Busy Bees Day Nursery at Letchworth
Good★ 4.9 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Letchworth Garden City 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 October 2023. Open since 2004, with 104 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 Hertfordshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Hertfordshire 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
SG6 4GYWhat 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, 6 October 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff interactions with babies are warm and sensitive. They provide babies with comfort and reassurance as they settle in at the nursery. This helps babies to form meaningful bonds with their key person, as well as the other staff who work in their room. Staff who work with older children make good use of the wealth of information they gather from parents before children start. They support children to quickly settle and adjust to life at the nursery.
Staff value and respect children's voices. Staff in the pre-school room sit with the children and discuss what the rules for their room should be. Children celebrate their achievements through a 'star of the week' system, which helps them to build their confidence and recognise the successes of their friends.
Younger children demonstrate that they feel safe and secure in their surroundings as they approach visiting adults to share their toys with them. Staff respond to children calmly and kindly, creating a friendly atmosphere. This helps children to understand how to behave towards one another with minimal disruption to their learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- promote children's learning and support them to become even more independent, particularly during mealtimes n help staff to correct children's misconceptions and present them with accurate information consistently so that children can make the most of all learning opportunities.
- 6 October 2023Good
- 22 October 2019Good
- 22 July 2013Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Busy Bees Day Nursery at Letchworth
- 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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