Full-day nursery in Brighton Hill, Hampshire
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Basingstoke Hatch Warren
McWilliams House, Hatch Warren Farm, Hatch Warren Lane, Basingstoke, RG22 4RA · 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 March 2015Reference EY486892Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 22 March 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places100 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 May 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
McWilliams House, Hatch Warren Farm, Hatch Warren Lane, Basingstoke, RG22 4RA · More nurseries in RG22
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including The Portsmouth Arms, Danebury Road and The Crofts.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hatch Warren Park11 min walk
- Mathias Walk Play Area playground4 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Bernstein Road (B) play area playground12 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 Hampshire there are about 2.7 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.
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Busy Bees Day Nursery at Basingstoke Hatch Warren is a full-day nursery at McWilliams House, Hatch Warren Farm, Hatch Warren Lane, Basingstoke, RG22 4RA, in Brighton Hill, Hampshire. It is registered for 100 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 13 reviews (October 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
- Hatch Warren Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.3 miles
- Hatch Warren Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.3 miles
- Manor Field Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.4 miles
- Manor Field Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.4 miles
- St Mark's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.5 miles
- Chalk Ridge Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 1.0 miles
- Kempshott Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 1.0 miles
- Kempshott Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2022 1.1 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 Day Nursery at Basingstoke Hatch Warren's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Basingstoke Hatch Warren Good at its inspection on 22 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Basingstoke Hatch Warren take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Basingstoke Hatch Warren is registered with Ofsted for up to 100 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Basingstoke Hatch Warren?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Basingstoke Hatch Warren is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Basingstoke Hatch Warren?
You can call 01256 819766 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 · 30 October 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY486892 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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