Busy Bees Day Nursery at Edgbaston
Good★ 4.3 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Birmingham for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2022. Open since 2002, with 135 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 1JLWhat 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.
- 19 August 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 15 March 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children delight in spending time at this welcoming nursery. They enjoy exploring the exciting environment, and confidently make choices about what they want to play with. Children play in groups, chatting with each other. They seek out each other's company. Babies toddle around and happily play together, sharing toys.
Staff are always nearby to offer support. Children quickly build secure relationships with staff and each other.
Children enjoy imaginative play, and staff are enthusiastic as they join them.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- further develop the curriculum to add even more challenge for the most-able children to maximise readiness for future learning.
- 15 March 2022Good
- 25 September 2015Good
- 5 November 2014Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Busy Bees Day Nursery at Edgbaston
- 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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