Opening hours
7.30am to 6.30pm, all year round
Busy Bees Nursery at Teddington
Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2023)
Number of places
68 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2023
Local authority
Richmond upon Thames
About this day nursery
Busy Bees Nursery at Teddington is a childcare provider offering a comprehensive approach to early years education and care. Emphasising a holistic approach, the nursery integrates nutritious meals, engaging learning activities, and flexible funding options to support families.
They highlight the importance of mealtimes as learning opportunities, fostering independence and social skills through NHS-accredited menus prepared by on-site chefs. The nursery aims to provide a consistent and high-quality experience, with services like unlimited nappies, wipes, and sun cream included in their 'Busy Bees One' package at applicable centres.
They actively assist parents in navigating various government funding schemes, offering guidance on eligibility and application processes for funded hours. The nursery strives to create a supportive and inclusive environment where children can develop essential skills for school readiness, ensuring that families can access childcare that is both enriching and adaptable to their needs.
Busy Bees also offers flexibility in how funded hours are used, allowing them to be stretched across the year or utilised for part-time support, depending on family preferences and local authority guidelines.
What it's like
Children arrive happy, eager, and easily separate from parents. They confidently approach new adults and select what they would like to do during free play. Babies and younger children are comforted and encouraged by staff to try new things, like walking.
NHS-accredited menusFlexible funding optionsComprehensive childcare packagesFocus on school readiness
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
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Term time / All Year
All Year
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Busy Bees Nursery at Teddington
Last inspected 22 June 2023
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 arrive happy, eager, and easily separate from parents. They confidently approach new adults and select what they would like to do during free play. Babies and younger children are comforted and encouraged by staff to try new things, like walking.
Inspector highlights
- Children make good progress from their starting points.
- Staff support children's communication skills well through reading books and using repetition.
- Children who speak English as an additional language regularly hear their home language and staff use key words and phrases.
- Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are identified early, and referrals are made for additional support.
- Parents universally say that their children settle quickly and make progress, and praise staff for their care and kindness.
Areas to develop
- 1develop arrangements for staff deployment to minimise disruption to children's care and play
- 2improve staff teaching to include the use of questions to support children's thinking and develop back-and-forth conversations
Inspection #10298127 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents universally say that their children settle quickly and make progress, and praise staff for their care and kindness.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Ongoing assessment ensures that children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are identified early. Parental consent enables prompt referrals to be made to external professionals for additional support. The setting has strategies to use until they can partnership work with parents and outside professionals. Therapeutic programmes are incorporated into children's daily care plans to ensure that they have the support needed to make the best possible progress.
Outdoor space
Children are signed in and out of each room and head counts are taken regularly as children move around the setting or go from being inside to the garden area.
Parent Reviews of Busy Bees Nursery at Teddington
4.7
(22)
Duncan Cameron
7 months ago
Our two kids attend Teddington Busy Bees and love it. The nursery is really well run and all the staff are so kind, caring and diligent. Great outdoor space for the kids and a real focus on providing fun, diverse and engaging activities each day. Dani and the team do a fantastic job, highly recommended.
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Fatema Walker
5 years ago
Our two year old has been at the wonderful nursery for a few short months and has settled in beautifully and is thriving! He really enjoys his nursery days and we pick him up full of beans and excited to tell us all about his adventures. The manager and carers are all lovely and have created a fun environment for the children with great resources. The building and rooms are beautifully maintained, the menu is balanced and varied and the garden is huge and much enjoyed by our son. The daily updates on the app are so reassuring and the handovers are always thorough. They have managed to create a nurturing haven of normality for these little people at this strange time and that is hugely appreciated. We researched and visited a good few local nurseries and we couldn’t be happier with our choice! Thank you so much Dani and the team at Busy Bees - keep up the fantastic work! xx
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Phil London
5 years ago
Our daughter has been at Teddington Busy Bees since August 2020, joining when she was 10-months. The team have been so welcoming and have really supported her introduction to nursery and to her development. Despite facing many challenges during covid, the team have balanced both necessary safety enhancements and maintaining a welcoming, friendly and engaging place for our little people. Being a smaller nursery enables a really personal feel – it’s great that all the staff know our daughter by name, regardless of being in different rooms. Thanks to everyone for making our daughter’s days so fun and engaging; nursery is having such a positive impact on her development and she’s changed so much in the last 6-months - it’s great to see!
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Carolyn Flowers
5 years ago
Wonderful nursery. The rooms are bright and airy and they have a lovely garden for outdoor time. My Son has been attending this centre 3 days a week since he was 1 year old and we are very happy with the care/support he receives and his progress. The staff are very helpful and have supported his learning and development throughout his time there.
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G K
3 years ago
Our son attended Teddington Busy Bees since 2019, joining when he was 7 months old. The team and management have been so welcoming over the years and have really supported his introduction to an early years setting and encouraged his development. The nursery faced many challenges during covid 2020/2021 up to the first part of this year, but the staff balanced both covid safety messures all the while ressuring the children and parents that the nursery would be a safe ,secure friendly environment. I am truely thankful for all the wonderful memories he has created, social and physical development coupled with friendships formed with children and staff . The staff have been key in his development, regardless of which room he has been in all the staff have got to know him and continued as he moved through each room. He is now ready to start reception today , he is more than ready thanks to the wonderful team at Busy Bees. Highly recommend the nursery.
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Inspection history
Date: June 2010
- June 2023Good
- February 2016Good
- June 2010Good
Frequently asked about Busy Bees Nursery at Teddington
About the setting
Treetops Teddington is one of a chain of nurseries run by Busy Bees. It registered in 2009. It is situated in Teddington, in the London Borough of Richmond. The nursery is open each weekday from 7.30am to 6.30pm, all year round. There are 14 members of staff, seven of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications from level 2 to level 5. The setting is in receipt of funding for free early education for children aged two, three and four years.
- URN
- EY404025
- Registered person
- Busy Bees Nurseries Limited
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
- Previous rating
- Good
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