About our Nursery

Busy Bees at Colton Mill opened in September 2003. The development is a brand-new, purpose-built children's day nursery with 14 bright and spacious rooms.

The nursery is situated in the grounds of Colton's original mill, and is 5 miles from Leeds City Centre. It can be reached from junction 46 of the new M1 extension.

We provide quality childcare and have an extensive range of stimulating and educational equipment and activities. Healthy and nutritious meals are freshly prepared on the premises daily, and our spacious secure outdoor play area includes climbing frames, a playhouse, and other outdoor equipment to develop children's physical skills. We also have a theme room, featuring activities and toys based around a particular topic.

Opening Times

Annual Holidays

Activities Noticeboard

A wide range of activities are planned each week, these may include some of the following:

Painting, junk modelling, sand and water play, heuristic play, cooking, trips to the park and other places of interest, clay and play dough modelling, interesting guests from the community, theme work and early learning goals, music and movement.

OFSTED

We recently received a 'good' for education and a 'good' for care in our Ofsted inspection.

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Our Day nursery facilities are registered with the Department of Education and Employment DfES) to accept grants for Early Years education for children aged three and four and activities are geared to meet the requirements of Ofsted incorporating the Early Learning Goals.

Activities also take into consideration all aspects of the National Curriculum Key Stage One.

Children are given every opportunity to make their own choices with encouragement and help from staff and parents.

You can check the latest Ofsted reports here

http://www.ofsted.gov.uk