Busy Bunnies Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 3.3 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Peterborough for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 15:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2022. Open since 2012, with 60 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Pre-School (30 Hours Only).
Worth knowing. Hot Meals During Funded Sessions - Please check the box if you would like to to Opt In for hot meals during your funded sessions.
What childcare usually costs in Peterborough
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Peterborough 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
PE1 3HAWhat 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.
- 25 June 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 8 December 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children and families receive a warm welcome when they arrive. Children are supported by staff and they settle quickly. They select an activity and engage in conversations with their peers. Children demonstrate good behaviours. They concentrate on tasks and have a positive attitude to learning. Therefore, children make good progress. Children learn through a variety of activities which are well planned to meet individual needs and abilities. This provides children with ageappropriate learning. Children learn about healthy foods and are given opportunities to explore this through their play. They use real fruit and vegetables for role play and discuss the importance of eating healthily.
Children are kind and helpful. They share resources and engage in play together.
Children help adults to lay the table for lunchtime and clear away toys. Staff model good behaviours, including using 'please' and 'thank you' when talking. Children learn from this and use their manners when talking to peers, showing respect and understanding for each other. Children are confident to speak to visitors and demonstrate how proud they are of their own achievements and those of others.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen staff supervision and identify ways to further improve the consistency in the quality of teaching throughout the setting n improve communication with parents so that all parents are fully informed about the future plans for their children's learning.
- 8 December 2022Good
- 3 March 2017Good
- 1 August 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Busy Bunnies Nursery
- What it costs
- 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
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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.
- 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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