Full-day nursery in New Sawley, Derbyshire
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Long Eaton
Cooke Close, Wilsthrope Road, Long Eaton, NG10 3RX · 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 April 2015Reference EY487004Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 February 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places113 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, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Cooke Close, Wilsthrope Road, Long Eaton, NG10 3RX · More nurseries in NG10
Stations
- Long Eaton13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including Wilsthorpe Road Shops, Carter Close and Wilsthorpe Tavern.
Parks and playgrounds
- West Park3 min walk
- Playground7 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 Derbyshire there are about 3.4 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 Long Eaton is a full-day nursery at Cooke Close, Wilsthrope Road, Long Eaton, NG10 3RX, in New Sawley, Derbyshire. It is registered for 113 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 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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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Dovedale Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.2 miles
- Stanton Vale School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.4 miles
- Trent College ages 3–19has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Sawley Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.7 miles
- Sawley Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.7 miles
- Parklands Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.7 miles
- Harrington Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.7 miles
- Brackenfield Special School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 0.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Busy Bees Day Nursery at Long Eaton's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Long Eaton Good at its inspection on 14 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Long Eaton take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Long Eaton is registered with Ofsted for up to 113 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Long Eaton?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Long Eaton is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees Day Nursery at Long Eaton?
Long Eaton is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Long Eaton?
You can call 0115 946 3003 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 EY487004 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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