Full-day nursery in Chelmsford, Essex
Busy Bees At Springfield Chelmsford
216 Springfield Road, Chelmsford, CM2 6BN · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 September 2016Reference EY538269Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 November 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places102 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 2 July 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
216 Springfield Road, Chelmsford, CM2 6BN · More nurseries in CM2
Stations
- Chelmsford20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Brookhurst Close, Chelmsford Prison and The Alma.
Parks and playgrounds
- Coronation Park9 min walk
- Springfield Hall Park10 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Springfield Green Playground11 min walk
- Springfield Green 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 Essex there are about 2.9 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 Bees At Springfield Chelmsford is a full-day nursery at 216 Springfield Road, Chelmsford, CM2 6BN, in Chelmsford, Essex. It is registered for 102 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 20 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
- Trinity Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected January 2025 0.2 miles
- The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.5 miles
- The Tyrrells School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected January 2025 0.6 miles
- Perryfields Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected February 2024 0.8 miles
- Perryfields Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.8 miles
- Barnes Farm Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.9 miles
- Meadgate Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 1.0 miles
- Maltese Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 1.0 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 Springfield Chelmsford's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees At Springfield Chelmsford Outstanding at its inspection on 27 November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees At Springfield Chelmsford take?
Busy Bees At Springfield Chelmsford is registered with Ofsted for up to 102 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees At Springfield Chelmsford?
Busy Bees At Springfield Chelmsford is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees At Springfield Chelmsford?
Chelmsford is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees At Springfield Chelmsford?
You can call 01245 290371 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
- 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY538269 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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