Busy Bees in Edgbaston is a large two-storey building conveniently located close to Five Ways Island and Broad Street. The nursery is ideally situated on both bus and train routes in to Birmingham.
Diane has been working in childcare for over 15 years, 11 with Busy Bees and has been a manager for 9 years. She has a variety of experience including a youth club leader and a brownie leader.
Diane is herself a mother of three and is level 4 qualified in childcare and currently completing a degree in early years.
"I have been very happy with the care my daughter has received. I feel that the nursery has provided an excellent start to my daughters life in education. Starting from babies and going upwards." – Salma Khan
"Thank you for looking after my daughter, I know she has really enjoyed her time at nursery."
"Since joining Busy Bees I have noticed a vast improvement in my child’s social skills. Her level of shyness has lessoned considerably and she loves to perform songs that she has learnt during her sessions. She also loves to come home and share stories about her time at nursery."
The right nursery setting can make a big difference to a child, that's why Busy Bees in Edgbaston 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 Edgbaston 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 in Edgbaston 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 in Edgbaston some of our unique objectives to providing high quality childcare include...
Busy Bees in Edgbaston 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: 06/02/2008
Here are some of the comments from our latest Ofsted report: -
"Children's health is well promoted through a well-balanced and nutritious diet which offers children a good variety and also includes cultural variations such as noodles for Chinese new year."
"Children are cared for in this bright and attractively decorated nursery by staff who get to know them well and offer them a wide range of different experiences to encourage their interest and development in all areas."
"Children in this pre-school thrive in a vibrant environment where they want to discover and learn and so become very receptive to new ideas and thoughts."
At Busy Bees in Edgbaston 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.
Our Nursery Cook, Tony, has been a qualified chef for 40 years. Tony has worked for Busy Bees since 2004, previously working in hotels and restaurants around England and abroad.
Tony is dedicated to providing varied and nutritious menus for the children to enjoy, including different foods from around the world.