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.
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.
"Busy Bees is a wonderful environment for children to develop their social skills, independence and key functional skills and I really believe Oliver would have been a different child without it. - Many thanks again for all your hard work and patience"
- Glenda Harrison
"We are very happy with Saul's development and the support he receives at nursery in progressing through the EYFS. Saul loves his time at nursery and is forming strong social bonds which will help him in the future"
- Lesley Nixon
"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
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...
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...
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...
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."
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.
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.
Busy Bees at Ashton House has recieved the nationally accredited ‘Lancashire Healthy Schools Award,’ after 18 months working towards the award.
The Lancashire Healthy Schools Programme is organised by Lancashire County Council in partnership with the local North, Central and East Lancashire NHS, and aims to raise educational achievement to improve health in childcare settings across the Lancashire area, acting as an indicator of quality to parents.
To gain the quality award, the nursery worked hard to demonstrate high standards of achievement in six key areas of care, including Healthy Eating, Physical Activity, and Emotional Health and Well-Being.
Our nursery cook is Kim Bamber. She prepares and cooks a wide variety of food, freshly prepared 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 develop an understanding of life cycles and healthy eating.
We also have a Kitchen Assistant, Tracey, who helps Kim prepare delicious snacks and meals, as well as keep a high standard of safety and cleanliness in the kitchen.
 |
 |
