A Typical Session

Busy Bees Pre-school is open 9 am to 12 pm Monday to Friday in term time. We offer a high staff ratio to children which enables us to spend quality time with each individual child. This allows us to get to know the children, their families and carers.

We offer different topics throughout the term and these change fortnightly.

These topics are carefully selected to cover all areas of learning. We try as much as possible to incorporate the interests of the children which encourages them to become more enthusiastic and willing to engage in activities.

To compliment this we offer crafts, songs, stories and activities that blend themselves to these topics, making the learning interesting and fun.

Snack Bar

At Busy Bees we offer a rolling snack bar. We ask each carer or parent to bring a piece of cut fruit or vegetables each session the child attends.

We provide milk and water to drink. The children pour their own drinks from small jugs thus promoting independence and confidence.

We are aware that some children have allergies and we like to work with parents to make sure the children are included at snack bar in a safe manner appropriate for their allergy.

Learning Journeys

Each child will have their own Learning Journey which will contain observations, photos and samples of work, allowing us to track your child’s progress and give extra support where needed.

These Learning Journeys are available for you to view any time by appointment, and are yours to take home when your child transitions to school.

Key Person

In order for your child to have a smooth transition into Busy Bees each child is given their own key person who will be your child’s dedicated staff member. Their role is to ensure that your child’s care is tailored to meet the child’s individual needs and assist with settling your son/daughter into pre-school, and they are there for you to approach at any time with any queries and concerns or day to day communications.

This key person will remain the same until your child leaves pre-school and they will be responsible for their Learning Journey.

Your child will quickly get to know all the adults who work at the setting as we all work so closely together. This is the real benefit of a smaller setting.

Rising 4s

At Busy Bees we have a special session each week for the children who are transitioning to school that year. The session is really important to help the children to be ready for school. We encourage them to be independent learners and offer more structural activities and opportunities to learn their phonics and numbers individually and at their own pace

We also converse with reception classes from the local schools who provide us with information of what learning they would like the children to come to school with to prepare them for school life.

Curriculum

Busy Bees Nursery and Pre-school follows the early years foundation stage.

Key Principles

The early years foundation stage (EYFS) is guided by four main principles:

Unique Child - Every child is a unique child who is constantly learning and can be resilient, capable, confident and self-assured.

Positive Relationships – Children learn to be strong and independent through positive relationships

Enabling Environment – Children learn and develop well in enabling environments in which their experiences respond to their individual needs and there is a strong partnership between the practitioner, parents and carers.

Learning and Development – Children develop and learn in different ways. The framework covers the education and care of all children in early years provision, including children with special educational needs and disabilities.

Areas of Learning

The areas of learning are divided into prime area and specific areas. The prime areas begin to develop quickly in response to relationships and experiences, and support learning in all the other areas. The prime areas continue to be fundamental throughout the EYFS. The specific areas include essential skills and knowledge.

There are seven areas of learning:

Prime areas: Personal social and emotional development, Physical development, Communication and language.

Join us this term

Upon receipt of a completed Registration form and evidence of birth certificate, a non-refundable registration fee of £50 payable to Busy Bees Pre-school which will be recorded as a registered pre-admission. We will notify you in writing to confirm your place and the sessions offered.

A minimum of 3 sessions are required for 2 year olds and 5 sessions are required for 3-4 year olds to start at Busy Bees.

Children are offered a settling in session before their actual start date in order for them to become familiar with staff and surroundings. We also ask that parents complete an All About Me form, giving details of their child such as dietary requirements, favourite activity, etc… in order to ensure a smooth transition from home to pre-school.