Busy Bees at Preston Hospital was opened in April 2004 and is a purpose built building on the grounds of the Royal Preston Hospital, for hospital staff only.
Gemma Chesworth, has worked for Busy Bees for 9 years and has been managing the nursery for 6 years. Gemma has been at Preston NHS for 5 years and holds NVQ Level 2 and 3 in Childcare and Early Years.
Rachel Jackson will be working part time with Gemma on Mondays and Tuesdays.
"Staff are all very caring and do a fantastic job with the children. Keep up the good work"
"Totally satisfied with all aspects of the nursery - excellent!"
The right nursery setting can make a big difference to a child, that's why Busy Bees at Preston 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 Preston 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 Preston 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 Preston Hospital some of our unique objectives to providing high quality childcare include...
Busy Bees at Preston 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: 01/01/2008
Here are some of the comments from our latest Ofsted report: -
"Children are confident decision makers and are continually given opportunities to makes selections"
"The setting is very warm and welcoming to children and their families"
"Children's individual needs are met very effectively as the staff work closely with the parents and record relevant information"
At Busy Bees at Preston 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.
Karen Barrington has been at Preston NHS for five years and is a great Cook. She has vast experience within the catering industry.
Karen holds a full time position at nursery and prepares great, healthy food throughout the day.