Busy Bees Day Nursery at Newcastle
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Newcastle upon Tyne for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 to 18:15, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in August 2022. Open since 2003, with 110 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 Tyneside
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in North Tyneside 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
NE27 0QJWhat 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.
- 4 March 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 17 August 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff understand that the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on some children's learning and development. Curriculum plans help children to catch up on lost learning and, generally, support the good progress that they make. Older children are confident, capable learners who develop their own ideas during play. For example, they use a frame and plastic tubes to build roads and ramps for vehicles.
Younger children show a keen interest in nature. They dig for vegetables in the garden and explore model animal habitats that staff create. Babies babble happily when staff share books and sing with them. Plans to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are focused and precise. This contributes to the excellent progress that they make.
Children arrive happily and show a sense of belonging. Older children readily approach staff for a hug or reassurance throughout the day. Staff working with babies hold them close and speak to them gently, which helps them to feel secure in their care. Children show care and consideration for others. For example, a child holds a friend's hand and puts an arm around them for comfort, explaining why they feel a little sad.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- refine the curriculum plans to ensure that staff have more precise intentions about what they want children to learn n deploy staff more effectively to ensure that younger children are supported even more consistently in their play and learning n strengthen the arrangements for staff supervision and support to address minor weaknesses in practice even more swiftly.
- 17 August 2022Good
- 13 October 2016Outstanding
- 11 November 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Busy Bees Day Nursery at Newcastle
- 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.
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