About our Nursery

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Busy Bees at Hatfield Road was established in 2001, and is conveniently situated along the Hatfield Road, in St. Albans, in close proximity to London. The nursery is close to the main line train stations, and on route for the M1, M25, A414, and A582.

The nursery caters for children aged 3 months to 5 years, divided into our spacious, bright rooms.

• Rosebuds - 3-12 months old
• Snowdrops - 12-18 months old 
• Daisies - 18 months - 2 years
• Tulips - 2 - 2&1/2 years 
• Daffodils - 2&1/2 - 3&1/2 years 
• Sunflowers - 3&1/2 -5 years

Our rooms are specially designed to incorporate all areas of learning with age appropriate activities, so as your child can have fun whilst learning important social skills. Birth to Three Matters and Early Learning Goals are introduced as part of our Childcare Education programme alongside extra curricular activities such as French, Stretch and Grow, Music and Movement and Baby Signing. Our friendly staff at Hatfield Road provide the highest quality childcare. The key worker system in place at the nursery enables strong relationships to be formed between parents, children and staff. Our staff are encouraged to take on further training and to study for further qualifications, such as NVQs.

We have nappy changing rooms for each room, and a bathroom with individual toilets and nappy changing facilities. Busy Bees at Hatfield Road has a large off-road car park, and two fully enclosed gardens for all outdoor activities.

We also have a Pre-School teacher that teaches the pre-school children early mathematics and Language & Literacy.

 

Opening Times

Mon-Fri: 7.45am-6.15pm
Morning Session: 7.45am-1pm
Afternoon Session: 1pm-6.15pm

The nursery can be flexible to meet parents' needs within the opening hours, by prior arrangement.

Annual Holidays

The nursery will be closed on all Bank Holidays and on some days over the Christmas period. To find out the exact dates please contact the nursery.

Activities Noticeboard

'Tinymites' visit every 2 weeks, which is singing and movement with different objects.
A hairdresser visits every six weeks, and between once and twice a year we have a photographer to take professional photographs of the children.

Our Summer Fayre features lots of fun stalls and games, and a big raffle to raise money for our registered charity. At Christmas the older children perform a Christmas play and sing carols for the parents to watch. We also have Christmas parties for the whole nursery.

Events such as 'Bring a teddy to nursery day', 'Children in Need', celebrations of different countries where we have food to eat from that country and dress up in their traditional clothes. Colour Days involve dressing in a particular colour for the day, and taking part in lots of activities involving that colour.

OFSTED

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