Food
Three nutritious and balanced meals per day, NHS Startwell accredited menus, freshly prepared by on-site chef, range of snacks and drinks. Unlimited nappies, wipes and sun cream included in the 'Busy Bees One' package.
Busy Bees Nursery at London Mottingham
Ofsted: Good
(Sept 2022)
Number of places
50 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Sept 2022
Local authority
Greenwich
About this day nursery
Busy Bees Nursery at London Mottingham is part of the larger Busy Bees childcare group, committed to providing high-quality early learning experiences. The nursery aims to create a stimulating environment where children can thrive, offering a comprehensive programme that focuses on both educational and developmental milestones.
The nursery emphasises healthy eating with NHS-accredited menus, freshly prepared on-site, and includes essential items like nappies and wipes in its 'Busy Bees One' package for convenience. They offer flexible attendance options, including stretching funded hours across the year, to accommodate various family needs.
Staff are dedicated to guiding parents through funding options and ensuring a supportive and engaging atmosphere for every child.
What it's like
Children are greeted warmly and settle well, forming secure relationships with practitioners. They are active, keen, and confident learners, exploring resources indoors and outside, and proudly showing their creations to friends. Children behave well, influenced by positive interactions and gentle reminders, and interact well together through turn-taking and communication.
NHS-accredited menusFlexible funding optionsInclusive "Busy Bees One" package
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
Opening hours
Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 6pm
Term time / All Year
All Year
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Busy Bees Nursery at London Mottingham
Last inspected 29 September 2022
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 greeted warmly and settle well, forming secure relationships with practitioners. They are active, keen, and confident learners, exploring resources indoors and outside, and proudly showing their creations to friends. Children behave well, influenced by positive interactions and gentle reminders, and interact well together through turn-taking and communication.
Inspector highlights
- Practitioners use effective monitoring and assessment to identify developmental needs and plan activities based on children's ideas and interests.
- Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who speak English as an additional language are generally supported well.
- Transitions within the nursery are effective, with children supported to settle into new rooms and practitioners communicating with parents to ensure smooth transitions.
- Children learn about different countries and cultures through activities, which helps them develop respect and positive attitudes towards others.
- Practitioners support children to develop independence skills by encouraging self-care and participation in daily tasks to learn to take care of their environment.
Areas to develop
- 1consider using the correct words and pronunciation when speaking to children to enhance children's vocabulary and language development
- 2support practitioners further to recognise when unsettled children need extra emotional support to feel secure in their environment.
Inspection #10257222 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents say that they are happy with the care that their children receive, and they value the regular updates about their child's day.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are generally supported well. Practitioners identify children who require extra support and seek support from the special educational needs coordinator and other relevant agencies.
Outdoor space
Children are keen and confident to explore the resources indoors and outside. For example, children enjoy going on a bug hunt in the garden and they excitedly explore play dough by manipulating it with their hands and tools.
Parent Reviews of Busy Bees Nursery at London Mottingham
3.7
(12)
Jo Brooker
5 years ago
Highly recommend this Nursery. My Daughter started a few months ago and the staff helped her settle in so well. They are caring, professional and very friendly. They have helped her confidence hugely and she bounces out of there at the end of the day after having such a fun filled day. I was also very impressed with the Manager who is very friendly too. Thank you to you all.
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James Kellie
3 years ago
In terms of the care given, Katy specifically is a star, she's just brilliant and genuinely cares for the kids. The food provided, the activities and the facilities are good too. It's a shame however, we couldn't rely on them, last minute noficafions regarding staff shortages the day before our child was due to attend were common. From a business management perspective, its dire and this has a huge impact. This also came though in the communication, inconsistent responses to inquiries, poorly constructed communications generally and a lack of respect to parents hence why our child is at another nursery. The issues showed no signs of abating with no communication to highlight any efforts of mitigation, it all felt very reactive. I appreciate there are broader issues in terms of the market but now we have a comparator, we understand that Busy Bees problems are worse, hence I would not recommend this nursery in its current state.
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Anna W
5 years ago
Absolutely awful, heartbreaking, cold, ignorant treatment. It's been over a year since I've tried this nursery for my then 1yo son, and I still feel enormous sadness and anger for the horrendous quality of care in this place!!! The Mngmt will tell u everything you want to hear at start, they are great with advertising themselves, but when it comes to the actual daily care, I could not imagine more incompetent, cold, cruel carers than those I've met/seen in the baby's room there. After several complaints to the manager, I eventually took my boy out of this nasty setting and will NEVER try any BusyBees nursery again!
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Audra17 A
6 years ago
My daughter has received the best possible child care at the busy bees day nursery. Over last two years she has transformed to a very confident child thanks to a dedicated and professional staff. Would definitely recommend.
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J Rodriguez
5 years ago
I have had my son here since he was 6 months old, the staff were amazing with him and i have not seen a great turn over of staff. The manager is very welcoming and will accommodate her best to make everything possible to make you feel reassured.
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Inspection history
Date: March 2009
- September 2022Good
- November 2016Good
- November 2014Good
- March 2009Good
Frequently asked about Busy Bees Nursery at London Mottingham
About the setting
Treetops Mottingham Day registered in 2008. It is owned and managed by Busy Bees and operates from a three-storey detached property in the London Borough of Greenwich. The nursery is open Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 6pm, for 52 weeks of the year. The nursery employs 10 members of staff, eight of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above.
- URN
- EY381910
- 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
- Good
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