Full-day nursery in Edwalton, Nottinghamshire
Busy Bees at Edwalton
6 Zambra Court, Off Landmere Lane, Nottingham, NG12 4GF · 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
6 Zambra Court, Off Landmere Lane, Nottingham, NG12 4GF · More nurseries in NG12
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Wheatcrofts.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Shalimar Playground11 min walk
- Playground11 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 Nottinghamshire there are about 3.2 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 Bees at Edwalton is a full-day nursery at 6 Zambra Court, Off Landmere Lane, Nottingham, NG12 4GF, in Edwalton, Nottinghamshire. It is registered for 88 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 6 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited.
Run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 300 nurseries.
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| Busy Bees at EdwaltonThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Rosecliffe Spencer Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.5 miles
- St Peter's CofE Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.9 miles
- Edwalton Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 1.1 miles
- Jesse Gray Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.2 miles
- Tollerton Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 1.2 miles
- Heymann Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.3 miles
- James Peacock Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 1.5 miles
- Plumtree School ages 3–11has a nursery class 1.6 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 Bees at Edwalton's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees at Edwalton Good at its inspection on 25 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees at Edwalton take?
Busy Bees at Edwalton is registered with Ofsted for up to 88 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees at Edwalton?
Busy Bees at Edwalton is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees at Edwalton?
Ruddington Lane is the nearest station we know of, 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees at Edwalton?
You can call 0115 666 3650 and visit www.busybeeschildcare.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 2644400 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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