Full-day nursery in Wootton, West Northamptonshire
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northampton Wootton Fields
Wootton Hope Drive, Wootton Fields, Northampton, NN4 6DY · 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 January 2000Reference 220155Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 April 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places104 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating3 (Generally satisfactory)inspected 17 July 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
Wootton Hope Drive, Wootton Fields, Northampton, NN4 6DY · More nurseries in NN4
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Hocknell Close, Mortons Bush and Breezehill.
Parks and playgrounds
- 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 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 Wootton Fields is a full-day nursery at Wootton Hope Drive, Wootton Fields, Northampton, NN4 6DY, in Wootton, West Northamptonshire. It is registered for 104 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.9 from 21 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
- Preston Hedges Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Caroline Chisholm School All-throughages 4–18Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.3 miles
- Wootton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 0.4 miles
- Hardingstone Academy Primaryages 0–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.6 miles
- Northampton High School GDST ages 2–18has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Woodland View Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected October 2023 1.0 miles
- Wootton Park School All-throughages 4–19Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 1.2 miles
- Overstone Gate Primary School Primaryages 4–11 1.2 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 Wootton Fields's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northampton Wootton Fields Outstanding at its inspection on 5 April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northampton Wootton Fields take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northampton Wootton Fields is registered with Ofsted for up to 104 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northampton Wootton Fields?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northampton Wootton Fields is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northampton Wootton Fields?
You can call 01604 702929 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 220155 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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