Busy Bees at Lostock Hall

Just some of the facilities to be found at Busy Bees at Lostock Hall
Manager
Emma Porter and Kate Barlow
Address
1 Emily Street
Lostock Hall
Preston
PR5 5SZ
Map
view a map of the location of our childrens nursery
Telephone
01772 627 901
Hours
7:30am - 6pm, Monday to Friday
Ages Taken
3months - 5years

Why choose Busy Bees at Lostock Hall: -

Busy Bees at Lostock Hall is situated in a small village close to St Gerrards School and provides day care and education for 39 children aged between 3 months and 5 years. The nursery has three bright spacious rooms, Sea Lions, Sea Horses and Dolphins with friendly qualified and experienced staff. There is a separate outdoor area for babies and both areas are stimulating and secure.
 

A look inside one of the nursery rooms at Busy Bees at Lostock Hall

Facilities at the nursery include: -

  • Good Ofsted 2011 - Click here to see our report
  • Achieved Lancashire Step into Quality award 2011
  • Wake and Shake singing and dancing to give your child a healthy start to the day
  • Music activities to encourage your childs musical talents
  • Good range of extra curricular activities such as Mini Melodies and Dance
  • New outdoor play areas
  • Two and three seater prams for local outings
  • Over half of staff team have five years or more service to Busy Bees 
  • Currently hold the National Sea Fish award, Lancashire Healthy Schools Status, and Highly Commended certificate at the RHS Tatton Park Flower Show

Emma Porter and Kate Barlow job share the nursery manager role.

Emma has worked for Busy Bees since April 1999:
I am qualified with a BTEC National Diploma in Nursery Nursing. I am in the second year of my degree in Leadership and management and enjoy applying my learning in the work place. I started off at Busy Bees nursery in Formby as a nursery nurse and I have worked my way up to nursery manager. My daughter Charlotte attended Busy Bees from 9 months old and was more than ready to start a new chapter of her life when she started school in September 2011.

Kate Barlow has worked at Busy Bees since September 2001:
I have completed my NVQ level 2 and 3 in childcare through Busy Bees training. I have completed my first aid at work so I am qualified to deal with both staff and children. I have been joint nursery manager since April 2007 and during this time i took on the role of Training mentor whereby I encourage staff to attend courses such as Paediatric First Aid, Safeguarding Children, Food Hygiene and the EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage).

We achieved Lancashire Healthy School's status in January 2010 completing 5 standards which were, Ethos, Leadership and Management, Physical Activity, Healthy Eating and Emotional Health and Well Being. Following on from this we are now using the Healthy Hero's pack to continue working with our parents and children to promote a healthy lifestyle.

Our last OFSTED inspection was in May 2011 and we gained 14 Good outcomes and 3 Outstanding outcomes. We gained our Outstanding outcomes for the extent to which children adopt healthy lifestyles, the effectiveness of partnerships and the effectiveness of the setting’s engagement with parents and carers .