Honey Bees Pre-School
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Doncaster for children from birth to 5, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2023. Open since 2013, with 16 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 Doncaster
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Doncaster 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
DN6 9DWWhat 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, 17 November 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy when attending the setting. They come in and settle immediately. There is an effective key-person system in place. Staff are passionate, caring and nurturing. They validate children's feelings when they are upset and show affection. Children form good attachments with their key person. They look for their key person to play, and for comfort and praise when they have achieved a task. Children are content and ready to learn.
Staff implement a good curriculum. Children experience a broad range of activities.
Staff provide children with good opportunities to develop their language, imaginations and problem-solving skills. Children use guttering to design their own water channelling system. They move guttering up and down to change the height and slope. Children roll balls down and explore the channelling possibilities. Staff teach children rich language, such as 'gradient', 'distance' and 'length'. They encourage children to work together to problem solve and learn about balance.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to ensure that adult-led activities provide appropriate challenge to all children n support children more consistently during child-led play to help them to remain engaged in their learning.
- 17 November 2023Good
- 7 March 2018Good
- 8 April 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Honey Bees 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
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