Full-day nursery in Sandfields, Staffordshire
Busy Bees at Lichfield
Unit 1, Fosseway Gate, Birmingham Road, Lichfield, WS14 9BJ · 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 January 2023Reference 2720473Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 8 April 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places110 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 28 May 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 08:00–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Unit 1, Fosseway Gate, Birmingham Road, Lichfield, WS14 9BJ · More nurseries in WS14
Stations
- Lichfield City19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Co-op Store, Baker Way and Birmingham Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Shortbutts Park7 min walk
- Fosseway Heath Nature Reserve and Wetlands11 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 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 Staffordshire there are about 3.1 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 Lichfield is a full-day nursery at Unit 1, Fosseway Gate, Birmingham Road, Lichfield, WS14 9BJ, in Sandfields, Staffordshire. It is registered for 110 children. It opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 9 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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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Anna Seward Primary Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.2 miles
- Greywood Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- Saxon Hill Academy ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.7 miles
- Five Spires Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.9 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.9 miles
- Christ Church CofE (C) Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.9 miles
- St Michael's CofE (C) Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.0 miles
- Lichfield Cathedral School ages 2–19has a nursery class 1.2 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 are Busy Bees at Lichfield's opening hours?
Busy Bees at Lichfield opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Busy Bees at Lichfield's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees at Lichfield Good at its inspection on 8 April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees at Lichfield take?
Busy Bees at Lichfield is registered with Ofsted for up to 110 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees at Lichfield?
Busy Bees at Lichfield is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees at Lichfield?
Lichfield City is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees at Lichfield?
You can call 01543 221636 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 · 13 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.
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Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2720473 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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