Busy Bees at Chandlers Ford is a purpose built, two storey nursery situated in the heart of a quiet residential area, Valley Park.
The nursery has been recently refurbished to create a bright, welcoming and stimulating environment for all children aged 3 months - 5 years.
The nursery is ideally situated close to motorway links and is only 10 minutes away from the Train Station.
The nursery is managed by Tanya Alborough. Tanya started working at the nursery in Chandlers Ford in February 2002, as Base Room Manager of the baby unit and was quickly promoted to Deputy Manager.
In 2004, Tanya was promoted to Nursery Manager. Whilst in her role as Nursery Manager, Tanya has completed many training courses, including D32/D33 NVQ Assessors Award, First Aid at Work, Basic Food Hygiene, Special Needs, Behaviour Management, Interview Techniques, Discipline and Employment Law, Portage Plus, Thomas Training, EYFS Framework, Child Protection, SEF Training and CAF Training. Tanya is currently studying towards her NVQ Level 4 in Childcare Learning and Development.
"The nursery has been very good for Seb over the years, all staff are very kind and caring. Seb has thoroughly enjoyed his time at nursery and we will be very sad to see him leave"
"We are very pleased with the level of commitment to our child's learning in all aspects"
"Just to say thank you to everyone who has looked after Holly and those who work behind the scenes in the office. I never worried about leaving Holly which made it easier knowing she was well cared for"
"An excellent nursery and the friendliness of the Manager is a clear indicator of the whole nursery's approach to the children and parents"
"The children's welfare is adequately supervised as staff are vigilant about security on the premises"
"Staff have a thorough knowledge of all child protection issues"
"The manager is committed to developing the work of the nursery for the benefit of the children"
"The staff and management team are enthusiastic about the children's learning and development"
"Children who speak English as a second language are supported well as staff are sensitive when providing support"
The right nursery setting can make a big difference to a child, that's why Busy Bees at Chandlers Ford 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 at Chandlers Ford include...
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 at Chandlers Ford currently offer...
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 at Chandlers Ford some of our unique objectives to providing high quality childcare include...
Busy Bees at Chandlers Ford 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: 04/08/2009
Here are some of the comments from our latest Ofsted report: -
"The staff and management team are enthusiastic about children's learning and development"
"Parents are given an extensive range of information. Management and staff have developed highly effective partnership with parents"
"Staff skilfully support children"
At Busy Bees at Chandlers Ford 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.
To 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.