Full-day nursery in Selly Oak, Birmingham
Busy Bees At Selly Oak
39 Oak Tree Lane, Birmingham, B29 6JE · 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 December 2019Reference 2570346Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 29 August 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places96 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 September 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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
39 Oak Tree Lane, Birmingham, B29 6JE · More nurseries in B29
Stations
- Selly Oak9 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Bournville22 min walk · 0.9 miles
- University24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
17 bus stops within 400 m, including Raddlebarn Road, Selly Oak and Lodge Hill Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Goodmans Yard10 min walk
- Selly Oak Park10 min walk
- Muntz Park12 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground6 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 Birmingham there are about 3.8 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 Selly Oak is a full-day nursery at 39 Oak Tree Lane, Birmingham, B29 6JE, in Selly Oak, Birmingham. It is registered for 96 children. It opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 13 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
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.2 miles
- Cherry Oak School ages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.3 miles
- Maple House School ages 5–19 0.4 miles
- Raddlebarn Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Concerns)inspected June 2024 0.5 miles
- Tiverton Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.5 miles
- Bournville Village Primary Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.5 miles
- Selly Oak Nursery School Nurseryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected April 2023 0.6 miles
- Water Mill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 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 Selly Oak's opening hours?
Busy Bees At Selly Oak opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Busy Bees At Selly Oak's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees At Selly Oak Good at its inspection on 29 August 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees At Selly Oak take?
Busy Bees At Selly Oak is registered with Ofsted for up to 96 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees At Selly Oak?
Busy Bees At Selly Oak is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees At Selly Oak?
Selly Oak is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees At Selly Oak?
You can call 0121 259 0128 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 2570346 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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