Busy Bees Day Nursery at Sunderland Cleadon
OutstandingBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Sunderland for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 November 2021. Open since 2003, with 130 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 South Tyneside
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in South 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
SR6 7PGWhat 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, 22 November 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are very happy and eager to learn at this highly inclusive nursery. Staff challenge their thinking and learning through a wide range of extremely wellplanned and stimulating experiences. Staff provide excellent support for children's physical development. Children complete the child-sized assault course in the enclosed garden to build their physical skills as they move in a variety of ways.
They make their own play dough and use pom-poms, pipe cleaners and conkers to decorate and make marks in the dough. Young children use their hands in different ways as they explore musical instruments, such as maracas, bells and castanets.
Children use tongs as part of a game to pick up different sized balls and carefully release them down lengths of pipe to see how fast they go. Staff support children very well to develop their balance, coordination and small-muscle control.
- 22 November 2021Outstanding
- 18 February 2014Outstanding
- 17 April 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Busy Bees Day Nursery at Sunderland Cleadon
- 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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