bees approach, known as 'Bee Curious', is built on creating nurturing and inspiring environments where children can play, learn, and grow. This philosophy emphasises building strong partnerships with parents and promoting development in several key areas: citizenship, communication, discovery, innovation, and well-being. The curriculum is designed to foster curiosity, independence, and a love for learning, with a focus on exploration and hands-on experiences. Busy Bees believes in providing enriching mealtime environments that support children's well-being and development, ensuring access to well-balanced meals and promoting skills like using cutlery.

What it's like

Children are happy and safe in a calm and welcoming environment, settling quickly into activities. They engage in various learning opportunities with support from knowledgeable staff, exploring nature, planting vegetables, and learning social skills and emotional regulation through well-organised routines and 'calm spaces'.

NHS-accredited menusFlexible funding optionsChild-focused development

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-oldsTax-Free Childcare
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

Food

Three nutritious and balanced meals per day, with a range of snacks and drinks, freshly prepared by an on-site chef. NHS Startwell accredited menus.

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 7.30am to 6pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Busy Bees Little Sutton

Last inspected 2 August 2023 · Michelle Highcock

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 and safe in a calm and welcoming environment, settling quickly into activities. They engage in various learning opportunities with support from knowledgeable staff, exploring nature, planting vegetables, and learning social skills and emotional regulation through well-organised routines and 'calm spaces'.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders implement a well-sequenced curriculum and individualised planning.
  • The role of the key worker is fully embedded, supported by a buddy system, ensuring children form strong attachments.
  • Communication and language are highly valued, with staff effectively using 'buzz words' to enhance children's vocabulary.
  • Partnership with parents is exceptional, offering support with child development and extending learning at home.
  • Leaders have made significant improvements since the last inspection, particularly through ongoing staff training and development.

Areas to develop

  • 1support staff to understand how to extend learning opportunities to further enhance children's individual learning.
Inspection #10254014 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Leaders and staff work effectively with other professionals to best support the needs of all children. They make necessary referrals to other agencies, such as speech and language therapy or the additional needs team, to gain their expert advice and support.

Outdoor space

Older children freely explore features of the natural environment, hunting for ants and spiders in the trees outside and observing their habitats. Children help to plant vegetables and herbs in the garden, nurturing and watering the seeds to help them grow.

Parent Reviews of Busy Bees Little Sutton

3.7
(10)
Darren
3 months ago

Happy when our daughter started at the nursery but the cracks started to appear shortly after. Security was an issue with tailgating into and leaving the centre. This was highlighted to management on more than 1 occasion. Agreements kept being broken, with regards to care of our daughter, again meetings were held with management to actively correct to the end we removed our daughter as we felt the care was not being provided. I was removed immediately from the portal, losing all the pics and reports that had been uploaded, I have asked for this electronically but still waiting after several weeks. Not a great experience, however in comparison to the other centre in Irby its chalk and cheese what an amazing centre the Irby centre was.

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Katherine Beckett
3 months ago

Our daughter is thriving at Busy Bees, staff are lovely and she has come on so well. Very happy

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Scott Rees
2 years ago

Used to be brilliant and never had any issues, as of late alot of good staff have left and replaced. The level of learning has become inadequate for pre school and kids don't seem to get the level of attention they require. Communication between staff is poor and despite giving 5 weeks notice they hadn't even picked up communications from myself until the final day that my daughter was being withdrawn and placed elsewhere, they're also still requesting payment in advance for September despite my child no longer attending. Massive shame that's it's gone down the pan.

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Asma S
4 years ago

All the staff here are so lovely and caring, my daughter has been going here for over a year and we love it! They helped her settle in so quickly although it was her first nursery experience and English isn’t her first language. Definitely a positive experience for us and would highly recommend to anyone looking to enrol their children!

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Casey-jo Jones
2 years ago

The setting is full of energy my son has come on loads developmently since he started. His key person is always on hand to answer and questions and I find the app very useful for activity insperation at home.

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Inspection history
Improved from Requires improvement → Good in 2023

Date: April 2019

  • August 2023Good
  • August 2022Requires improvement
  • September 2019Outstanding
  • April 2019Inadequate

Frequently asked about Busy Bees Little Sutton

About the setting

Daisy and Jake Day Nursery registered in 2017 and is located in the Little Sutton area of Wirral. It is part of the Busy Bees group. The nursery employs 19 members of childcare staff. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round, with sessions from 7.30am to 6pm. The nursery is in receipt of funding for early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

URN
EY549103
Registered person
Busy Bees Nurseries Limited
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises
Previous rating
Requires improvement

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