Full-day nursery in Southgate, Suffolk
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bury St Edmunds
MacMillan Way, off Hardwick Lane, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 2GJ · 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
MacMillan Way, off Hardwick Lane, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 2GJ · More nurseries in IP33
Parks and playgrounds
- Hardwick Heath3 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
© 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 Suffolk there are about 3.5 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 Bury St Edmunds is a full-day nursery at MacMillan Way, off Hardwick Lane, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 2GJ, in Southgate, Suffolk. It is registered for 96 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. 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
- Riverwalk School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.6 miles
- Hardwick Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.7 miles
- Westgate Community Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.8 miles
- South Lee School ages 0–13has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.8 miles
- Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.9 miles
- St Edmundsbury CofE Primary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected March 2024 1.4 miles
- Ickworth Park Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 1.5 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 Bury St Edmunds's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bury St Edmunds Good at its inspection on 17 May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bury St Edmunds take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bury St Edmunds is registered with Ofsted for up to 96 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bury St Edmunds?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bury St Edmunds is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bury St Edmunds?
Bury St Edmunds is the nearest station we know of, 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bury St Edmunds?
You can call 01284 700414 and visit www.kidsplaychildcare.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY407654 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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