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Day nursery in Scunthorpe

Busibodies

OutstandingBirth to 8+Long established

A day nursery in Scunthorpe for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in July 2025. Open since 2014, with 49 places.

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Cost

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 North Lincolnshire

£6.30an hour, typical for a 2 years old
£5.62an hour, typical for a 3 and 4 years old

This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in North Lincolnshire from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.

The basics

Places, hours and the day

Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.

Who they can take
Birth to 8+Registered from birth. Whether there is a baby room is a question for the call.
When it's open
Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm
Funded hours
Not published, so ask them
How many children
49 placesMedium for England
How long open
12 yearsLong established
Address
Ferry Road West, Skippingdale, Scunthorpe, DN15 8EA

Where it is

DN15 8EA
Ofsted URN EY482558On the register since 14 December 2014
Ofsted

What 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, 23 July 2025 · read the full report

What it is like to attend

Children excel in this inspirational nursery. They are extremely happy and confident in their surroundings and consistently demonstrate a strong sense of belonging. A

positive, inclusive ethos is evident across all the nursery rooms. Staff manage transition times extremely well. For example, they use sand timers with the older children to help them prepare for a change in the daily routine. This helps children become confident in navigating changes that happen throughout the day.

Nursery leaders work with room staff to plan a curriculum that is exciting, flexible and aspirational. They identify the important key skills and knowledge that children will learn over time. The curriculum is clearly sequenced so children have no gaps in their learning, for example, when they are beginning to count and recognise numerals. Leaders closely monitor the curriculum to ensure children continue to be fully engaged in their learning and are making excellent progress over time.

  • 23 July 2025Outstanding Safeguarding: Yes
  • 31 October 2019Good
  • 4 June 2019Inadequate

Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.

Still missing for Busibodies

  • 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.

Before you ring

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.
Compare

Day nurseries within a couple of miles

This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.

Busibodies

Day nursery · Ferry Road West, Skippingdale, Scunthorpe, DN15 8EA

OutstandingBirth to 8+Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm49 placesLong established

Little Sunflowers

Day nursery · 2 Hebden Road, Scunthorpe, DN15 8DT

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+07:00 to 17:30, 5 days a week40 placesNewly opened
0.2 mi
4 min walk
07447454477

Little Owls

Day nursery · Park Community Centre, Avenue Vivian, Scunthorpe, DN15 8LG

GoodBirth to 8+08:00 to 16:00, 5 days a week24 placesLong established
0.6 mi
12 min walk
01724 281050Their website

Daisy Chains

Day nursery · Henderson Avenue Childrens Centre, Henderson Avenue, Scunthorpe, DN15 7RW

OutstandingBirth to 8+Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm50 placesOpen for decades
0.9 mi
18 min walk
07881311733

Poppy Fields

Day nursery · West Street Childrens Centre, West Street, Scunthorpe, DN15 6HS

GoodBirth to 8+Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm52 placesOpen for decades
1.4 mi
4 min drive
07881311732

Kingsway Children's Centre

Day nursery · North Lindsey College, Kingsway, Scunthorpe, DN17 1AJ

OutstandingBirth to 8+Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm64 placesOpen for decades
1.6 mi
4 min drive
01724 294064

Pick two or three to compare.

Everything here comes from Ofsted's published childcare register, under the Open Government Licence. Ratings are quoted exactly as Ofsted gave them, with their dates. Read the full Ofsted reports · How we put this together.

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