As a non-profit making organisation Busy Bees are required to have a committee and run regular meetings which can only take place with the attendance of parents. All are welcome! If you are interested in becoming a committee member take a look at the Pre-School Learning Alliance's Volunteer for your Pre-school Committee pamphlet to help answer your questions. Please speak to a member of staff or email: info@busybeesnursery.org.uk Latest Newsletter! Download your copy of the Busy Bees January, 2012 Newsletter here. Ofsted Inspection Report Busy Bees Nursery's latest Ofsted inspection report from the inspection that took place on 9 May, 2011 can be found by clicking here. To see testimonials from parents of children who attend, or have previously attended, Busy Bees Nursery go to our Parents page. Details of Fees £3.30 per hour for 3 & 4 year olds £3.40 per hour for 2 year olds Free Nursery Education Entitlement The Government will pay for the first 15 hours per week through the Free Nursery Education Entitlement for all eligible 3 and 4 year old children. Once the maximum of 15 hours has been reached, you will be charged the fees as detailed above. The grant may be accessed across a maximum of two providers, but the combined total that the providers can claim cannot exceed the maximum of 15 hours. The table below shows when your child will have access to the grant. Busy Bees Ponchos Look out for the children out and about in the village on Monday and Wednesday afternoons. The nursery has bought some ponchos so the children can be recognised easily by the public and so that a bit of rain won’t stop the afternoon outings. Busy Bees Nursery, Uppermill Methodist Centre, Church Road, Uppermill, Oldham. OL3 6BJ Email: info@busybeesnursery.org.uk Telephone: 07855 000821 Registered Charity No. 1044138 Our new topics are: Minibeasts, Donations The Round Table raised and donated £250.00 to the nursery and The Commercial pub patrons and staff also raised £92.00 for Busy Bees Nursery. We would like to say a big thank you to them both and will put the money to good use for the children You do not have to apply for this as all paperwork will be given to you to sign at the beginning of each term. We hope this information is of use to you when choosing your sessions. Should you require further details, please do not hesitate to ask a member of staff. All our policies are available to view and download on our Parents page Workplace Childcare Voucher Schemes If you wish to pay your fees through a voucher scheme, please speak to the Pre-school Manager. Flexible Places If you need to have a few hours in which to attend a clinic appointment or some other activity which is only an occasional necessity Busy Bees has places from Monday to Thursday for children over the age of 3 years. Should you require this service please speak to the staff to make arrangements. Busy Bees Nursery Mugs, Baseball Caps and Pump Bags These beautiful china mugs in two sizes are still available at £2.50 per mug from Busy Bees Nursery. Baseball caps and Pump bags sporting the nursery logo are also available from the nursery staff – please ask Newsletter by Email? To receive your newsletter by email (which is more environmentally sound and saves printing costs) please click here to send us an email giving your name and the name of your child or tell a member of staff your email address. Outdoor Clothing Please ensure that your child brings a hat and gloves on Mondays and Wednesdays for our outdoor trips. Coffee Mornings Coffee Mornings raise funds for the nursery. They run from 9:30am to 12:00 noon on the third Wednesday of every month. Coffee/Tea is only 80p and cakes 40p. Home baking is the attraction of the coffee morning and there are many favourable compliments passed on various cakes. If you are unable to bake anything for the coffee morning could you make a donation of coffee, sugar, butter or any ingredients needed to make the cakes? There is a box in the quiet room for donations. Would you please save any empty containers for use at the coffee morning? Some customers like to buy the cakes to take home and we need containers to put the cakes in. You can give them in at nursery or to the coffee morning coordinator. Sometimes there may be a cake or two left over which can be bought from the quiet room after nursery has ended; great for teatime or an afternoon snack.Volunteers to help or donations of home baking would be greatly appreciated and benefit your children. If you would volunteer to help but have no childcare for those hours you can leave your child at Busy Bees for the morning free of charge! Updated: 9 May, 2012 Easter Winners! The winner of the Easter Egg Hunt was Rachel. The winners of the Easter Bonnet Competition were Oliver and Libby. Coffee Mornings Huge thanks to all who supported our two coffee mornings in March which raised over £250!! Where I live, Whit Friday & the Queen’s Jubilee