Full-day nursery in Pontprennau, Cardiff
Busy Bees at Cardiff Gate
Greenwood Close, Cardiff Gate Business Park, Cardiff, CF23 8RD · Getting there
Care Inspectorate Wales ratings
- Well-beingGood
- Care and DevelopmentGood
- EnvironmentGood
- Leadership and ManagementAdequate
What does this mean?
Care Inspectorate Wales gives each area its own grade: Excellent, Good, Adequate or Poor. There is no overall grade, and we never make one up.
Official records
- CIW registrationRegisteredReference SIN-00011023-QLVLCare Inspectorate Wales · checked 13 November 2026
- Inspections on recordDates not published in the registersee the inspection reports on the CIW websiteCare Inspectorate Wales · checked 13 November 2026
- Registered places100 placesthe most children it may care for at onceCare Inspectorate Wales · checked 13 November 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 29 April 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
- Childcare Offer for WalesRegistered to deliver the Childcare Offer for WalesCare Inspectorate Wales · checked 13 November 2026
- Main languageEnglishCare Inspectorate Wales · checked 13 November 2026
- Who runs itLimited companyCare Inspectorate Wales · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
In Wales, the Childcare Offer gives eligible working parents of 3 and 4-year-olds up to 30 hours a week of funded early education and childcare, and Flying Start funds childcare for 2-year-olds in eligible areas. Help paying for childcare (gov.wales)
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:30–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Greenwood Close, Cardiff Gate Business Park, Cardiff, CF23 8RD · More nurseries in CF23
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Cardiff Gate, Heol Pontprennau and Hollington Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Pontprennau Park3 min walk
- Green Acre Park4 min walk
- Lascelles Park7 min walk
- St Ederyn's Park10 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Pontprennau Woods Playground8 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 Cardiff there are about 3.4 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.
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Busy Bees at Cardiff Gate is a full-day nursery at Greenwood Close, Cardiff Gate Business Park, Cardiff, CF23 8RD, in Pontprennau, Cardiff. It is registered for 100 children. It opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri. Its CIW ratings (as listed by Care Inspectorate Wales in November 2026) are: well-being Good, care and Development Good, environment Good and leadership and Management Adequate. CIW gives no overall rating. It is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited.
Run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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What are Busy Bees at Cardiff Gate's opening hours?
Busy Bees at Cardiff Gate opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What are Busy Bees at Cardiff Gate's Care Inspectorate Wales ratings?
Busy Bees at Cardiff Gate's CIW ratings (as listed by Care Inspectorate Wales in November 2026) are: well-being Good, care and Development Good, environment Good and leadership and Management Adequate. CIW gives no overall rating.
How many children can Busy Bees at Cardiff Gate take?
Busy Bees at Cardiff Gate is registered with Care Inspectorate Wales for up to 100 children at any one time.
Does Busy Bees at Cardiff Gate offer funded childcare?
In Wales, the Childcare Offer gives eligible working parents of 3 and 4-year-olds up to 30 hours a week of funded early education and childcare, and Flying Start funds childcare for 2-year-olds in eligible areas. CIW lists Busy Bees at Cardiff Gate: registered to deliver the Childcare Offer for Wales. Ask the nursery which funded places it has.
Who runs Busy Bees at Cardiff Gate?
Busy Bees at Cardiff Gate is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
How do I contact Busy Bees at Cardiff Gate?
You can call 02920541111 and visit www.busybeeschildcare.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Care Inspectorate Wales · 13 November 2026
- Contains Care Inspectorate Wales data © Crown copyright, 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.
Last checked 13 November 2026 · CIW service number SIN-00011023-QLVL · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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