Busy Bees Pre-School and Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 3.9 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open a few years
A day nursery in Bourne for babies from a few weeks old up to school age, open 07:15 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £5.00 an hour, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2024. Open since 2023, with 120 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
50 weeks a year.
| Age | Session | Hourly | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £5.00Early start or After school £6.60Early start £8.20Early start, 1.2 hrs £9.80Early start, 1.5 hrs | £5.00thereafter £8.00 | £1.60before 8am |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £4.50 to £6.75 a session early drop off
Funded hours
15 and 30 hour funding for children from the term after a child turns 9 months, if you meet the criteria. All children the term after they turn 3 years old will receive 15 hours. 15 and 30 hours are offered Term Time, or 11.25 and 23 hours are offered all year round. We are also registered for 2 year old funding for families receiving certain benefits.
What childcare usually costs in Lincolnshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Lincolnshire 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
PE10 0ALWhat Ofsted said
Last inspected on 26 March 2024.
Good
Ofsted's expected standard. Most settings in England are rated Good.
Still missing for Busy Bees Pre-School and Day Nursery
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £5.00 an hour still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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