Full-day nursery in Oaklands, Hertfordshire
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Mardley Hill
1 Mardley Hill, Welwyn, AL6 0UE · 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 February 1997Reference 148131Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 22 February 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places46 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 22 September 2026Food 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
1 Mardley Hill, Welwyn, AL6 0UE · More nurseries in AL6
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Mardley Avenue and The North Star PH.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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.
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Busy Bees Day Nursery at Mardley Hill is a full-day nursery at 1 Mardley Hill, Welwyn, AL6 0UE, in Oaklands, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 46 children. It opens 07:30–18:30, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 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
- Oaklands Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.4 miles
- St Michael's Woolmer Green CofE VA Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 miles
- Sherrardswood School ages 2–19has a nursery class 1.3 miles
- All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Datchworth Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 1.4 miles
- Knebworth Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 1.4 miles
- Tenterfield Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2023 1.6 miles
- Welwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 1.7 miles
- St John's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 1.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What are Busy Bees Day Nursery at Mardley Hill's opening hours?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Mardley Hill opens 07:30–18:30, Mon–Fri.
What is Busy Bees Day Nursery at Mardley Hill's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Mardley Hill Outstanding at its inspection on 22 February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Mardley Hill take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Mardley Hill is registered with Ofsted for up to 46 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Mardley Hill?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Mardley Hill is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees Day Nursery at Mardley Hill?
Welwyn North is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Mardley Hill?
You can call 01438 840138 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.
- 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.
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Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 148131 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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