Full-day nursery in Colton Common, Leeds
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Colton Mill
Stile Hill Way, Leeds, LS15 9JB · 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Stile Hill Way, Leeds, LS15 9JB · More nurseries in LS15
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Colton Retail Park, Stile Hill Way and Yew Tree Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Mead Park5 min walk
- Temple Newsam Estate6 min walk
- Green Park7 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 Leeds there are about 3.6 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 Colton Mill is a full-day nursery at Stile Hill Way, Leeds, LS15 9JB, in Colton Common, Leeds. It is registered for 151 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.3 from 20 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
- Colton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.2 miles
- Austhorpe Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.4 miles
- Whitkirk Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.9 miles
- Templenewsam Halton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.3 miles
- Manston St James Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.3 miles
- Cross Gates Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 1.5 miles
- Manston Primary Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 1.5 miles
- St Theresa's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 1.6 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 Colton Mill's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Colton Mill Outstanding at its inspection on 12 February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Colton Mill take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Colton Mill is registered with Ofsted for up to 151 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Colton Mill?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Colton Mill is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees Day Nursery at Colton Mill?
Cross Gates is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Colton Mill?
You can call 0113 264 8617 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
- 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 EY265715 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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