Full-day nursery in Moulsham, Essex
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Chelmsford
5 The Meades, Off New Writtle Street, Chelmsford, CM2 0GT · 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 July 2000Reference 650090Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 28 July 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places99 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 10 April 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
5 The Meades, Off New Writtle Street, Chelmsford, CM2 0GT · More nurseries in CM2
Stations
- Chelmsford10 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including RC Church, Queen Street and C & E Hospital.
Parks and playgrounds
- Central Park1 min walk
- Bell Meadow5 min walk
- Sky Blue Pasture5 min walk
- Central Park Memorial Gardens6 min walk
- Frank Whitmore Green6 min walk
- Stapleford Close Play Area playground2 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.
What parents say
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Busy Bees Day Nursery at Chelmsford is a full-day nursery at 5 The Meades, Off New Writtle Street, Chelmsford, CM2 0GT, in Moulsham, Essex. It is registered for 99 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 25 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
- Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.1 miles
- St Anne's School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.2 miles
- St Cedd's School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.2 miles
- Oaklands Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 0.4 miles
- The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.6 miles
- Westlands Community Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- Maltese Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.7 miles
- Moulsham Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.7 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 Chelmsford's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Chelmsford Outstanding at its inspection on 28 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Chelmsford take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Chelmsford is registered with Ofsted for up to 99 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Chelmsford?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Chelmsford is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees Day Nursery at Chelmsford?
Chelmsford is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Chelmsford?
You can call 01245 346324 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.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 650090 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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