Busy Bees Day Nursery at Chingford
Good★ 3.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 8+, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 November 2022. Open since 2004, with 108 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 Waltham Forest
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Waltham Forest 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
E4 9EYWhat 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, 15 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children show a positive attitude to their learning. They actively engage in a wide range of learning opportunities. Children show high levels of concentration as they engage in the activities. For example, during singing time, toddlers participate using actions, joining in or choosing the next song from a visual song book. This supports children's language development and listening skills.
The well-organised environment promotes children's natural curiosity and eagerness to learn. Staff successfully plan opportunities to extend children's play.
For example, they provide buckets, sieves and water animals when children are fascinated by a steady drip of rain from the roof. Staff further extend children's interests by encouraging them to enjoy splashing in the newly formed puddle.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - plan more opportunities for babies to benefit from high-quality teaching and learning while playing outdoors n identify areas of training for staff to ensure that high-quality teaching is consistent throughout the staff team.
- 15 November 2022Good
- 9 January 2017Good
- 7 March 2016Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Busy Bees Day Nursery at Chingford
- 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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