Full-day nursery in Ise, North Northamptonshire
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Kettering Venture Park
Lamport Close, Kettering Venture Park, Kettering, NN15 6XY · 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 June 1999Reference 220026Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 28 September 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places112 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 27 March 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
Lamport Close, Kettering Venture Park, Kettering, NN15 6XY · More nurseries in NN15
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including (Kettering) Venture Park, Parkway and Odeon Cinema.
Parks and playgrounds
- Wicksteed Park6 min walk
- Playground11 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 North Northamptonshire there are about 3.5 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 Kettering Venture Park is a full-day nursery at Lamport Close, Kettering Venture Park, Kettering, NN15 6XY, in Ise, North Northamptonshire. It is registered for 112 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 20 reviews (October 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 Kettering Venture ParkThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | 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
- Greenfields Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.8 miles
- St Edward's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.9 miles
- Barton Seagrave Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 1.1 miles
- St Peter's School ages 2–11has a nursery class 1.2 miles
- Hawthorn Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 1.2 miles
- Pytchley Endowed Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 1.3 miles
- Millbrook Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2022 1.4 miles
- Hall Meadow Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2022 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 Kettering Venture Park's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Kettering Venture Park Outstanding at its inspection on 28 September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Kettering Venture Park take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Kettering Venture Park is registered with Ofsted for up to 112 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Kettering Venture Park?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Kettering Venture Park is run by Busy Bees Day Nurseries (Trading) Limited, which runs 32 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees Day Nursery at Kettering Venture Park?
Kettering is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Kettering Venture Park?
You can call 01536 525566 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
- 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 220026 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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