Full-day nursery in Knowle, Bristol
Busy Bee Day Nursery
268 Wells Road, Bristol, BS4 2PN · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since February 2018Reference EY555996Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 23 November 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places48 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 26 February 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
268 Wells Road, Bristol, BS4 2PN · More nurseries in BS4
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Greenmore Road, Beaconsfield Road and Redcatch Park.
Parks and playgrounds
- Redcatch Park3 min walk
- Arnos Court Park6 min walk
- School Road Park8 min walk
- Perrett Park9 min walk
- Salcombe Road Open Space11 min walk
- Redcatch Park Play Ground playground4 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 Bristol there are about 3.9 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 Bee Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 268 Wells Road, Bristol, BS4 2PN, in Knowle, Bristol. It is registered for 48 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Cleve House School ages 3–16has a nursery class under 0.1 miles
- Hillcrest Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.3 miles
- Knowle Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.4 miles
- Ilminster Avenue Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.8 miles
- E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected March 2025 0.8 miles
- St Philips Marsh Nursery School and Barton Hill Childrens Centre/Cashmore Early Years Centre Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.8 miles
- West Town Lane Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.8 miles
- Holymead Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Busy Bee Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bee Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 23 November 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bee Day Nursery take?
Busy Bee Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bee Day Nursery?
Bristol Temple Meads is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bee Day Nursery?
You can call 0117 977 5357 and visit knowle.goldenvalleyhousedaynursery.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
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY555996 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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