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Nursery ManagerPam Southworth
Childcare for3months - 11years
Opening Times7:30am - 6:00pm
Telephone01772 726 696

About Us

The nursery is a beautiful, grade 2 listed building on the north side of Preston, set in lovely parklands. The nursery has got excellent public transport links by road and rail.
 

 

Meet the Manager

Pam started with Busy Bees at Ashton House in February 1995 as a Nursery Assistant, gaining her NVQ Level 2 and 3.

Pam's career with Busy Bees has been varied and interesting having worked as a Nursery Nurse, with all age groups from babies to pre-school, and as an Out of School Co-ordinator. Since being with Busy Bees she has taken on a range of extra roles and responsibilities including Health and Safety Co-ordinator, Training Mentor and Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator - a role she found particularly interesting as it involved planning strategies to help individual children develop.

Pam was Deputy Manager at Ashton House before moving on to manage several nurseries as maternity cover and supporting new managers in their role.

She have been part time Nursery Manager at Ashton House for the past 3 months and now looks forward to taking on the full time role.

 

Parent Testimonials

"We are very happy with the care and education our boys receive" Mr and Mrs Cassie

"My child loves to come to nursery, I can relax knowing he's happy" Miss T Harrison

Our Nursery

Facilities and Benefits

The right nursery setting can make a big difference to a child, that's why Busy Bees at Ashton House 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 Ashton House include...

  • Gym facilities
  • A brand new Sensory Room
  • Before and after school care and a holiday club
  • Forest School sessions
  • Extensive gardens
     
Just one of the facilities to be found at Busy Bees at Ashton House

Extra Activities

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 Ashton House currently offer...

  • Dance classes
  • KinderMusik
  • Story Sport

 

Just one of the facilities to be found at Busy Bees at Ashton House

Quality Childcare

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 Ashton House some of our unique objectives to providing high quality childcare include...

  • To provide each child with unique experiences according to their individual interests in a caring environment
  • To provide a safe, secure and stimulating experience
  • To have fun!!
     

Ofsted

Busy Bees at Ashton House 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.

Here are some of the comments from our latest Ofsted report: -

"The environment is very warm and welcoming with good evidence of childrens play and activity throughout."

"Children benefit from an excellent range of safety measures."

"The children have excellent opportunities for fresh air and exercise."
 

What's on?

FEB
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15/02/2010 - Holiday Club Dates for 2010
Don't forget your holiday club dates for next year! ...  More »
MAR
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29/03/2010 - Introducing our brand new initiative - Busy Babies
Come along to our open week from the 29th March to the -1st April to find out more about the new area we have introduced in our baby room to help stimulate the babies senses.

Latest News

20/07/2010 - Busy Bees Sweeten up Flower Show
This July, Busy Bees and Leapfrog Nurseries in the North of England will be working together to design and create a spectacular garden, base ...  More »

Healthy Eating

Food for Thought

At Busy Bees at Ashton House 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.

Phil VickeryTo 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.

  • We are currently working towards 'Step into Quality'
  • Working towards Lancashire Healthy Schools Award 
     

Meet Our Catering Team

Our nursery cook is Kim Bamber. She prepares and cooks a wide variety of food on site, including multi-cultural dishes.
Kim also helps the children to prepare and cook the vegetables that they have grown in their allotment helping them to devlop a good understanding of healthy eating.

We also have a kitchen assistant Tracey who helps Kim with preparation and cleaning up.

 

Nursery Address
Busy Bees at Ashton House
Ashton House
Ashton Park
Ashton-on-Ribble
Preston
PR2 1HL

Telephone : 01772 726 696
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