Full-day nursery in Braunstone Town, Leicestershire
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Leicester Meridian Park
Meridian Leisure Park, Meridian Way, Braunstone, Leicester, LE19 1JZ · 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 May 2004Reference EY289581Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 August 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places130 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 2 September 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
Meridian Leisure Park, Meridian Way, Braunstone, Leicester, LE19 1JZ · More nurseries in LE19
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Vue Cinema and Tiber Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- Mossdale Meadows3 min walk
- Shakespeare Park8 min walk
- Franklin Park10 min walk
- St Peters Open Space12 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Mossdale Meadows Play Area playground4 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 Leicestershire there are about 2.6 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.
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Busy Bees Day Nursery at Leicester Meridian Park is a full-day nursery at Meridian Leisure Park, Meridian Way, Braunstone, Leicester, LE19 1JZ, in Braunstone Town, Leicestershire. It is registered for 130 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 19 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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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Kingsway Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 0.3 miles
- Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy Primaryages 5–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected March 2025 0.4 miles
- Ravenhurst Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.5 miles
- Caldecote Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.7 miles
- Emmanuel Christian School ages 4–16 0.9 miles
- Folville Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.9 miles
- Fossebrook Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 1.0 miles
- Ellesmere College ages 4–19Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.0 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 Leicester Meridian Park's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Leicester Meridian Park Good at its inspection on 9 August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Leicester Meridian Park take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Leicester Meridian Park is registered with Ofsted for up to 130 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Leicester Meridian Park?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Leicester Meridian Park is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Leicester Meridian Park?
You can call 0116 289 3083 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 · 31 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY289581 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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