Full-day nursery in Queen's Park, Bedford
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bedford
Manton Lane, Bedford, MK41 7NU · 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 2002Reference EY236804Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 November 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places100 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 29 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
Manton Lane, Bedford, MK41 7NU · More nurseries in MK41
Stations
- Bedford22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Bedford Modern School, The Anglers Rest and Haden Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Bedford Park10 min walk
- Playground7 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 Bedford there are about 3.6 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 Bedford is a full-day nursery at Manton Lane, Bedford, MK41 7NU, in Queen's Park, Bedford. It is registered for 100 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 22 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
- Edith Cavell Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Bedford Greenacre Independent School ages 0–18has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- Livingstone Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- Polam School ages 1–9has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Great Ouse Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.6 miles
- Pilgrims Pre-Preparatory School ages 0–7has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Scott Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.8 miles
- Priory Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.8 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 Bedford's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bedford Good at its inspection on 7 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bedford take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bedford is registered with Ofsted for up to 100 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bedford?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bedford is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bedford?
Bedford is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bedford?
You can call 01234 216768 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 EY236804 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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