Full-day nursery in Lee Bank, Birmingham
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Edgbaston
54 St. James Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 1JL · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since September 2002Reference EY226075Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 15 March 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places135 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 17 April 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:30–18:30
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
54 St. James Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 1JL · More nurseries in B15
Stations
- Five Ways6 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Edgbaston Village (West Midlands Metro)6 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Five Ways (West Midlands Metro)8 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
17 bus stops within 400 m, including St James Road, Islington Row Middleway and Embassy Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Five Ways Community Park6 min walk
- Ryland Street Park7 min walk
- Sunset Park10 min walk
- Chamberlain Gardens11 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Ryland Street Play Area 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 Birmingham there are about 3.8 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 Edgbaston is a full-day nursery at 54 St. James Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 1JL, in Lee Bank, Birmingham. It is registered for 135 children. It opens 07:30–18:30, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.1 from 37 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Busy Bees Day Nurseries (Trading) Limited.
Run by Busy Bees Day Nurseries (Trading) Limited (company), which runs 32 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busy Bees Day Nursery at EdgbastonThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St George's School Edgbaston ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.2 miles
- West House School ages 1–11has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- Hallfield School ages 0–16has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- St George's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.5 miles
- St Thomas Centre Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.5 miles
- James Brindley School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 0.5 miles
- Edgbaston High School for Girls ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- St John's & St Peter's CofE Primary Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.5 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 are Busy Bees Day Nursery at Edgbaston's opening hours?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Edgbaston opens 07:30–18:30, Mon–Fri.
What is Busy Bees Day Nursery at Edgbaston's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Edgbaston Good at its inspection on 15 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Edgbaston take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Edgbaston is registered with Ofsted for up to 135 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Edgbaston?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Edgbaston is run by Busy Bees Day Nurseries (Trading) Limited, which runs 32 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees Day Nursery at Edgbaston?
Five Ways is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Edgbaston?
You can call 0121 456 4919 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 · 13 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 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY226075 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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