Busy Bees at Nottingham City Hospital is situated in the grounds of Nottingham City Hospital in Nottingham, approximately 2-3 miles from the City Centre.
The nursery is purpose built to the highest specifications for child-centred activities and offers quality care from the age of six weeks to 11 years.
Parents who work in the hospital are entitled to a special 'Trust Rate' for their childcare, please ask at the nursery for further information.
In April 2009, the nursery achieved OUTSTANDING IN ALL AREAS of their ofsted report.
Lisa Charlesworth has been managing Busy Bees at Nottingham City Hospital since 2003, she is married and has a little boy of her own, Harry.
Lisa has many years experience in managing nurseries, qualifying in 1997 as a nursery nurse before working her way to her current role.
Lisa says "I manage a team of 48 staff alongside Anna Allen who is my assistant manager, ensuring that all children and parents needs are meet. We are extremely pleased with our recent OFSTED outcome of Outstanding and continually strive to exceed expectations in childcare, education and professional development."
"Harrison loves coming to nursery, he really enjoys his time here and loves all the girls that take care of him. They are fantastic at looking after him and all play really well together. A really lovely nursery."
- Samantha Moroney
"A fantastic nursery. Lucy loves to come and play every day. The staf are all fantastic and very friendly. Lucy has been very well looked after and is very happy. Many Thanks."
- Adam Carney
"We have been really happy with our experience at Busy Bees. Sam has been coming since he was 6 months old and has always been really settled and very happy. His development both motor skills and speech and language have been excellent. It is a really lovely environment and the staff are all friendly and helpful."
- Karen Foweraker

The right nursery setting can make a big difference to a child, that's why Busy Bees at Nottingham City Hospital 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 Nottingham City Hospital 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 Nottingham City Hospital 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 Nottingham City Hospital some of our unique objectives to providing high quality childcare include...
Busy Bees at Nottingham City Hospital 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: 01/04/2009
Here are some of the comments from our latest Ofsted report: -
"Each child receives individual planning and targets enabling them to make very significant progress in their learning and development reaching their full potential"
"Staff use information from parents to compliment the childrens interests"
"Every child is highly valued and involved in a very inclusive setting surrounded by positive images"
At Busy Bees at Nottingham City Hospital 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 cook Sophie has been with the Busy Bee team since 2006, along with Adrian our Chef Assistant. She has recently been promoted to Cook from catering assistant.
The Catering team ensure the children receive a fresh balanced menu on a daily basis taking into account individual needs.