Busy Bees Nursery and Pre-school
OutstandingBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Hereford for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in March 2024. Open since 2003, with 49 places.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
HR3 5HAWhat 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, 27 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children excitedly arrive at the start of the nursery day, confidently separating from their parents because they are welcomed by kind and attentive staff who know them and their families very well.
Staff skilfully capture children's interest and extend their learning. For example, staff encourage babies to explore a book they have made depicting photos of the range of dressing up shoe's children can choose from. Babies remain engaged as they select different shoes, learn to put them on themselves and then find the corresponding picture in the book. Staff working with older children provide them with a range of resources to ignite their imagination and curiosity. Children use the equipment to construct a map of the world telling staff that they have created an
'ice age, grass lands, a jungle and the sea'. Staff skilfully extend on this learning by asking questions prompting children to think critically. Staff give children time to respond before they excitedly exclaim, 'the jungle animals will survive by drinking water from the sea'.
- 27 March 2024Outstanding
- 24 April 2018Good
- 10 June 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Busy Bees Nursery and Pre-school
- 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.