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Busy Bees Childcare Nurseries

Busy Bees in Reading Woodley

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Nursery ManagerSarah Ivory
Childcare for3months - 5years
Opening Times8am - 6pm
Telephone0118 969 1299

About Us

The nursery is registered for 109 capacity in a purpose built building, single storey building. It is ideally located for easy access to M4 motorway Junction 10.
 

 

Meet the Manager

The Nursery Manager, Sarah Ivory has got her Advance Diploma in Childcare and Education (level 4 qualification). Sarah has worked for the company for 9 years since the nursery opened in April 2000 and has her own child in the nursery. Sarah has got 20 years experience in childcare.

Parent Testimonials

"The decision to place James and Ellie at Busy Bees was made easy at our first visit to the nursery by the most compelling sound you will hear from a child…….Laughter."

"There is a great team providing wonderful levels of care for each child."
 

Our Nursery

Facilities and Benefits

The right nursery setting can make a big difference to a child, that's why Busy Bees in Reading Woodley 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 in Reading Woodley include...

  • High percentage of qualified, experienced staff
  •  Low turnover - the Manager/Deputy and Base Room Manager have all been at the nursery since the first year of opening
  • Implementation of Early Years Foundation Stage - supported by internal EYFS team and local authority early years
  • Good relationships with local Woodley community
     

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 in Reading Woodley currently offer...

  • French for pre-school
  • KinderMusik for 2-5's

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 in Reading Woodley some of our unique objectives to providing high quality childcare include...

  • To ensure our staff have a good understanding of children's individual needs and children with additional needs are supported appropriately 
  • To work in partnership with our parents, remaining open and honest at all times
     

Ofsted

Busy Bees in Reading Woodley 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 National Day Care Standards.

Latest inspection date: 17/10/2008

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

"Children are settled, happy and involved in a setting where they are valued."

"A wide range of activities are available in a welcoming, suitable environment."

"The management team strive for improvement , they support staff and have identified areas for further development."
 

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Healthy Eating

Food for Thought

At Busy Bees in Reading Woodley 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.

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.

  • Taking part in Change4Life activities to promote healthy eating e.g the children have planted their own herb garden and tend to it to produce herbs for the chef to use in cooking
  • We always involve the children and staff in PR events to promote healthy eating, e.g British sandwich week - where the children went off to the local shopping centre and brought ingredients to make their own healthy sandwiches
  • We use local suppliers that provide us with good quality produce

Meet Our Catering Team

Nursery Address
Busy Bees in Reading Woodley
Loddon Vale Centre
Hurricane Way
Woodley
Reading
RG5 4UL

Telephone : 0118 969 1299
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