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Busy Bees Childcare Nurseries

Busy Bees in Bishops Stortford

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Nursery ManagerMandy Caslake
Childcare for3months - 5years
Opening Times7.30am - 6.30pm
Telephone01279 755522
Holidays
Open all year round except bank holidays

About Us

Busy Bees in Bishops Stortford is a single storey, purpose built nursery located in a quiet residential area. The nursery is situated in St Michaels Mead just off the A1184 bypass close to the M11 and Stansted Airport.
 

 

Meet the Manager

Mandy Caslake, the Nursery Manager joined Busy Bees in February 2009. She is currently in her second year studying for her Early Years Foundation Degree.

Mandy is also First Aid trained and a Safe Guarding Officer.
 

Parent Testimonials

"They have had a wonderful time, have been very happy and learnt lots. Friendly staff and great atmosphere"

"Love the nursery, love the girls and the food smells yummy!"

 


 

Our Nursery

Facilities and Benefits

The right nursery setting can make a big difference to a child, that's why Busy Bees in Bishops Stortford is purposely designed with children in mind. Our play areas are bright welcoming and fun with areas for messy activities, active play, sleeping and quiet times.

Toys and equipment are chosen specifically for each age and stage of development so there's always plenty to keep young minds stimulated.

Other benefits of Busy Bees in Bishops Stortford include...

  • Individual garden areas for each age group
  • A Sensory Garden Area
  • Long standing, dedicated staff team
  • An indoor soft play area
  • Newly refurbished throughout 
  • Secure Access System for your peace of mind
Just one of the facilities to be found at Busy Bees in Bishops Stortford

Extra Activities

To compliment the fun activities we provide every day in nursery, we also offer additional extra curricular activities that will help your child to develop further and enjoy their time at nursery even more.

Busy Bees in Bishops Stortford currently offer...

  • Jo Jingles  - Wednesday mornings
  • Performing Arts Exercise Class - Friday Mornings
  • 'Tiny Talk' - Baby Signing

 

Quality Childcare

Providing high standard, high quality childcare is of utmost importance to us and we want your child to enjoy their time at our nursery. Each child is treated as an individual and we strive to ensure that each child's social, physical and emotional needs are met.

At Busy Bees in Bishops Stortford some of our unique objectives to providing high quality childcare include...

  • To ensure a happy, safe and stimulating environment
  • To continue to provide high quality childcare

Ofsted

Busy Bees in Bishops Stortford is regulated and inspected under the Children's Act by Ofsted and receives inspections and visits to ensure that our practices and procedures are in accordance with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) welfare requirements.

Latest inspection date: 01/11/2007

What's on?

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03/10/2010 - Garden Party
We would like to invite you to a garden party with sandwiches and soft drinks and lots of fun playing in the garden. We hope you will be able to come along.

Latest News

23/08/2010 - Busy Bees to welcome overseas parents
We are introducing a new idea to nursery to welcome overseas' parents to Busy Bees. ...  More »
12/07/2010 - Peppa Pig Triathlon
Our Peppa Pig triathlon was a great success. The children had really good fun taking part. They rode their bikes, walked along the balance b ...  More »
03/07/2010 - A Great Fun Day!
...  More »
21/06/2010 - Child Safety Week
We helped to celebrate child safety week with the following activities to show children the importance of being safe. ...  More »
26/05/2010 - Introducing Workshops for our Parents
The nursery will be introducing regular workshops to help our parents get a better understanding on the Early Years Foundation Stage, Behavi ...  More »
21/04/2010 - Introducing our brand new initiative - Cooking with Me
'Cooking with Me' involves groups of children working together to create recipes, and will encourage them to explore other activ ...  More »
12/03/2010 - Cooking with me Incentive
The new cooking for me incentive has really taken off at Bishops Stortford! ...  More »
21/04/2009 - Living Eggs 2009
The Living Eggs came to us on Monday 21st April as eggs, by Thursday 24th April they had started to hatch ...  More »
18/04/2009 - Launch Day Photo Gallery Online
After our fantastic re-launch as Busy Bees, have a look at some of the photos taken on the day ...  More »

Healthy Eating

Food for Thought

At Busy Bees in Bishops Stortford we make mealtimes happy social occasions, where skills can be developed and new foods tasted.

We are dedicated to providing your children with fresh, well-balanced meals every day; that not only taste great, but that also provide lots of nourishment.

Phil VickeryTo ensure we are providing well balanced, nutritious meals to our children, the Busy Bees catering team worked alongside Michelin-starred chef, Phil Vickery, and a child nutritionist to create a brand new range of delicious recipes to use, as part of the nurseries' day to day menus.

[Click Here] to download a sample nursery menu and see some of the tasty dishes being served in our nurseries.

Our nursery has a fully equipped kitchen where all meals are prepared and cooked using only the freshest produce - including fresh fruit and vegetables every day.

Each meal is carefully planned to meet each child's individual needs and to cater for any special dietary requirements.

  • We provide a well balanced diet
  • We strive to provide the children with their five a day
  • We have a herb garden and vegetable patch where the children grow their own vegetables in the children’s very own vegetable patch

Meet Our Catering Team

Ashley is our Nursery Cook and is qualified to NVQ Level 2 in catering, AVCE in Hospitality & Catering. Ashley helped the nursery to achieve 4 out of 5 stars for Hygiene Kitchen Cleanliness.
 

Nursery Address
Busy Bees in Bishops Stortford
Turners Crescent
St Michaels Mead
Bishops Stortford
CM23 4FZ
 

Telephone : 01279 755522
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