Ladybird Nursery in Bury

About this day nursery

Ladybird Nursery Ramsbottom is an established and long-standing early years provision with over 50 years of experience, located on the first floor of the Buchanan Sports and Social Club. The nursery, a family-run business, was acquired by the current managing directors, Kim and Jess, in 2013, who collectively bring over two decades of experience within the setting.

Their mother, Tracy, who retired in 2020, continues to contribute by preparing delicious daily meals on-site. The nursery prides itself on offering an outstanding, nurturing, and welcoming environment where children are encouraged to grow and learn, fostering a sense of belonging, happiness, engagement, confidence, and resilience.

They are committed to providing stimulating activities, carefully planned spaces, and high-quality interactions from experienced and qualified practitioners. The provision features a large outdoor area that mirrors the indoor environment with extended learning opportunities such as bug hunting, planting, and cultivating, as well as an area for bikes, scooters, and climbing equipment.

The nursery is divided into four distinct rooms: "Little Ladybirds" for children aged birth to 2 years (up to 10 children), "Blossoming Bumble Bees" for 2-3 year olds (up to 16 children), and "Busy Butterflies" for 3-4 year olds in their pre-school year (up to 28 children). The team is highly qualified, motivated, and enthusiastic, with all staff members trained in paediatric first aid, safeguarding children, food hygiene, allergy awareness, and fire safety.

Our ethos

We are a unique, family orientated provision which is fully child centred. Our focus is on providing a happy, safe and secure environment for the children in our provision. We believe that children thrive within a fun, loving and caring environment with experienced and passionate adults to support each individual child’s needs and wants. We are committed to providing stimulating activities alongside carefully planned spaces then enhancing this with high-quality interactions from experienced, qualified practitioners. One of our core values is that children are confident and happy. By nurturing children within our provision, we achieve this. We focus on children’s confidence daily through activities, discussions, and group activities. We strongly believe that by creating positive relationships and being positive role models our children can thrive and achieve their full potential. Each individual child’s needs are met based on their play style, stage of development and personality. Each child has a key person who engages with them and their family to identify this. Our links and interactions with family at home is of utmost importance to ensure a holistic approach to children’s learning, development and needs. It is extremely important for children in our provision to form strong relationships with adults and other children. Our team work effortlessly to ensure each child forms a strong bond as quickly as possible after starting with us.

What it's like

Children receive a warm welcome and develop a strong sense of belonging, showing secure relationships with staff and peers. They are happy and confident, making good progress in their learning, including children with SEND, in a calm and positive atmosphere.