Busy Bees Nursery at Macclesfield offers a comprehensive childcare service, focusing on nurturing children's development through a stimulating and supportive setting. The nursery provides nutritious, NHS-accredited meals prepared on-site, fostering healthy eating habits and independence during mealtimes.
They also offer a package that includes essential consumables like nappies, wipes, and sun cream, aiming for convenience for parents. The nursery is committed to being open and transparent about fees and funding, guiding parents through various government schemes available to help with childcare costs.
They emphasise providing high-quality care, ensuring children have access to well-balanced meals, and creating an enriching environment for learning and development. The team actively works with families to accommodate their needs, including flexible funding options and support for changes in attendance.
The nursery prides itself on helping children explore new tastes, develop fine motor skills, and build social skills, preparing them for future education.
What it's like
Children arrive happy, eager and ready to explore. Staff are attentive and recognise when children need a little more reassurance, offering affectionate cuddles and nurturing verbal encouragement. Children are curious and inquisitive, enthusiastically trying new things and demonstrating a sense of accomplishment when they achieve difficult tasks, such as locating worms in the garden or pretending to be bug detectives.
Funding accepted
This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.
Food
Three nutritious and balanced meals per day, NHS Startwell accredited menus, freshly prepared by an on-site chef. A range of snacks and drinks are also provided. Parents can opt for the Busy Bees One package which includes these, or bring home-prepared hot meals if opting out of the package. Packed lunches are not permitted.
Opening hours
Monday to Friday, from 7.30am to 6pm
Term time / All Year
All Year
Last inspected 27 May 2025 · Michelle Jacques
What it's like to attend
Children arrive happy, eager and ready to explore. Staff are attentive and recognise when children need a little more reassurance, offering affectionate cuddles and nurturing verbal encouragement. Children are curious and inquisitive, enthusiastically trying new things and demonstrating a sense of accomplishment when they achieve difficult tasks, such as locating worms in the garden or pretending to be bug detectives.
Inspector highlights
Areas to develop
Inclusion & environment
Overall, children make good progress in their communication skills. For instance, staff narrate as children play and sing to them during games to expose them to new words and vocabulary. However, some staff lack skills and confidence to extend children's speech to a higher level. At times, staff do not always allow time or opportunities for children to respond to questions and practise talking.
Children benefit from daily outdoor play in a spacious garden, where they can run and exert themselves. Children enthusiastically jump and clap when they locate worms in the garden. They play with awe and wonder as they pretend to be bug detectives outside, shouting, 'It's magic' when they find insects.
What an amazing nursery. My little girl has been going since November and has never had a bad day. The staff are all wonderful and make each child feel valued. This is a fantastic nursery if your little one has any allergies. Mine has a dairy and soya allergy and they do so much to make the meal inclusive and varied. She eats everything they make her.
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Scamps is a fantastic day nursery! Our little girl has been for there for 9 months now and is always excited when we arrive. Her keyworker and all the girls are so friendly. She is constantly developing at nursery through having fun. A lovely touch is when you arrive or leave nursery the owner and the office girls always know our little girls name and say hello.
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My son has been at Scamps for nearly 2 years and he loves every minute of it!! Staff are always so kind and very attentive and I have no worries about leaving him there at all. To see how happy he is, I know he is being well looked after. From both a professional and personal level I would highly recommend Scamps to anyone looking for a great honest friendly nursery for their precious ones. Thank you Scamps 😊
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Our daughter Evelyn has attended Scamps since Jan 2015 and our younger daughter is due to start this September. We did quite a lot of research before choosing this nursery and have not been disappointed. I would rate Scamps overall as excellent, as it's recent ranking as top day nursery in the North West bears out.
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Both my kids (1 1/2 and 3 1/2 years old) currently attend SCAMPs and they love it. The staff are very professional, caring to the children and friendly to us as parents. There are always so many different activities for the children to do including a good balance of creative, physical, musical activities etc. You can follow the progress of your children through their learning journals and continual feedback is given daily. There is plenty of outdoor space for the children and they have recently done up the outside with some new play installations. They are always looking for ways to improve which is a great culture to have. The setting on the edge of the park is lovely and great for the kids to watch the lawn mowers and 'tractors!'
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Date: July 2012
Scamps Day Nursery registered in 2011 and operates under the ownership of Busy Bees Nurseries Limited. The nursery is located in Macclesfield and employs 26 members of childcare staff. Of these, seven hold an appropriate early years qualification at level 2, nine hold a level 3 qualification, one holds a qualification at level 4 and three hold degrees in a related field. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, from 7.30am to 6pm. It operates for 51 weeks each year and closes for one week over the Christmas period. The nursery provides government funded places for childcare.
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