Busy Bees at Egham provides a nurturing and stimulating environment for children, focusing on holistic development. The nursery offers a comprehensive curriculum designed to foster curiosity and independence, with an emphasis on foundational skills for school readiness.
Mealtimes are treated as key learning opportunities, promoting social skills and adventurous eating habits through NHS-accredited menus prepared by on-site chefs. The "Busy Bees One" package includes three nutritious meals, snacks, drinks, and essential consumables such as nappies, wipes, and sun cream, ensuring a consistent and high-quality experience for children while simplifying things for parents.
The nursery actively supports families in navigating various government funding schemes, including universal 15 hours for 3 and 4-year-olds, 30 hours for working families, and funded places for eligible 2-year-olds. They also accept Tax-Free Childcare and are able to stretch funded hours across the full year for greater flexibility.
The team at Busy Bees at Egham is dedicated to working with parents to create personalised packages that meet individual family needs, offering both year-round care and part-time support. With a focus on well-being and development, the nursery aims to make early years care both accessible and affordable.
Our ethos
At Busy Bees, we are committed to providing high-quality care that supports children's well-being and development. Our approach focuses on creating a safe, inclusive, and enriching environment where children can develop confidence, explore new tastes, and learn essential skills for school readiness through engaging routines and diverse menus. We believe in fostering curiosity and independence, and mealtimes are integral learning moments.
What it's like
Children enjoy a sequenced curriculum that builds on their skills and knowledge over time. Babies and those who are new, settle happily as staff offer a warm welcome to them. Children have a positive attitude to learning, and their emotional well-being is supported well. Children enjoy a wide range of learning experiences and enthusiastically play indoors and outdoors. Overall, children are well prepared for their future learning, including their eventual transition to school.
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, snacks, and drinks, all freshly prepared by an on-site chef and NHS Startwell accredited. The 'Busy Bees One' package includes unlimited nappies, wipes, and sun cream. Packed lunches are not permitted.
Opening hours
Monday to Friday, 7.30am to 6.30pm
Term time / All Year
All Year
Established
2015
Last inspected 5 March 2024 · Claire Boparai
What it's like to attend
Children enjoy a sequenced curriculum that builds on their skills and knowledge over time. Babies and those who are new, settle happily as staff offer a warm welcome to them. Children have a positive attitude to learning, and their emotional well-being is supported well. Children enjoy a wide range of learning experiences and enthusiastically play indoors and outdoors. Overall, children are well prepared for their future learning, including their eventual transition to school.
Inspector highlights
Areas to develop
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents praise the dedicated managers and staff team for their hard work and for building trusting relationships with their families.
Inclusion & environment
Staff know children well and support their individual needs, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. The managers and staff team work together to recognise the needs of the children and how they can work closely with other professionals and parents to support them. This has a positive impact for children and the progress they make.
Children enthusiastically play indoors and outdoors. Children have plenty of opportunities outside to develop their larger physical skills. For example, children ride scooters, climb steps, and practise balancing skills.
We absolutely loved our experience with Busy Bees! Enrollment, communication, daily updates, reports and all other support for parents was so easy and accessible. The staff is so caring and professional, our baby really thrived in the environment. I would definitely recommend.
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The nursery has been truly exceptional and we couldn’t have asked for a better start in life for our daughter. The staff are amazing and care deeply about her and her development. She has gone from strength to strength and is always happy and excited to attend. The activities are engaging and varied and the communication we have had throughout Covid has been first class and we feel completely comfortable about her safety and security. Thank you to the incredible staff for everything you have done and long May your high standards continue. We are so impressed we have already signed our 4 month old son to start next year.
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My daughter is very happy at nursery. You can see this in the way she's happy to tell me to go home in the mornings and the way she scamps out in the afternoon. She also likes to talk about nursery at bedtime and is always singing songs and doing hand actions that I'm not familiar with so it's clearly from her days at Busy Bees. The updates show me there is always a lot of activity and themed to seasonal and cultural events which makes me very happy to see.
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Our daughter has been attending this nursery for nearly a year and we have been so impressed with the level of care and attention the team at Egham have shown to our daughter. They have continually supported her in her growth and development and have helped build up her confidence, and mine as well! Even with a pandemic on their hands, we have always felt that they have put the children first and continued with the upmost dedication and care. I would definitely recommend Busy Bees in Egham to anyone.
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My daughter attended this nursery for 2 years. Such a wonderful nursery. They always listened and treated my daughter as an individual. I would highly recommend this nursery and all the staff. We'll done Busy Bees Egham.
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Date: March 2018
The Egham Nursery and Pre School registered in 2015 and is part of the Busy Bees Group of day nurseries. It operates from a large converted office block in Egham, Surrey. The nursery is open from Monday to Friday, 7.30am to 6.30pm, for 52 weeks of the year. A team of 18 staff work directly with the children, of whom 12 staff hold a qualification at level 2 or above.
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