Full-day nursery in Highwoods, Essex
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Colchester Severalls Business Park
Phoenix Square, Wyncolls Road, Severalls Industrial Park, Colchester, CO4 9AS · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted report card
- InclusionStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
- AchievementStrong standard
- Behaviour and routinesStrong standard
- Children's welfare and well-beingStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
- SafeguardingStandards met
What does this mean?
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives each nursery a report card. Each area is graded on a five-step scale: urgent improvement, needs attention, expected standard, strong standard, exceptional. Safeguarding is either met or not met. There is no single headline grade, and we never make one up.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since June 2004Reference EY289579Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 6 February 2026Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places106 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 October 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
Phoenix Square, Wyncolls Road, Severalls Industrial Park, Colchester, CO4 9AS · More nurseries in CO4
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including Trebor, Brinkley Lane and Cattle Market.
Parks and playgrounds
- High Woods Country Park12 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 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 Colchester Severalls Business Park is a full-day nursery at Phoenix Square, Wyncolls Road, Severalls Industrial Park, Colchester, CO4 9AS, in Highwoods, Essex. It is registered for 106 children. Its Ofsted report card (February 2026) grades inclusion Strong standard, curriculum and teaching Strong standard, achievement Strong standard, behaviour and routines Strong standard, children's welfare and well-being Strong standard and leadership and governance Strong standard; safeguarding standards met. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 25 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
- Brinkley Grove Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected October 2024 0.3 miles
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.5 miles
- Highwoods Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected June 2024 0.5 miles
- Friars Grove Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.9 miles
- Camulos Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 1.0 miles
- North East Essex Co-operative Academy ages 4–16Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2024 1.1 miles
- Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 1.2 miles
- Queen Boudica Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 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 Colchester Severalls Business Park's Ofsted rating?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Colchester Severalls Business Park was inspected on 6 February 2026 and given an Ofsted report card. Report cards grade each area separately rather than giving one headline grade: inclusion Strong standard, curriculum and teaching Strong standard, achievement Strong standard, behaviour and routines Strong standard, children's welfare and well-being Strong standard and leadership and governance Strong standard. Safeguarding standards met.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Colchester Severalls Business Park take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Colchester Severalls Business Park is registered with Ofsted for up to 106 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Colchester Severalls Business Park?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Colchester Severalls Business Park is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees Day Nursery at Colchester Severalls Business Park?
Colchester is the nearest station we know of, 1.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Colchester Severalls Business Park?
You can call 01206 844133 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 EY289579 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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