Full-day nursery in Great Notley, Essex
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Braintree Great Notley
Notley Green, Great Notley, Braintree, CM77 7US · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 August 1997Reference 203710Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 April 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places104 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 13 April 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
Notley Green, Great Notley, Braintree, CM77 7US · More nurseries in CM77
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Tesco, Village Green and Manor House.
Parks and playgrounds
- Notley Green1 min walk
- Great Notley Country Park5 min walk
- Horizon Park10 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground8 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 Essex there are about 2.9 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 Braintree Great Notley is a full-day nursery at Notley Green, Great Notley, Braintree, CM77 7US, in Great Notley, Essex. It is registered for 104 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 21 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busy Bees Day Nursery at Braintree Great NotleyThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- White Court School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.3 miles
- Notley Green Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- John Ray Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 1.4 miles
- John Ray Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2019 1.4 miles
- St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected April 2025 1.6 miles
- Rayne Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.6 miles
- Notley High School and Sixth Form Secondaryages 11–19Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.3 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 Braintree Great Notley's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Braintree Great Notley Outstanding at its inspection on 16 April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Braintree Great Notley take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Braintree Great Notley is registered with Ofsted for up to 104 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Braintree Great Notley?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Braintree Great Notley is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Braintree Great Notley?
You can call 01376 552700 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.
- © 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 203710 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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