Busy Bees Day Nursery at Milton Keynes Browns Wood
Good★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Milton Keynes 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 July 2024. Open since 2015, with 101 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 Milton Keynes
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Milton Keynes 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
MK7 8HTWhat 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.
- 3 March 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 18 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The manager and staff create a very welcoming environment. Children respond by settling quickly and forming trusting relationships with staff. The success staff have in helping children feel safe and secure has a positive impact on children's learning, as well as their well-being. Children's sense of security means that they are confident to explore and learn. This helps develop very positive attitudes to learning. For example, babies crawl away to explore new resources. They know that each time they look to their key person for reassurance they will receive a warm smile and words of encouragement.
Leaders have devised a well considered plan of learning for all children. They ensure that all staff clearly understand what core skills and knowledge they need to be teaching children. This enables staff to focus their teaching effectively. For example, staff ensure that, throughout the day, children are exposed to a wide range of experiences that very effectively support their language development.
Staff introduce children to new words through their 'word of the week' programme.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen how some activities are planned and delivered, so children can focus more on the main intended learning.
- 18 July 2024Good
- 5 October 2018Good
- 25 April 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Busy Bees Day Nursery at Milton Keynes Browns Wood
- 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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