Busy Bees Day Nursery at York
Good★ 4.3 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Rawcliffe 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 January 2025. Open since 2001, with 120 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 York
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in York 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
YO30 5XJWhat 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.
- 17 October 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 7 April 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 23 May 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 21 January 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders have created educational programmes that spark children's curiosity about the world. For example, children notice when it rains. Staff help them to understand where the rain comes from. Children excitedly recall what precipitation means. As a result, children are developing a wide vocabulary.
Staff find out what children know and can do. They use their assessments to see if children need extra help with their learning and development. Staff work together with parents to provide targeted support. Consequently, all children make good progress in all areas of learning.
Children and staff share warm, responsive relationships. Staff notice when children are getting tired. Children go to them when they want a cuddle. Staff also support children's independence. They offer children the right amount of help. Children exclaim, 'I can do it.' This helps children develop a positive sense of themselves.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop good teaching practices further by adapting activities to support children's individual learning n enhance the support for children's development further by including details of the activities and strategies staff will use to support their learning n consider the deployment of staff further to provide children with the best possible support for learning and development.
- 21 January 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 14 January 2020Outstanding
- 9 July 2015Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Busy Bees Day Nursery at York
- 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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