Full-day nursery in Aston New Town, Birmingham
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Birmingham Dartmouth Circus
Richard Street, Aston, Birmingham, B7 4AA · 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 May 1997Reference 229181Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 1 March 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places77 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 7 September 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:30–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Richard Street, Aston, Birmingham, B7 4AA · More nurseries in B7
Stations
- Duddeston17 min walk · 0.7 miles
- Curzon Street (West Midlands Metro)20 min walk · 0.8 miles
- St Chad's (West Midlands Metro)20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Dartmouth Circus, Fletchers and Proctor Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Phillips Street Park11 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
- 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 Birmingham there are about 3.8 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 Birmingham Dartmouth Circus is a full-day nursery at Richard Street, Aston, Birmingham, B7 4AA, in Aston New Town, Birmingham. It is registered for 77 children. It opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.9 from 23 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
- Star King Solomon Academy All-throughages 4–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Inadequate; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Inadequateinspected September 2024 under 0.1 miles
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.4 miles
- Cromwell Junior and Infant School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 0.5 miles
- Chilwell Croft Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.5 miles
- Aston Tower Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- Bloomsbury Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected May 2023 0.5 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.6 miles
- Brearley Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.6 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 are Busy Bees Day Nursery at Birmingham Dartmouth Circus's opening hours?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Birmingham Dartmouth Circus opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Busy Bees Day Nursery at Birmingham Dartmouth Circus's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Birmingham Dartmouth Circus Good at its inspection on 1 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Birmingham Dartmouth Circus take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Birmingham Dartmouth Circus is registered with Ofsted for up to 77 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Birmingham Dartmouth Circus?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Birmingham Dartmouth Circus is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees Day Nursery at Birmingham Dartmouth Circus?
Duddeston is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Birmingham Dartmouth Circus?
You can call 0121 333 3733 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 · 13 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 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 229181 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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