Full-day nursery in Weston Favell, West Northamptonshire
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northampton, Riverside
Unit 3 Museum Way, Riverside Business Park, Northampton, NN3 9HW · 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 October 2013Reference EY469243Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 29 October 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places92 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 August 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Unit 3 Museum Way, Riverside Business Park, Northampton, NN3 9HW · More nurseries in NN3
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Museum Way and Marquee Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Northampton Washlands10 min walk
- Longford Avenue Linear Open Space12 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 West Northamptonshire there are about 3.2 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 Northampton, Riverside is a full-day nursery at Unit 3 Museum Way, Riverside Business Park, Northampton, NN3 9HW, in Weston Favell, West Northamptonshire. It is registered for 92 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 21 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
- Standens Barn Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.6 miles
- Bridgewater Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.8 miles
- Abington Vale Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected February 2024 0.9 miles
- Weston Favell CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 1.0 miles
- Little Houghton Church of England Primary Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 1.2 miles
- Headlands Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 1.3 miles
- Billing Brook Special School ages 4–19has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 1.4 miles
- Lumbertubs Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 1.5 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 Northampton, Riverside's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northampton, Riverside Good at its inspection on 29 October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northampton, Riverside take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northampton, Riverside is registered with Ofsted for up to 92 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northampton, Riverside?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northampton, Riverside is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northampton, Riverside?
You can call 01604 400027 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 EY469243 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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