Busy Bees Day Nursery at Perivale

Inspection of Busy Bees Day Nursery at Perivale 34 - 38 Bideford Avenue, Perivale, Greenford, Middlesex UB6 8DF

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Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Good

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The provision is good

The nursery is managed and led well. Children are safe and well cared for in the nursery. There is a clear and precisely implemented curriculum for children's personal, social and emotional development. This provides children with a strong foundation for building secure attachments, respectful relationships and a positive sense of self. From a young age, children quickly develop strong bonds with staff. As they move through the nursery, these relationships continue to grow, and children begin to understand and express their emotions. By the time children reach the pre-school room, they are brimming with confidence and self-assurance. They are kind and thoughtful friends to one another.

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The provision is good

Staff ensure that all children, including those who may need additional support, benefit from an ambitious curriculum. Leaders and their dedicated staff team act swiftly to ensure that children receive the professional support they need. They have a deep understanding of each child's needs and plan the curriculum accordingly. For example, their motto 'Bee Curious' lies at the heart of their approach. Children are engaged in their learning, eager to lead their own play and make good progress. Staff are strong role models and help children to understand the expectations around their behaviour. Throughout the day, staff talk with children about the routine, what is happening next and what this means for them. This helps children to feel valued and included, while also promoting a sense of familiarity and security.

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need to do better?

n Staff promote children's independence. For instance, they give children time to manage tasks for themselves. Staff offer and provide support to children when needed. Children learn to put on their own coats and change their shoes. They manage their own care needs. For example, children visit the toilet and wash their hands before eating. They learn about healthy lifestyles, such as through discussions and choosing healthy snacks. n Children develop their large- and small-physical skills effectively. They use a variety of resources and equipment to help them to develop control, balance and coordination. For example, children confidently ride scooters outside and negotiate different levels of an obstacle course. n Staff create fantastic opportunities to further enhance children's understanding of the world. Children follow instructions well and successfully plant sunflower seeds. They engage in discussions about what they need in order to grow.

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Children explore real fruits and vegetables too, observing their colour and features. This helps them to build on their life experiences. n All children benefit from the strong settling-in procedures. Key persons work closely with parents and carers from the very start, with a focus on

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23 April 2025 understanding the needs of each child and their families. As a result, all children, including babies, are happy, content and responsive to the learning opportunities available. n Staff promote children's developing mathematical knowledge well. Younger children enjoy joining in with singing number rhymes. Older children enjoy counting and matching animals' stripes and spots, then matching them to the correct animal. n Leaders and staff work well together to ensure that children are kept safe. The premises are secure and subject to frequent risk assessments. Staff are confident in how to respond to a safeguarding concern and know how to follow the nursery's procedures for reporting accidents. Children are well cared for and their safety is prioritised. n Staff are enthusiastic and consistently speak to children as they play. They speak directly to them, talk slowly and use lots of repetitive language. This helps to

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widen children's vocabularies. Staff consistently give children plenty of time to respond to questions. They use singing, songs and stories as part of everyday practice. n Parents are very complimentary about the nursery. They attribute their children's good progress, particularly in developing confidence, social skills and speech skills, to staff. However, staff do not always fully support parents to help accelerate children's acquisition of toileting skills at home. n Leaders recognise the importance of valuing staff's well-being. Staff say they enjoy working at the nursery and feel very supported. The provider implements a programme of supervision and training to help develop staff's practice and knowledge. However, they recognise that there is scope to extend and embed the current strategies to help staff to develop their teaching skills and practice, to a consistently high level across the team.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

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should:

n work more closely with all parents to share strategies to help accelerate children's acquisition of toileting skills n embed the current systems for monitoring and coaching staff, to extend individual staff's practice and to provide feedback to support staff in delivering the curriculum even more effectively.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY255387 Local authority Ealing Inspection number 10380552 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 76 Number of children on roll 82 Name of registered person Busy Bees Nurseries Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 020 8810 4207 Date of previous inspection 13 June 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Busy Bees Day Nursery at Perivale registered in 1992 and is located in the London Borough of Ealing. It is open each weekday, from 8am to 6pm, for 51 weeks of the year. The nursery offers government funded childcare. There are currently 20 members of staff, of whom 16 staff hold appropriate childcare qualifications at level 2 or above.

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Inspection activities

n The leader and the inspector completed a learning walk to discuss how the curriculum is planned and implemented with staff. n The inspector carried out two joint observations with the leader. n The inspector spoke with staff and interacted with children. n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n A number of parents spoke to the inspector during the inspection. The inspector took account of their views.

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Inspection activities

23 April 2025 We carried out this inspection under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of provision that is registered on the Early Years Register. The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children's learning, development and care, known as the early years foundation stage.

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