Busy Bees Day Nursery at Long Eaton
Good★ 4.4 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Long Eaton for children from birth to 8+, open 07:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2023. Open since 2015, with 113 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 Derbyshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Derbyshire 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
NG10 3RXWhat 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.
- 2 January 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 14 February 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Older children confidently walk into the nursery when they arrive in the morning.
Staff engage warmly with the children and interact with care and respect. They talk to babies and young children before they carry out care tasks. For example, they ask younger children, 'Do you want to have your nappy changed?' Children behave well. Staff remind them to share as they play on bicycles and tricycles. Older children learn to understand their emotions as staff read 'The Colour Monster'
picture book and talk about times when children have happy and sad feelings. Staff use teddy bears to begin to talk with younger children about how they are feeling.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to plan activities that align with the specific needs of the children, to enable all children to benefit from the learning n enhance systems for monitoring staff practice to drive further improvement across the nursery.
- 14 February 2023Good
- 22 February 2017Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Busy Bees Day Nursery at Long Eaton
- 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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