Busy Bees Day Nursery at Haslemere
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Haslemere 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 January 2024. Open since 1992, with 88 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 Surrey
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Surrey 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
GU27 1QAWhat 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.
- 24 November 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 2 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children settle well in the care of the staff team. They build strong bonds with their key person, who knows them well. Children follow staff's lead and learn through repetition and consistency. For example, staff calmly remind and show babies about using 'kind hands' and they stroke other babies' faces gently. Staff give toddlers simple explanations as to why they must sit down while eating. This helps children to understand the rationale for safety. Children enjoy short circle and story time sessions. Staff use simple signing when singing with the babies, which toddlers then use freely in their discussions with staff. This shows an effective sequence of teaching to enhance learning.
Toddlers build good levels of concentration and persist at their chosen tasks. For example, they use hammers to break the ice and free the toy dinosaurs. Children use words such as 'freezing' to describe the ice and staff pose questions to promote children's thinking skills. Staff encourage children to work together to enable them to succeed. Children engage enthusiastically in activities. For example, following looking at artists, they explore portraits and facial features. This strengthens children's awareness of similarities and differences. The manager has a clear plan for children's learning. She enables staff to plan for what children need to learn next effectively, which they weave into their plans and interactions. This enables children to gain the skills they need for the future, such as when they move up to the next age group room.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance communication systems with parents to build further on effective relationships and information-sharing n strengthen the organisation of routines to strengthen consistency for meeting children's needs and ensuring that their engagement in play is not interrupted.
- 2 January 2024Good
- 2 August 2023Inadequate
- 2 August 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Busy Bees Day Nursery at Haslemere
- 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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