Full-day nursery in Mile Cross, Norfolk
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Norwich Airport
Delft Way, Off Amsterdam Way, Norwich Airport, Norwich, NR6 6BB · 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 March 2002Reference EY152321Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 October 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places112 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 9 September 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Delft Way, Off Amsterdam Way, Norwich Airport, Norwich, NR6 6BB · More nurseries in NR6
Parks and playgrounds
- Meadow Way Recreation Ground5 min walk
- Stirling Road Park11 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Stirling Road Play Area playground12 min walk
© 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 Norfolk there are about 3.9 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.
What parents say
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Busy Bees Day Nursery at Norwich Airport is a full-day nursery at Delft Way, Off Amsterdam Way, Norwich Airport, Norwich, NR6 6BB, in Mile Cross, Norfolk. It is registered for 112 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 16 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
- Firside Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.2 miles
- Heather Avenue Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 0.8 miles
- Kinsale Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.8 miles
- Kinsale Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.8 miles
- Hall School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected April 2024 0.9 miles
- Catton Grove Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.9 miles
- Garrick Green Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 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 Norwich Airport's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Norwich Airport Good at its inspection on 7 October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Norwich Airport take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Norwich Airport is registered with Ofsted for up to 112 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Norwich Airport?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Norwich Airport is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Norwich Airport?
You can call 01603 788814 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.
- © 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 EY152321 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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