Bee Happy Nursery & Pre School
Good★ 4.7 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Stockport for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2024. Open since 2012, with 89 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Stockport
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Stockport 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
SK6 4BLWhat 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.
- 1 May 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 10 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children smile and laugh as they learn at the nursery. Staff form close relationships with children. For example, staff offer babies cuddles and favourite toys to help them to settle. This helps children to feel happy and secure. Children have positive attitudes towards learning. They eagerly explore their environments, showing curiosity. Indoor and outdoor spaces are tailored for each age group. Staff use the resources and environments well to support the progression of children's skills.
Children make friends and work to solve problems together. For example, preschool children help each other to gather equipment to build tall towers in the garden. Children pretend a tower is a rocket or a lighthouse. Children are enthusiastic and have high levels of engagement in their learning. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make good progress in their learning.
Children explore planting and growing. Staff help them to think about where their food comes from and where waste food goes once they have finished their meals.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- plan activities that closely match children's level of development consistently to build on what they already know n share information with children about how to keep themselves safe online so that this learning is consistent between nursery and home.
- 10 June 2024Good
- 13 July 2018Good
- 18 August 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bee Happy Nursery & Pre School
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- 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
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? 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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