Busy Bees at Thorley Park is ideally located next to Sainsbury's supermarket, a local pharmacy, doctors and laundrette. The nursery is a small, two storey building in the style of a mid-20th century house.
Lucy Dowsett the Nursery Manager has worked for Busy Bees for three and a half years. Starting as a Nursery Nurse she becames Nursery Manager in February 2009.
Lucy is also the Health and Safety Co-ordinator, having gained the Level 1 British Safety Council Award in Health and Safety at work.
Lucy is currently on maternity leave.
"We are very pleased with our daughter's continued progress at nursery. She is very happy and we are grateful for all that you do."
The right nursery setting can make a big difference to a child, that's why Busy Bees at Thorley Park 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 Thorley Park 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 Thorley Park 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 Thorley Park some of our unique objectives to providing high quality childcare include...
Busy Bees at Thorley Park 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: 13/01/2009
Here are some of the comments from our latest Ofsted report: -
"Open communications with parents, carers and others helps to promote continuity of care for all children"
"Children demonstrate increasing confidence as they engage in conversations with adults and peers as they learn how to make relationships"
"Children are encouraged to learn about and understand the benefits of regular physical activity, adopting healthy habits, such as good hygiene practices and making healthy choices about what to eat and drink"
At Busy Bees at Thorley Park 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.