Busy Bees at Birmingham Kingsheath
Good★ 4.1 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Birmingham 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 October 2022. Open since 2003, with 80 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 Birmingham
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Birmingham 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
B13 0PYWhat 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, 21 October 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are extremely excited and eager to learn. Their enthusiasm is infectious.
They enter the premises with big smiles on their faces, ready to greet the staff and their peers. Children build strong bonds with staff and their peers. For example, babies crawl to the staff to have a cuddle and look at a book. They make eye contact with the staff, listen to them sing songs and begin to clap excitedly.
Children behave incredibly well. They learn about respecting individuality and the opinions of other people. They begin to sort their own conflicts and discuss reasonable compromises. For example, older children discuss their likes and dislikes while talking about wild animals. They begin to share and take turns with one another to ensure each child has a turn with their favourite species.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review and enhance planning to consistently challenge children's learning to extend their engagement and focus, particularly in group activities n strengthen the sharing of information between children's key person and other staff so that staff fully understand children's initial starting points, particularly when a child changes rooms.
- 21 October 2022Good
- 20 December 2021Needs improvement
- 16 May 2017Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Busy Bees at Birmingham Kingsheath
- 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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