Full-day nursery in Houndmills, Hampshire
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Basingstoke Hospital
The Crescent, Aldermaston Road, Basingstoke, RG24 9NJ · 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 September 2000Reference 110039Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 17 August 2022Ofsted · 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 8 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
The Crescent, Aldermaston Road, Basingstoke, RG24 9NJ · More nurseries in RG24
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Priestley Road, North Hampshire Hospital and Parklands.
Parks and playgrounds
- Rooksdown Park5 min walk
- Rooksdown Park12 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Rooksdown Playground7 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- 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 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.
What parents say
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Busy Bees Day Nursery at Basingstoke Hospital is a full-day nursery at The Crescent, Aldermaston Road, Basingstoke, RG24 9NJ, in Houndmills, Hampshire. It is registered for 100 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 7 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
- Winklebury Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 0.6 miles
- Winklebury Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.6 miles
- Oakridge Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.7 miles
- Saxon Wood School ages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.7 miles
- Merton Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.7 miles
- Oakridge Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected May 2025 0.7 miles
- Merton Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected July 2025 0.8 miles
- Maple Ridge School ages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.9 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 Hospital's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Basingstoke Hospital Good at its inspection on 17 August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Basingstoke Hospital take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Basingstoke Hospital is registered with Ofsted for up to 100 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Basingstoke Hospital?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Basingstoke Hospital is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees Day Nursery at Basingstoke Hospital?
Basingstoke is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Basingstoke Hospital?
You can call 01256 474442 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 110039 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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