Barts Busy Bees
OutstandingTakes funded hours★ 4.5 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Wolverhampton for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 08:15 to 15:45, 4 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in October 2022. Open since 2016, with 48 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Working parents can apply for 15 hours of funded childcare, with the option to increase this to 30 hours of funded childcare from September 2025.
What childcare usually costs in Wolverhampton
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Wolverhampton from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
WV4 5HUWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 6 October 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children relish their time in this delightful, inspiring environment. The nursery is a hive of learning, where children engage in a wealth of rich and exciting activities and experiences.
Children develop a strong sense of belonging, develop high levels of independence and 'can-do' attitudes. For example, when they arrive, they hang their coats and belongings on their designated peg. They confidently retrieve their packed lunches from their bags at lunchtime. Children develop a secure knowledge of the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. For example, they confidently explain that 'teeth go bad, if you leave the germs on them'. Children learn the importance of good hygiene practices. They independently use the 'nose-blowing station', placing used tissues in the bin and washing their hands afterwards.
Children are polite and respectful to staff, visitors and their friends. They are exceptionally kind to each other. For example, a child pats another child's back when they cough and asks, 'are you ok?'
- 6 October 2022Outstanding
- 8 December 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Barts Busy Bees
- What it costs
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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