Full-day nursery in Formby, Sefton
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Formby
21 Elson Road, Formby, Liverpool, L37 2EQ · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since December 2000Reference 502325Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 May 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places66 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 6 May 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
21 Elson Road, Formby, Liverpool, L37 2EQ · More nurseries in L37
Stations
- Formby8 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Jubilee Road, Queens Road and Sefton Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Duke Street Park9 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 Sefton there are about 4 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 Formby is a full-day nursery at 21 Elson Road, Formby, Liverpool, L37 2EQ, in Formby, Sefton. It is registered for 66 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 10 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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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Woodlands Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.4 miles
- St Jerome's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.6 miles
- Redgate Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.0 miles
- Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 1.1 miles
- Freshfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected May 2024 1.3 miles
- Trinity St Peter's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected April 2024 1.4 miles
- Range High School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.4 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 Formby's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Formby Good at its inspection on 16 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Formby take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Formby is registered with Ofsted for up to 66 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Formby?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Formby is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees Day Nursery at Formby?
Formby is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Formby?
You can call 01704 834834 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 502325 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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