Full-day nursery in Hertford, Hertfordshire
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hertford Hartham Park
Pinder Lodge, Hartham Park, Port Hill, SG14 1QS · 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.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since March 1993Reference 123976Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 October 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places44 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 11 September 2025Food 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
Pinder Lodge, Hartham Park, Port Hill, SG14 1QS · More nurseries in SG14
Stations
- Hertford East9 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Hertford North12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Dimsdale Street, Port Vale and Theatre.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hartham Common1 min walk
- Castle Grounds7 min walk
- Hartham Common Playground3 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 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 Hertfordshire 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 Hertford Hartham Park is a full-day nursery at Pinder Lodge, Hartham Park, Port Hill, SG14 1QS, in Hertford, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 44 children. It opens 07:30–18:30, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 7 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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| Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hertford Hartham ParkThis nursery | Outstanding | 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
- Mill Mead Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.2 miles
- Duncombe School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.2 miles
- Abel Smith School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.5 miles
- Bengeo Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected September 2023 0.6 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford) Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- Simon Balle All-Through School All-throughages 4–18Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected April 2024 0.7 miles
- Hollybush Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected January 2025 0.8 miles
- Morgans Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.8 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 Hertford Hartham Park's opening hours?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hertford Hartham Park opens 07:30–18:30, Mon–Fri.
What is Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hertford Hartham Park's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hertford Hartham Park Outstanding at its inspection on 5 October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hertford Hartham Park take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hertford Hartham Park is registered with Ofsted for up to 44 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hertford Hartham Park?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hertford Hartham Park is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hertford Hartham Park?
Hertford East is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hertford Hartham Park?
You can call 01992 503610 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 123976 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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