Busy Bees Day Nursery at Birmingham Longbridge
Outstanding★ 4.5 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Birmingham for children from birth to 5, open 07:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in March 2024. Open since 1996, with 64 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
B31 2SFWhat 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, 14 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at this busy and creative nursery and are excited to begin their day.
Staff greet children warmly and they separate easily from parents and are eager to see their friends and become involved in the activities. An excellent key-person and buddy system ensures that children build strong attachments to staff. This supports their personal and emotional development superbly and ensures that whenever children attend nursery their care and learning needs are consistently met. Staff continually build children's self-esteem and sense of achievement through praise and encouragement. Staff plan a rich, exciting curriculum that continually builds on what children know and can do throughout their time in nursery. Children are excited and motivated to learn. They show high levels of concentration and engagement in the activities.
Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported extremely well. Effective routines for observing and assessing children's development means that possible gaps in learning are swiftly identified. Staff work cohesively with parents to ensure referrals are made to the relevant agencies to ensure that their children receive the additional support and help that they need.
- 14 March 2024Outstanding
- 30 May 2018Good
- 2 June 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Busy Bees Day Nursery at Birmingham Longbridge
- 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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