Busy Bees Day Nursery at High Wycombe
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.2 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in High Wycombe for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2023. Open since 2003, with 99 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 Buckinghamshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Buckinghamshire 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
HP11 1ANWhat 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, 20 February 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and settled in the nursery. They are keen and curious to explore the exciting experiences staff provide. Children seperate from their parents with ease as staff welcome and motivate them to get excited about the day ahead.
They form secure attachments with dedicated staff, who know them well. Staff meet each child's individual needs and nurture their unique interests and personalities. Children behave well. They develop good social skills as they engage in opportunities to work together. For instance, children listen carefully to instructions as they learn to make dough. They wait patiently for their turn to pour the ingredients. Children are considerate of their friends, taking turns and thanking each other for passing resources. They talk to one another and share their thoughts and ideas.
Babies form close bonds with the staff who care for them. They smile and laugh as staff join in singing familiar nursery rhymes. Babies excitedly pick up toy farm animals as they recognise the words in the song. Babies make links and demonstrate their understanding of the new words they hear. Children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make good progress. They develop the skills and knowledge they need to prepare them for their next stage in learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- increase support for staff to enhance their interactions with babies to support their early communication and language skills n sharpen the organisation of routines in the pre-school room, so that children can quickly engage in the good learning experiences staff provide.
- 20 February 2023Good
- 4 July 2017Good
- 17 October 2016Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Busy Bees Day Nursery at High Wycombe
- What it costs
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? 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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