Busy Bees in Formby is a converted Victorian house divided into five base rooms where we offer a balance of care and education.
Gemma, the Nursery Manager, is NNEB qualified and has worked at the nursery since 2003.
Gemma returned from maternity leave in January 09 and now works three days a week (Mon - Fri).
Sarah Jones is from our Southport nursery and works as the manager the remaining two days. (Thu - Fri)
Sarah is qualified to B-Tech National Diploma, she has worked for Busy Bees since 1999
The right nursery setting can make a big difference to a child, that's why Busy Bees in Formby 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 Formby 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 Formby 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 Formby some of our unique objectives to providing high quality childcare include...
Busy Bees in Formby 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: 06/06/2007
Here are some of the comments from our latest Ofsted report: -
"Staff provide a warm welcoming environment for all children and their parents"
"Staff are friendly, caring and approachable and they have a good understanding of the needs of babies and young children"
"The children are well behaved, lively and confident. They play well together and develop close friendships with one another"
At Busy Bees in Formby 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, Linda Wignall, has been at the nursery since 1994 and works full time providing tasty meals for all the children here at Busy Bees in Formby.