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Honeybear Nursery in Cheadle

Ofsted: Good
(May 2022)
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4.5(26 parent reviews) ·11 Northenden Road, Gatley, Cheadle, SK8 4EN · Stockport
Number of places
56 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
May 2022
Local authority
Stockport

About this day nursery

Honeybear Nursery, located in Cheadle, provides a nurturing and stimulating environment for children aged 3 months to 5 years. They are committed to making high-quality childcare accessible, offering various funding options to support families.

The nursery focuses on fostering exploration, learning, and play, with a strong emphasis on a safe and secure "home-from-home" atmosphere where children can grow and develop. Their approach includes a range of engaging activities to stimulate young minds and a team of highly qualified and experienced staff, many with over a decade of experience in childcare.

Honeybear Nursery also prides itself on its strong relationships with parents, ensuring open communication and a supportive journey for every family.

What it's like

Children are happy, content, and safe at this vibrant nursery, greeting their key person with delight and forming secure bonds with staff. They demonstrate high levels of confidence, self-esteem, and resilience, showing positive attitudes towards learning and working collaboratively to solve puzzles and enact roles. Babies giggle while exploring sand and looking in mirrors, toddlers are fascinated by pasta and cornflour, and pre-school children enjoy physical activities and learning about the world.

Approved Provider for Government FundingHighly Qualified StaffNurturing Environment

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-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

Opening hours

Mon to Fri: 7:30am to 6:30pm

Age range

3 months to 5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2012

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Honeybear Nursery

Last inspected 6 May 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, content, and safe at this vibrant nursery, greeting their key person with delight and forming secure bonds with staff. They demonstrate high levels of confidence, self-esteem, and resilience, showing positive attitudes towards learning and working collaboratively to solve puzzles and enact roles. Babies giggle while exploring sand and looking in mirrors, toddlers are fascinated by pasta and cornflour, and pre-school children enjoy physical activities and learning about the world.

Inspector highlights

  • Since the last Ofsted inspection, leaders have been relentless in their pursuit to raise standards across the nursery.
  • Leaders provide a curriculum that is built on educational research and what they already know about the children at the nursery.
  • Leaders ensure children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive the support they rightly deserve.
  • Overall, partnership working is strong.
  • Staff support children's communication and language skills very well.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen parental partnerships, to better support children's learning at home
  • 2strengthen supervision arrangements for staff, to provide them with clear feedback about raising their practice to a higher level
  • 3reinforce good hygiene practices for children, with particular reference to the importance of washing their hands before eating and after blowing their noses.
Inspection #10196996 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents commend the staff on their loving and caring nature.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Leaders ensure children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive the support they rightly deserve. Links with external professionals are in place and intervention plans are monitored with rigour. Children with SEND make good progress and gaps in their learning close.

Outdoor space

Pre-school children show good physical skills while running and climbing outdoors. Older children search for bugs and younger children are fascinated while listening to birds sing.

Parent Reviews of Honeybear Nursery

4.5
(26)
emma macczak
6 months ago

Our son attends Honeybear nursery and I am so pleased with everything this nursery offers. I feel like he’s really cared for, the staff are amazing and I have a huge appreciation for everything they do. They always show interest in every individual child and I look forward to the feedback at the end of the day. They have a really healthy menu, although our son is really picky and doesn’t eat a great deal they always try to get him to try something new. He has his favorite teachers, he says because they’re really kind and I feel like I know my son is in the best hands, teaching him kindness and love each and every day. They get plenty of outdoor time, go on little trips, lots of time learning about nature, bugs and animals. They also have a calm cubs room where they do yoga and mindfulness. Honestly love the place. A huge thank you to all the girls that work there and look after him, you’re all amazing, we wouldn’t want him to be anywhere else xxx

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Marine Ogier-Batty
7 months ago

Our son started in Honeybear at 9 months old. He's been so well looked after by the team there. He's so happy to go every day, it's obvious he has a great time there and learns new things every day. We cannot recommend Honeybear highly enough.

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Ryan Cummings
8 months ago

A really great nursery, with staff that clearly care and create a great environment for the kids. It keeps on improving - from the facilities, wider learning or even food menus. Really very impressed. We offer quite a lot of feedback or asks for our daughter and its only ever met with understanding and a willingness to support. Highly recommend!

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Emma Perrin
10 months ago

My kids love it here. All the nursery staff are very kind and really care for the children. The pre-school staff are beyond excellent and my child has learnt so much to prepare for primary school during their time at Honey Bears. The activities are varied and well thought through. Can’t recommend Honey Bears enough.

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Natalie Miller
10 months ago

I highly recommend Honeybear, Gatley. The staff have always been friendly and nurturing and my son looks forward to attending nursery which is lovely to see. His speech and confidence have come along massively and I love hearing about all the fun things he’s done at nursery.

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Inspection history
Improved from Requires improvement → Good in 2022

Date: September 2008

  • May 2022Good
  • May 2021Requires improvement
  • November 2017Good
  • January 2014Good
  • September 2008Good

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