Busikids Limited
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Southampton for children from birth to 5, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 February 2025. Open since 2000, with 72 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 Hampshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Hampshire 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
SO30 4BGWhat 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, 7 February 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children confidently separate from their parents and carers in the morning and show they are excited to see their familiar adults. Children demonstrate they feel safe in the staff's care. Babies snuggle in to share stories, and younger children hold out their arms for cuddles, which are warmly given. Older children show they know what is expected of them and listen to staff, following their instructions when asked. If older children need more support to manage their feelings and behaviour, staff support them swiftly and sensitively. Children's emotional development and well-being are supported effectively throughout the setting.
Staff know the children they care for well. They take notice of what children like to do and plan activities that help to engage them in their play and learning. For instance, staff set up dough for younger children to manipulate. Children delight in making their own pizzas, freely adding spices and flower petals. Staff readily sing songs to babies and support older children to enjoy role play with the doctor's kit.
Children are motivated to join in and explore all that the staff provide to support their learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- embed the new curriculum more securely to help staff build on children's existing skills consistently well n build on staff's skills in implementing individual plans for children with SEND
more consistently to further support their progress n strengthen information-sharing with parents to keep them up to date with their children's progress and help them continue their learning at home.
- 7 February 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 3 June 2019Good
- 26 May 2015Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Busikids Limited
- 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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