Our childrens nursery in Leeds is a bright, spacious and modern purpose-built building with free parking and good transport links. The nursery is ideally located just off the A63 ring road at Colton and also has links to the M62 and M1 motorways.
Busy Bees in Colton Mill, Leeds has two managers; Julie Clark (Childcare Manager) and Rebecca Barnard (Business Manager).
Julie started working for our Leeds childrens nursery in March 2005 as a Nursery Assistant and undertook her NVQ Level 3 with Busy Bees. Julie was promoted to a Room Leader position and completed courses in Makaton, First Aid in the Workplace, Food Safety, Improving Learning Outdoors, Child Protection, and Behaviour Management.
In September 2007, Julie enrolled on a three year Foundation Degree in Early Years at Leeds/Harrogate University: Because of the knowledge gained on the Foundation Degree, Julie put herself forward for promotion to cover the Deputy’s maternity leave. In May 2009, Julie was successfully promoted again to Childcare Manager.
Rebecca started at Busy Bees in March 2006 and holds a BA (Hons) Degree in Business Management and a Level 4 Certificate in Early Years Practice. Becca has also completed courses in Paediatric First Aid, Food Hygiene, Behaviour Management, Healthy Eating and Food Nutrition and the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum.
"Thank you for making my child very happy and teaching him new and exciting things. He will miss the staff and friends he has made when he starts school.'' Mrs Macdonald
"We have all had a great experience here at the nursery. We are very sorry about leaving. The nursery and staff are second to none and I hope the quality continues in all aspects. Many thanks we have a lot to thank you for in more aspects than one.'' Mrs Smith
"I wish to thank the team at Busy Bees for the fantastic service and commitment you have given to both my children and we will never forget you all.'' Mrs Sadler
The right nursery setting can make a big difference to a child, that's why Busy Bees at Colton Mill 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 Colton Mill 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 Colton Mill 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 Colton Mill some of our unique objectives to providing high quality childcare include...
Busy Bees at Colton Mill 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: 27/02/2009
Here are some of the comments from our latest Ofsted report: -
"The partnership with parents and carers is good, which contributes significantly to children's well being."
"Children develop a good awareness of our wider society through a good range of appropriate resources."
"Children receive consistent messages and clear explanations from staff of what is expected of them and why."
At Busy Bees at Colton Mill 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 is Claire Atkinson who has worked with our Leeds childrens nursery since June 2008 and our Kitchen Assistant is Emma Hancock. Both have prior kitchen experience and have achieved Food Hygiene Level two certificate.
Claire works closely with other Busy Bees chefs and nutritionists when planning our menus. All of our food is prepared fresh each day and Claire will cater for any special dietary requirements.
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