Busy Bees Day Nursery at Birmingham QE
Good★ 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 Good by Ofsted in April 2022. Open since 2007, with 133 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
B15 2TXWhat 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.
- 3 May 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 26 April 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children behave exceptionally well in this diverse nursery. They arrive happy and eager to learn. Children learn about emotions through literature. They link their peer's feelings to how characters feel in stories. For example, they say they are
'blue' just like the 'Colour Monster'. Older children have a voting station to record how they are feeling each day. Young children develop a strong sense of belonging. They identify their peers during a small muscle activity. They build a small tower from building blocks which have their peers' faces on them. Children build fabulous friendships. They are kind. For example, older children help their peers to find their knives and forks during lunch. They work together to discuss conflict. Children understand the feelings of others.
Children are extremely independent. They are competent learners. Babies independently get their beakers when they are thirsty. Older children independently pour their own drinks from a jug. Children have a wealth of opportunities to practise skills within a secure routine. They have time to learn.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop staff's questioning techniques to enable them to test out what children already know, in order to build on children's learning even further.
- 26 April 2022Good
- 17 August 2016Good
- 21 October 2015Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Busy Bees Day Nursery at Birmingham QE
- 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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