Full-day nursery in Bearpark, Durham
Busy Bears (Durham) Ltd
Field View, Bearpark, DURHAM, DH7 7AA · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- 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
Field View, Bearpark, DURHAM, DH7 7AA · More nurseries in DH7
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Institute, Cook Avenue and Waterworks.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground12 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 Durham there are about 4.6 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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Busy Bears (Durham) Ltd is a full-day nursery at Field View, Bearpark, DURHAM, DH7 7AA, in Bearpark, Durham. It is registered for 172 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 11 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Bearpark Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.2 miles
- Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.6 miles
- Silver Tree Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2023 0.6 miles
- New Brancepeth Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 1.3 miles
- Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 1.5 miles
- Witton Gilbert Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 1.7 miles
- Langley Moor Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.7 miles
- Langley Moor Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected May 2024 1.7 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 Busy Bears (Durham) Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bears (Durham) Ltd Good at its inspection on 25 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bears (Durham) Ltd take?
Busy Bears (Durham) Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 172 children at any one time.
How do I contact Busy Bears (Durham) Ltd?
You can call 0191 373 5500 and visit busybearsdurham.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY548339 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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