Busy Bees Day Nursery at Basingstoke Hatch Warren
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Basingstoke for children from birth to 8+, open 07:45 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 March 2023. Open since 2015, with 100 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
RG22 4RAWhat 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 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy their time at the nursery. They develop good relationships with their friends and staff, which helps them feel happy, safe and secure. Babies develop warm, trusting bonds with the staff who care for them. They beam with delight as they see their key persons and enjoy cuddles and reassurance, when needed.
Children behave well overall. They show kindness and respect to one another. They recognise that their friends have different needs from their own. They learn to share and take turns with toys and resources. For instance, toddlers swap musical instruments at song time, as they practise making quiet and loud sounds.
Children benefit from a varied curriculum that helps to build on what they know and can do. They develop good attitudes to learning. Pre-schoolers practise yoga movements as they pretend to be growing flowers. They talk about what they might need to grow as they spread their arms out to reach the sunshine. All children, including children with special education needs and/or disabilities (SEND)
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to be clear in their learning intentions for children to provide them with the best possible outcomes n review the organisation of large-group activities to fully engage children so that they are highly motivated to learn.
- 22 March 2023Good
- 17 May 2022Needs improvement
- 30 June 2017Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Busy Bees Day Nursery at Basingstoke Hatch Warren
- 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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