Full-day nursery in Kingsmead, Cheshire West and Chester
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northwich
1 Kingsmead Square, Regency Way, Northwich, CW9 8UW · 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 September 2000Reference 305146Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 August 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places107 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 6 January 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
1 Kingsmead Square, Regency Way, Northwich, CW9 8UW · More nurseries in CW9
Stations
- Greenbank21 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including The Kingfisher, Kingfisher Roundabout and Sproston Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- Toddlers Playground7 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Toddlers Play Area playground4 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 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 Cheshire West and Chester there are about 2.4 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 Northwich is a full-day nursery at 1 Kingsmead Square, Regency Way, Northwich, CW9 8UW, in Kingsmead, Cheshire West and Chester. It is registered for 107 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 11 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Busy Bees Day Nurseries (Trading) Limited.
Run by Busy Bees Day Nurseries (Trading) Limited (company), which runs 32 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
- Kingsmead Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.2 miles
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.5 miles
- Elmy Hall School ages 5–18 0.6 miles
- Leftwich Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.7 miles
- Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.7 miles
- Davenham CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.7 miles
- Charles Darwin Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.8 miles
- Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: 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 Northwich's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northwich Good at its inspection on 7 August 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northwich take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northwich is registered with Ofsted for up to 107 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northwich?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northwich is run by Busy Bees Day Nurseries (Trading) Limited, which runs 32 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northwich?
Greenbank is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northwich?
You can call 01606 352614 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 305146 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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