Busy Bees Day Nursery at Derby Oakwood
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Derby for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2023. Open since 1999, with 110 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 Derby
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Derby 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
DE21 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.
- 25 January 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 11 April 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are keen to start their day at nursery. They rush through the door and knock eagerly on the window of their room, waiting for staff to open the door.
They confidently wave goodbye to their parent and snuggle with the familiar staff.
Children show that they feel safe and secure in their care.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to make more effective use of spontaneous opportunities to extend and challenge children's learning n enhance opportunities for children to make choices of what they would like to play with to lead their own learning.
- 11 April 2023Good
- 11 August 2017Good
- 2 September 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Busy Bees Day Nursery at Derby Oakwood
- 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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