Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bristol Barrs Court
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Bristol for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2024. Open since 2003, with 116 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 South Gloucestershire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in South Gloucestershire 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
BS30 7EJWhat 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.
- 1 September 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 17 April 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happily, and kind, caring staff greet them. Staff are good role models. Children follow their example and are kind, polite and respectful to others.
For example, pre-school children help each other to pour water into bowls as they make play dough. Children show that they feel safe and secure. They understand and follow the nursery routines from a young age. For example, they independently make their way inside for snack time. Children learn to be responsible for small tasks to nurture their independence and self-confidence. For example, older children scrape their own plates after eating and tidy away resources before story time.
Staff extend children's communication and language skills well. They add new words to extend children's vocabulary, narrate children's play to give their actions meaning and repeat unclear speech to help children learn to pronounce words correctly. Children enjoy plenty of exercise to help keep them healthy and to develop their physical skills. For example, babies explore low climbing equipment with support and older children learn to use pedal bicycles. The curriculum is well organised to help ensure that all children make good progress and that they are well prepared for the next stage in their education, including school.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support less confident staff to plan and implement group activities more effectively to enable them to consistently build on what children already know and can do n organise snack time more effectively so children can fully enjoy the food on offer.
- 17 April 2024Good
- 16 March 2022Good
- 27 October 2015Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bristol Barrs Court
- 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.
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