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More than 650 children from Busy Bees nurseries across Northamptonshire have joined the Busy Bees’ “Get the Reading Buzz” pledge - a nationwide initiative aiming to share 45 million books with children in 2026placeholder image

Northamptonshire nurseries take on four-books-a-day challenge as children’s read...

Pudsey Bear spreads smiles at Busy Bees Nursery as part of the ‘Great Kindness Swarm’ – a joyful campaign by Busy Bees, inspiring children and staff to complete 250,000 acts of kindness for BBC Children in Need.placeholder image

Northamptonshire children join Busy Bees’ Nationwide ‘Great Kindness Swarm’ for ...

Children from a Busy Bees nursery expanding their curiosity as the UK's leading childcare provider reveals the top 40 most asked questions from pre-schoolersplaceholder image

40 curious questions toddlers ask their parents every day

Parents dedicate 48 minutes to reading the most loved book each weekplaceholder image

Parents read the same bedtime story to their children 416 times a YEAR

Busy Bees is launching a new curriculum in centres across Northamptonshire, focused on early years developmentplaceholder image

Nurseries in Northamptonshire launch leading new early years curriculum

The list of top books children should read before they’re four include The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson, The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr, and the Michael Rosen classic – We’re Going on a Bear Huntplaceholder image

The best books children should read before they turn four

Women of the Kettering congregation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saintsplaceholder image

Kettering Knitters donate quilts and hats to local charities

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New parents say what they enjoy most about returning to work

Priors Hall Park Nurseryplaceholder image

Nursery receives 'good' rating from Ofsted

Children and staff celebrate the Ofsted gradeplaceholder image

Nursery staff over the moon after outstanding Ofsted grade

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These are the top 30 things every child should do before they start school

Busy Bees Pre-School staff at Christmas with hampers donated by grateful parents of pupilsplaceholder image

Award for Wollaston nursery workers praised for going 'above and beyond' during ...

Louise Kentplaceholder image

Wellingborough nursery ‘steps up’ to say thank you to staff

The Kettering and Wellingborough nurseries are opening their doors to the community this weekendplaceholder image

Wellingborough and Kettering nurseries holding open days this weekend

Kerry Wright (manager Busy Bees Wollaston) and Kerry Gay (manager of Wollaston and Strixton Pre-School)placeholder image

Wollaston pre-schools join forces to help children of village's key workers

Little Nhala uses her sethoscope to check the heartbeat of her patientplaceholder image

Corby nursery keep busy as bees making germ-busting robots while key worker pare...

Key workers' children have been kept safe at Corby nursery while their parents keep key services going

Alison Bagley

Busy Bees nurseries will be attempting to break a world record in den building tomorrowplaceholder image

Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough nurseries attempt to break world record

Sandra Hogg and Lucy Swales receive the cheque on behalf of Busy Bees Pre-School, Wollaston from Simon Smartplaceholder image

Village supermarket near Wellingborough donates thousands to children's nursery

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