Busy Bees (Oadby)
Good★ 4.3 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Leicester 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 May 2023. Open since 2000, with 52 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 Leicestershire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Leicestershire 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
LE2 5DHWhat 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, 4 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children happily come into the nursery, and they are warmly welcomed on arrival by their key person. Staff cuddle babies gently, who respond by babbling and snuggling in, demonstrating that they feel safe and secure. Toddlers and preschool children arrive full of excitement, as staff provide an enriching environment based on the children's interests. Children are keen to explore the resources, and staff join the children to help them learn new things. Young children squeal as they drop objects into the water and shout 'splash'. Staff support them to lead their own play and talk to them as they mix water and sand together. They introduce exciting vocabulary, such as fizzing, bubbling, squishy and pipette. As a result, communication and language is supported well.
Staff help children learn to be independent. Young children are supported to wash their own hands and pour their own drinks. Children wipe their nose and put the used tissues in the bin. Older children are confident to scrape their own plates when they have finished lunch and can put on their own coats and shoes. Staff encourage children to use 'detective' clipboards to risk assess the nursery together.
Children learn how to look after themselves and others by ensuring their environment is safe.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- help staff to make the best use of their engagement and interaction with children to extend their learning n strengthen the curriculum for mathematics to further support children to count and use number during their play.
- 4 May 2023Good
- 25 August 2017Good
- 7 February 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Busy Bees (Oadby)
- 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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