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Welcome to the Busy Bees blog.

Here you will find tips and hints from our experts on all things childcare. From helping your child get a restful night's sleep to activities to do during the half-term right through to weaning advice, our new blog is the go-to place for all your questions.

Select one of the categories below or use the search bar to quickly find the articles that matter most to you.

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Here you will find tips and hints from our experts on all things childcare. From helping your child get a restful night's sleep to activities to do during the half-term right through to weaning advice, our new blog is the go-to place for all your questions.

Select one of the categories below or use the search bar to quickly find the articles that matter most to you.

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Featured Blogs

How to Manage Parental Burnout

Parental burnout isn’t a fixed, one-size-fits-all thing. It’s unique to you and your experiences. There isn’t a neat, tidy definition. It simply doesn’t work that way.

by Busy Bees 24/02/2026 7 min read

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Latest Blogs

National Apprenticeship Week - Meet Mia

Continuing our National Apprenticeship Week celebrations, we meet Mia Whinfield who has recently progressed to a Level 3 Early Years Educator at our Derby Silvertrees Nursery. 

by Busy Bees

19/02/2026 6 min read

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National Apprenticeship Week - Meet Emily

To close our National Apprenticeship Week series, we’re celebrating Emily Mellors, who has recently achieved her Level 2 Early Years Practitioner Apprenticeship at Solihull Discoveryland. 

by Busy Bees

19/02/2026 6 min read

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Easy Halloween Crafts for Children

Spooky season is a fantastic opportunity to engage your child’s inner artist as they conjure up more scare-tastic arts and crafts projects than you can shake a witch’s broom at. (Don’t shake brooms indoors, FYI.) 

by Busy Bees

17/02/2026 7 min read

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