Full-day nursery in Copford, Essex
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Colchester Stanway
342 London Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8LT · 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
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
342 London Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8LT · More nurseries in CO3
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including St Albright's Church and Sparrow Hall.
Parks and playgrounds
- Jamsin Park4 min walk
- Playground10 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 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 Colchester Stanway is a full-day nursery at 342 London Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8LT, in Copford, Essex. It is registered for 103 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 12 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
- Doucecroft School ages 3–19 0.6 miles
- Lakelands Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected May 2023 0.7 miles
- Stanway Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 1.0 miles
- Lexden Springs School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Inadequateinspected January 2024 1.1 miles
- Stanway Fiveways Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2022 1.2 miles
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 1.2 miles
- Copford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.2 miles
- Holmwood House School ages 0–16has a nursery class 1.4 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 Stanway's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Colchester Stanway Good at its inspection on 2 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Colchester Stanway take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Colchester Stanway is registered with Ofsted for up to 103 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Colchester Stanway?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Colchester Stanway is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees Day Nursery at Colchester Stanway?
Marks Tey is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Colchester Stanway?
You can call 01206 212233 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY308705 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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