Full-day nursery in Defford, Worcestershire
Busy Bees Birlingham
Willow Rise, Eckington Road, Birlingham, PERSHORE, WR10 3DA · 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 February 2010Reference EY406059Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 July 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places62 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 11 September 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Willow Rise, Eckington Road, Birlingham, PERSHORE, WR10 3DA · More nurseries in WR10
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Nursery and Birlingham Turn.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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 Worcestershire there are about 3.3 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 Birlingham is a full-day nursery at Willow Rise, Eckington Road, Birlingham, PERSHORE, WR10 3DA, in Defford, Worcestershire. It is registered for 62 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 2.8 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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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Defford and Besford CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.5 miles
- Eckington CofE First School Primaryages 4–10has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 1.5 miles
- Abbey Park Primary School Primaryages 2–12has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.7 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 is Busy Bees Birlingham's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Birlingham Good at its inspection on 24 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Birlingham take?
Busy Bees Birlingham is registered with Ofsted for up to 62 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Birlingham?
Busy Bees Birlingham is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
How do I contact Busy Bees Birlingham?
You can call 01386 750555 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.
- 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY406059 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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