Busy Bees on Brooke Street is located in the centre of Chorley town. It is a purpose-built, two-storey nursery with separate facilities for the Out of School Care and Holiday Club.
Karen started working for Busy Bees in 1996 as a Nursery Nurse working with two to three year olds and later with preschool children and was promoted to Deputy Manager in 1999. In 2000 Karen moved to Busy Bees nursery at the Land Registry in Lytham where she became a Nursery Manager.
Karen then moved to Busy Bees at Ashton House in 2002 as the Nursery Manager before moving to Brooke Street in Chorley in January 2010, she is also an Area Manager covering the North West Region. More recently Karen became part of the Equality and Diversity Forum for the company.
Karen has undertaken training on Safeguarding Children, British Safety Council Level 1 Health and Safety, Early Years Foundation Stage, Basic Food Hygiene, Special Education Needs and First Aid at Work.
Karen is currently completing a Level 3 in Forest School Training, which focuses on outdoor play in natural environment.
Lynsey Fearn started working for Busy Bees in April 2001 as a Nursery Nurse working with children aged two to three years. In 2002, Lynsey was promoted to Room Leader of the Out of School Club, running the before and after school club and holiday club.
In summer 2003, Lynsey transferred to the Busy Bees at Preston Hospital when she became a Deputy Manager working within the baby room with children aged three months to one year. Later that summer Lynsey returned to Brooke Street to open the new Out of School Building which she then became manager of.
In 2006 Lynsey also took on the role of Deputy Manager at Brooke Street and manages the nursery on a Thursday and Friday.
Lynsey has attended training on Safeguarding Children, British Safety Council Level 1 Health and Safety, Early Years Foundation Stage, Basic Food Hygiene, Special Education Needs and First Aid at Work.
"My Child is very happy and therefore we are. She always receives a warm welcome and smiles at the beginning of the day. We know she is cared for and she enjoys her time in nursery, thanks to the staff."
"Overall very pleased with the staff in my child's classroom, when asked they give a wealth of information on my child's activities and also what he has done."
"I am really impressed with all the staff and I have never had any problems with my son, there is never any reason to complain."
The right nursery setting can make a big difference to a child, that's why Busy Bees at Brooke Street 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 Brooke Street 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 Brooke Street 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 Brooke Street some of our unique objectives to providing high quality childcare include...
Busy Bees at Brooke Street 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: 30/01/2007
Here are some of the comments from our latest Ofsted report: -
"The children are cared for in a warm and welcoming environment. Children's artwork, posters and information for parents is displayed and makes the setting bright and stimulating. There is lots of space available for the children to move around and extend their play."
"Staff set realistic expectations for the children and share warm relationships with them."
"Children’s personal, social and emotional development is well supported by staff. The children show good levels of involvement in their chosen activities. They share friendships with other children and seek them out to join in their play. The children clearly feel safe and secure and are confident to express their needs and wants."
At Busy Bees at Brooke Street 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.
Anne, our Nursery Chef, has been newly appointed to this role having worked in the catering industry for over 6 years.
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