Busy Bees at the Hoover building is three houses specially converted into a nursery. The nursery is 5 minutes walk from Perivale Tube station (Central Line) and it has 5 group rooms to meet the individual needs of age groups.
Busy Bees at Hoover has two nursery managers;
Lindsey Barrett, is NNEB qualified and joined the company in 1991 as a nursery nurse and then moved to the Hoover Building when the nursery opened in 1993 and progressed through to be Nursery Manager.
Denise Arbouine has recently been promoted to joint Nursery Manager. Denise started Busy Bees in 1993 as a Nursery Nurse and has gradually progressed through the different roles, to now become Nursery Manager. Denise has gained valuable experience within each of the rooms and age groups throughout her years at nursery and enjoys the busy nursery life and challenges that it brings each day.
"The staff at the nursery including the cooks are fantastic. The nursery does not have a high turnover of staff which is fantastic" Althea Thomas
"Dylan has grown into a wonderful child in the 3+ years he has been at Busy Bees. The staff have been outstanding!" Sanjay Ravindran
"Busy Bees at the Hoover Building is an excellent nursery. Rhianne has developed into a confident girl. I am very pleased with staff and their approach to education and development. I would recommend this nursery to anyone" Charlene McKenzie
The right nursery setting can make a big difference to a child, that's why Busy Bees at Hoover 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 Hoover 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 Hoover 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 Hoover some of our unique objectives to providing high quality childcare include...
Busy Bees at Hoover 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: 12/02/2008
Here are some of the comments from our latest Ofsted report: -
"Children are cared for by staff who are aware of their individual needs which helps them to feel secure"
"Children are kept safe in the nursery which offers a welcoming environment"
"The partnership with parents and carers is good. The nursery involves parents to high level"
At Busy Bees at Hoover 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.
Sonia Weekes is our Nursery Cook.
Sonia has been at nursery since it opened and she has the City and Guilds Certificate in Catering.