Busy Bees Day Nursery at Coventry Walsgrave
Outstanding★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Coventry for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 August 2023. Open since 2010, with 120 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 Coventry
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Coventry 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
CV2 2DXWhat 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, 8 August 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children receive the highest level of care and teaching from the dedicated staff team. Every staff member is passionate about delivering the best possible learning experiences for the children in their setting. Staff know children extremely well.
They go to great lengths to establish the current interests of the children and build on what they know and can do already. This exceptional, in-depth knowledge of each child helps to create strong bonds between staff and children and supports children to feel safe and secure in their environment.
Staff are passionate about the curriculum for physical education. Children receive a wealth of outdoor learning opportunities. Babies have fun on outdoor equipment as they rock their bodies back and forth, experimenting with balance and positioning.
- 8 August 2023Outstanding
- 22 December 2017Outstanding
- 13 January 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Busy Bees Day Nursery at Coventry Walsgrave
- 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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