Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northwich

Inspection of Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northwich 1 Kingsmead Square, Regency Way, Northwich, Cheshire CW9 8UW

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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 curriculum is varied and gives children a broad range of opportunities and experiences to enhance their knowledge and skills. It is ambitious and tailored to the unique needs of every child. Staff ensure that children have opportunities to develop and refine the skills they need to be successful in the future. Children are curious and eager to learn. Staff provide targeted interventions to support children who need additional support.

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The provision is good

Staff develop the environment to encourage children's curiosity and creativity, inspiring awe and wonder. Children are highly engaged in all that they do. Staff read stories and sing with children regularly. Older children enjoy books independently and with their friends. Staff read the 'book of the moment' expressively. Children are encouraged to take books home, and parents read stories with their children when they drop them off. This strengthens children's love of books.

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The provision is good

Staff teach even the youngest children about their emotions. They learn that it is important to express them whatever they may be. Children behave very well. Staff teach them to take turns and share. Children show genuine kindness and concern for one another. They are extremely confident, and staff help them to develop high levels of positive self-esteem. Staff develop incredibly strong bonds with children, often over extended periods of time. This helps children to feel settled and secure. Children show excellent independence skills. For example, they are able to chop their own food, serve their own meals and scrape their plates clean. Meals are balanced and nutritious. Staff cater well for a variety of allergies and children's dietary requirements.

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n The curriculum is ambitious for all children and delivered through engaging and exciting play opportunities. The curriculum is fully embedded and implemented consistently across all rooms. Teaching is of a consistently high quality. Staff focus on a 'rehearse and retrieve' approach, revisiting new things until children learn and remember them. This helps children to make consistently good progress in their learning. They are well prepared for their move to school. n Staff are highly effective at supporting children's communication and language development. They introduce new and ambitious vocabulary during conversations. For example, staff say to babies 'you sitting on the big, yellow chair, it looks so comfy.' Older children learn new words in context. For example, they discuss the differences between a 'unicorn' and 'Pegasus'. Staff explain new words clearly. Babies use basic signs to communicate their emotions and to

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request help. Children of all ages become confident and expressive

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7 August 2025 communicators. n Mathematical learning is delivered through everyday experiences as well as planned activities. For example, children roll a dice and recognise numbers and numerals. They confidently count animals and compare the number of animals they each have. Children develop sound mathematical skills. n Children who are learning English as an additional language are well supported. Staff use a variety of languages to support children in their home language. This helps children to settle quickly. Children who do not initially speak English are able to share their needs. They quickly develop the English language skills they need to communicate and thrive. n Staff provide an inclusive environment where all children are welcomed and valued. They work with a variety of agencies to provide support that meets children's needs, for example speech and language therapists and local authority outreach teams. Additional funding is used well to develop children's individual

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interests and learning. Children with special education needs and/or disabilities make good progress in their learning. n Occasionally, routines do not fully support children at times of transitions, for example when toddlers finish their lunch and get ready to have a nap. The transition is disorganised, and some children are not sure what to do. This means it takes longer for children to settle and rest. n Leaders reflect and take steps to develop the provision in an ongoing way. Staff are inspired and demonstrate high levels of passion and commitment to their roles. There is a culture of continuous improvement. Staff feel empowered by leaders to develop through training and gaining additional qualifications. They take pride in their accomplishments and passionately talk about the positive impact this has on children. n Parents are very happy with the provision. They comment positively on their children's development and the varying things that children learn to do. Parents

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feel fully informed at every stage of children's learning journey. They know exactly what they can do to support children's learning at home. This contributes to children's rapid progress.

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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 further develop routines at times of transition to help children to settle quickly and effectively.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 305146 Local authority Cheshire West and Chester Inspection number 10398119 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 107 Number of children on roll 128 Name of registered person Busy Bees Day Nurseries (Trading) Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01606 352614 Date of previous inspection 3 October 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northwich registered in 2007. The nursery employs 35 members of childcare staff. Of these, seven hold an appropriate early years qualification at level 2, 13 at level 3 and one member of staff holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 6. The nursery opens Monday to Friday all year round, except for bank holidays. Sessions are from 7am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for children aged from nine months to four years.

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Inspection activities

n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n Children communicated with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n Parents shared their views with the inspector. n The inspector and manager carried out a joint observation. n The manager provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request.

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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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