About our Nursery

Busy Bees at Mardley Hill is a friendly, inviting nursery, providing day care for children aged 3 months to 5 years. The nursery aims to help children settle in and feel safe and secure by providing a happy and welcoming environment. The nursery is ideally situated near to motorways for London and the North, and is a converted house with off road parking, and there is a security system in place for entering the building.

There are six group rooms where a balance of care and education is provided through stimulating, age appropriate activities and resources, where children are encouraged to learn and develop in key areas. All activities are well planned, and implemented according to the Early Learning Goals or Birth to Three Matters frameworks. Each child is assigned a key worker who is responsible for recording their progress in nursery using our tracker system. The information is regularly reported to parents, and at Parents Evenings which take place twice a year. Alongside the planned activities, weekly French classes are provided to support children’s development of social and language skills, and sports lessons and movement and music classes help to improve their physical development.

Each group visits the garden area at least twice a day, giving the children the opportunity to play together outdoors getting fresh air and exercise, and making use of the variety of outdoor equipment. The large outdoor play area is perfect for riding bikes and playing group games, whilst the grassed sensory area has its own garden for planting shrubs and flowers for the children to take care of. All of this fun and excitement can be tiring, therefore snooze mats are provided for children to rest or sleep on if required.

The daily events are recorded and relayed to parents when they come to collect their child, giving some insight into their child’s activities.

Opening Times

Monday - Friday: 7:30am to 6:30pm
Morning Session: 8:30am to 1:15pm
Afternoon Session: 1:30pm to 5:45pm

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

Annual Holidays

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A wide range of toys, equipment and activities are offered, including; baby toys, books, puzzles, construction sets, small world play, role play and dressing up.

Art and craft activities such as painting, gluing, drawing, modelling, cutting, mark making, stenciling and printing. Messy activities include sand play and water play, playdough, cornflour play, cereal play, jelly play, finger painting and cooking.

Outdoor equipment includes bikes, climbing frames, hoops and balls. We have special activities to fit in to our themes.  

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