Busy Bees Day Nursery at Woking Noah's Ark
Good★ 3.8 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Woking 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 March 2023. Open since 2004, with 65 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 Surrey
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Surrey 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
GU22 0REWhat 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.
- 8 June 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 22 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are stimulated by the many learning opportunities on offer. Staff plan activities that extend children's knowledge to help them make good progress.
Children show high levels of engagement as they explore their surroundings. They learn about life cycles through first-hand experiences of watching ducklings hatch, caterpillars grow and observing worms in their habitat. Children make sense of these experiences by weaving them into their play. Babies enjoy playing with ducks in a water tray, and older children make up a game with dinosaur eggs. This shows that children are remembering what they have learned.
Babies sit in the garden and listen to nursery rhymes. They shake instruments as staff sing to them, which supports them to develop their communication and language skills. Toddlers eagerly join in when staff sing counting songs, and this helps them to learn about numbers. Older children listen to staff reading 'Room on a Broom'. Staff bring the story to life by inviting children to make a potion. Children wait patiently for their turn to stir it, and they observe how the water changes when they add different colours to it. Children strengthen their physical skills by digging up vegetables in 'the manager, and they begin to understand mathematical concepts by measuring how tall the plants are. When children want to use the same jug to wash the vegetables, they demonstrate their ability to resolve conflicts by agreeing to hold the jug together. Children play cooperatively with each other and consistently show consideration for the needs of others.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen communication with parents so they have an accurate understanding of the skills and knowledge children will most benefit from learning at nursery n support staff to encourage children to develop healthier eating habits during mealtimes.
- 22 March 2023Good
- 11 October 2022Inadequate
- 22 March 2017Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Busy Bees Day Nursery at Woking Noah's Ark
- 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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