Busy Bees Reading Woodley

One of the things we are really impressed with is how important dates and events are celebrated in the childcare centre that encourages diversity and inclusion, as same-sex parents this is so reassuring to see and it’s fantastic that our young lad understands that families come in many varieties. We absolutely treasure Busy Bees nursery setting in Woodley. We were so impressed with the precautions and measures the childcare centre took to keep youngsters protected. We are really impressed with the wide range of activities that are set up daily with our child’s interests, which he not only enjoys immensely but also encourages discovering. We especially enjoy seeing the daily updates and observations of our young lad on the app and how thrilled he is. Our young lad has flourished since joining, his confidence has grown immeasurably alongside his speaking, fine motor competences, gross motor competences and his ability to recognise numbers, shapes, colours, emotions and many more! Our young lad joined in 2020 and some covid restrictions were still in place.

She is always pleased to go into childcare centre, but on the off days when she has a little wobble or doesn’t want to say goodbye, I am always reassured that the team help her settle. The updates on the app give us a good idea of the structure of their day and what activities they’ve been doing so we can ask questions about her day. the various room teams whom have looked after her have all been fantastic and she has had a clear connection with her key person in the various rooms. Having had a poor period at a Reading based early‑years hub I was nervous when we previously sent our little one to Busy Bees in Woodley back in 2017 -2018, but the team back then reassured us and he had a great time and went off to school with a good period of being in a “class” environment and ready to explore. A notoriously picky eater at home, I always like to read what she eats at Busy Bees! We were sure it would be another great journey for our girl.

My little one started at Busy Bees Reading at the age of 9 months and has recently moved from the first room to the second. They provide a wide selection of activities from extremely early on and they take the kids outside whenever the weather allows. When we went through two phases where my boy didn’t get enough sleep, I could discuss this with his key person and they were truly accommodating and made extra effort to make sure he sleeps enough. The food menus are varied and wholesome, and as a result, my boy eats everything – at least in early‑years hub 🙂 This a good childcare centre with a lovely atmosphere and I would strongly suggest it for others. We are extremely delighted with the early‑years hub, it has a extremely cordial, family-feel setting: every member of crew knows my young lad by name, including those working with older kids and even the cooks; the head of finance went to check on him when once – quite out of character – he was crying at drop off, just to let me know he was delighted eating his breakfast 2 min later.

Her advancement has exploded since starting nursery setting and we feel like key workers do a great job in tracking her advancement (in observations) and also coming up with cool sensory activities. We also feel exceptionally informed about her day and every little bump is recorded and communicated to parents. Motor, problem solving and language and literacy abilities are also a key focus. We have nothing but good things to say about Busy Bees and all the personnel. There is a big focus on sensory activities, spending time outdoors. Highly endorse Busy Bees Woodley and the lovely personnel! We feel that she is extremely secure. We appreciate how well you communicate with us parents and our favourite part of the day is receiving updates on the app about what our little one is up to. Even during periods of sickness, extreme heat waves, Covid outbreaks, etc, Busy Bees always worked with us to find alternatives and we never felt like we had just no childcare options.

Overall we find Busy Bees Woodley to be a great setting for our young lad. His key workers, along with the other personnel, have supported his growth across the different nursery setting rooms with fun activities and great resources, and we enjoy being kept up to date with information and photos of his day via the app which is easy to use and efficiently updated. Our young lad has thoroughly enjoyed attending Busy Bees Woodley since his start date prior year. We’ve been really impressed with the level of correspondence and cordial manner of the crew there, and are assured that this is a protected and delighted space for him.

All the crew engage with him in such a caring manner and show a genuine interest in him. Even when we are at home he will talk about the team and his little friends to us. They always find new, engaging and imaginative ideas for the little ones to do and well thought out hand/footprint pictures and cards for different events. It is also great that the advancement review is now electronic as this means we can save a copy and take with us to growth meetings or to share with family. He continues to flourish every day, the variety and number of different activities that the personnel do with them is fantastic. If we see team out and about at weekends they will always stop and say hello which is lovely. Our boy has been at Busy Bees Woodley since December 2015 and treasures it! We enjoy the use of ParentZone to allow us an insight into his day, especially the pictures and videos that are put up throughout the day which we can then share with our family.

The team are attentive to all of his needs and have really taken the time to get to know him. From the moment you enter the childcare centre, you are greeted by the wonderful administrator and manager whose memories of every child’s name are exceptional. They are all-round superstars. The team at Busy Bees are nothing short of incredible. Our little boy has thrived since he has started and absolutely adores going to early‑years hub. Every member of team from every room are wonderfully cordial and welcoming.

My eldest boy also went to this childcare centre and has fond memories of his time here. When I have had behaviour problems with my little one they have helped and we have worked together to help resolve things. He is extremely thrilled there and eats better at the early‑years hub than at home. I always find crew to be honest and caring about my kid.