Busy Bees is a purpose built nursery situated in Lancaster between the Asda supermarket and the Salt Ayre Leisure Centre. The nursery includes 13 playrooms, a large car park and large outdoor play areas, including a baby garden.
Nursery Manager, Julie, has a Foundation Degree in Children's Care Learning & Development and is currently working towards her Early Years Professional Status. She has worked for Busy Bees for eight years.
"I like the fact that every morning since her first day we are greeted by Katie's key person and every evening I am given a personal account of all aspects of her care throughout the day" Vicky Pedder
The right nursery setting can make a big difference to a child, that's why Busy Bees in Lancaster 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 Lancaster 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 Lancaster 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 Lancaster some of our unique objectives to providing high quality childcare include...
Busy Bees in Lancaster 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: 17/12/2009
Here are some of the comments from our latest Ofsted report: -
"Children's welfare is a priority and comprehensive safety procedures are understood by the staff team and implemented well"
"Children's individual needs are well catered for through effective systems for monitoring development"
"Staff are motivated and want the best for the children, and, as such constantly strive to enhance the physical environment or activities on offer"
"Recruitment & Selection procedures are robust"
"Children thoroughly enjoy their time at nursery and make good progress across all areas of learning"
"The setting is committed to continuous improvement"
"Children feel safe in the setting and know where to go for help"
"All meals are freshly prepared using locally sourced produce and created by a dedicated, motivated and enthusiastic cook"
At Busy Bees in Lancaster 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.
The Nursery Cook, Emma Davison, is a qualified Nursery Nurse & Cook who has trained and worked with Busy Bees for seven years.
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