Bees in the Hive Pre-School
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Peterborough for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 2006, with 30 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 Peterborough
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Peterborough 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
PE3 8DXWhat 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, 22 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are welcomed into the setting. There is a well-established key-person system that encourages children to form secure attachments. Children feel safe in their environment and are happy and confident learners. Children are motivated and eager to join activities. They listen carefully and wait patiently for instructions when staff suggest playing a game. Staff communicate with children clearly and effectively. Children understand staff's expectations and are fully engaged. They listen and are excited to join in. Children are confident and proud to show what they are learning. They show visitors that they recognise numbers they find hidden around the setting and can match them to the correct quantity. Children show that they are proud of what they have learned.
Children learn about a range of cultural events that are relevant to the children who attend the setting. This helps to give children a sense of belonging, and they feel proud and valued. Children recently learned about Remembrance Day. They discussed the event and made a large poppy together, to display at the setting.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance the use of the outdoor area to enable children to have equally highquality experiences outdoors as those of the indoor learning environment n enhance the use of stories and books throughout the setting to support children's love of reading.
- 22 November 2022Good
- 19 January 2017Good
- 9 December 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bees in the Hive 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.