Bouncing Bees
Good★ 4.3 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Waltham Cross for children from birth to 8+, open 07:00 to 20:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2024. Open since 2012, with 40 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 Hertfordshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Hertfordshire 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
EN8 8TSWhat 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, 12 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The manager and their staff team have worked hard since the last inspection to improve their curriculum and the quality of education children receive. Children have good opportunities to develop their vocabulary. Staff introduce nursery rhymes and songs and engage children in conversation, such as talking about their families and interests outside of nursery. In addition to this, staff have introduced a
'book club', enabling children to choose books to take home and read with their parents. This helps to strengthen children's interest in books and stories.
Staff provide children and their families with a warm welcome. Children arrive happily, leave their parents and carers with ease and settle quickly. Young babies have built strong attachments with staff, and they form early connections with their peers. Young babies demonstrate that they feel safe and settled. They engage confidently in sensory activities and are very well supported by staff.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- improve the quality of staff's teaching and adapt activities to meet the individual needs and interests of two-year-old children n support staff to help young children regulate their own behaviour and begin to learn about the impact their actions have on others.
- 12 March 2024Good
- 30 March 2023Needs improvement
- 25 July 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bouncing Bees
- 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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