Full-day nursery in Sherwood, Nottingham
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Nottingham City Hospital
Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust, Hucknall Road, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 1PB · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust, Hucknall Road, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 1PB · More nurseries in NG5
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Main Entrance, South Entrance and Day Surgery Unit.
Parks and playgrounds
- Valley Road Park - The Jason Spencer Sports Ground5 min walk
- Valley Road Park10 min walk
- Heathfield Park12 min walk
- Peggy's Park12 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground11 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 Nottingham there are about 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 Nottingham City Hospital is a full-day nursery at Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust, Hucknall Road, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 1PB, in Sherwood, Nottingham. It is registered for 144 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 23 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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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Seely Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.5 miles
- Nottingham HOPE Academy ages 4–19Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2021 0.5 miles
- Robin Hood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.6 miles
- Henry Whipple Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.6 miles
- Burford Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.7 miles
- Haydn Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 0.8 miles
- Heathfield Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.9 miles
- Southglade Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2022 0.9 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 Nottingham City Hospital's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Nottingham City Hospital Good at its inspection on 18 April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Nottingham City Hospital take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Nottingham City Hospital is registered with Ofsted for up to 144 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Nottingham City Hospital?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Nottingham City Hospital is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees Day Nursery at Nottingham City Hospital?
Basford is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Nottingham City Hospital?
You can call 0115 960 5879 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY422550 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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