Busy Bees Day Nursery at Kettering Venture Park
Outstanding★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Kettering for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 September 2022. Open since 1999, with 112 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 North Northamptonshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in North Northamptonshire 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
NN15 6XYWhat 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.
- 7 July 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 12 March 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 28 September 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are thrilled to arrive, as they confidently find their rooms eager to see what is on offer. They thoroughly enjoy a stimulating range of interesting resources and thoughtfully planned activities. For instance, babies laugh as they make animal noises while splashing rubber farm animals in muddy trays. Staff support their early language skills as they name the different animals for babies to repeat.
Children receive high-quality care and education through exceptionally well-planned play experiences. Young children become deeply involved as they touch dry grass, jump in water and use foam to create snow as they follow a story. Children's independent learning is enhanced as older children follow visual instructions on how to make 'play dough pizzas' for the restaurant. They explore different colours, textures and smells, as they pump coloured water into flour and mix it together.
Staff skilfully build on children's vocabulary. They introduce new words, such as coriander, basil and parsley, as children add fresh herbs to their play dough, describing the smell as 'fresh and fragrant.'
- 28 September 2022Outstanding
- 27 October 2016Outstanding
- 9 September 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Busy Bees Day Nursery at Kettering Venture Park
- 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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