Busy Bees Day Nursery at Sunderland Ryhope Village
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Sunderland for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 May 2024. Open since 2005, with 117 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 Sunderland
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Sunderland 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
SR2 0LWWhat 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, 16 May 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The nursery is filled with laughter and smiles from children and staff alike. Warm interactions from the attentive staff help children to feel safe and at ease in their care. Babies gurgle with glee and toddlers giggle while sharing funny stories with staff. Older children approach staff for a quick hug before carrying on in their play.
All children benefit from secure attachments with familiar staff. This contributes to the high levels of self-esteem and strong sense of belonging that children demonstrate.
Staff plan activities to link closely with children's interests. This contributes to children's high levels of motivation and engagement. Leaders share their high expectations for children's learning with staff. Their ambitious curriculum supports children to make good overall progress, although staff support some areas of learning more securely than others.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- implement the ambitious curriculum more consistently, with particular regard to staff's expectations for children's learning in mathematics and language development.
- 16 May 2024Good
- 4 July 2018Outstanding
- 10 April 2013Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Busy Bees Day Nursery at Sunderland Ryhope Village
- 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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