Busy Bees Day Nursery at Warndon
Good★ 4.4 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Worcester 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 Good by Ofsted in June 2024. Open since 1999, with 104 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 Worcestershire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Worcestershire 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
WR4 9FBWhat 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, 25 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Older children access the curriculum on offer confidently and independently. Staff think carefully about the intention of the activities they set out. This helps to build on children's existing knowledge. Babies have lots of space to develop their physical skills, such as crawling, pulling themselves up, taking steps or climbing.
Older children smile and laugh as they join in with their 'yoga' sessions. They practise movements, such as balancing on one leg or stretching tall. Toddlers enjoy sensory experiences, such as water play as they fill and empty containers. Staff quickly go over to children when they display undesired or unwanted behaviours.
They remind children of the rules. However, some staff do not fully support children to learn about how their actions affect others.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- take steps to improve staff's organisation and the organisation of activities to support children to consistently display positive attitudes towards their learning n support staff to implement the behaviour strategies that are in place to help children understand the boundaries and expectations for their behaviours n provide all staff with the focused support they require in order to help enhance their skills and to improve outcomes for all children.
- 25 June 2024Good
- 26 July 2023Good
- 7 December 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Busy Bees Day Nursery at Warndon
- 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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