Full-day nursery in Astbury, Cheshire East
Bee Curious Childcare
Glebe Farm, Astbury, Congleton, CW12 4RQ · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Glebe Farm, Astbury, Congleton, CW12 4RQ · More nurseries in CW12
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Garage, St Mary's Church and Primary School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Astbury Mere Country Park8 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Cheshire East there are about 2.5 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Bee Curious Childcare is a full-day nursery at Glebe Farm, Astbury, Congleton, CW12 4RQ, in Astbury, Cheshire East. It is registered for 27 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Astbury St Mary's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.1 miles
- Marlfields Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.9 miles
- The Quinta Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.9 miles
- Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected May 2024 1.2 miles
- Daven Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.3 miles
- Black Firs Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 1.4 miles
- Congleton High School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.2 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Bee Curious Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bee Curious Childcare Outstanding at its inspection on 28 May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bee Curious Childcare take?
Bee Curious Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 27 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Bee Curious Childcare?
Congleton is the nearest station we know of, 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bee Curious Childcare?
You can call 07432 219777.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2771677 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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