Full-day nursery in Crownhill, Plymouth
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Plymouth
Seaton Court, 2a William Prance Road, Plymouth, PL6 5ZD · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted report card
- InclusionStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
- AchievementStrong standard
- Behaviour and routinesStrong standard
- Children's welfare and well-beingStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
- SafeguardingStandards met
What does this mean?
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives each nursery a report card. Each area is graded on a five-step scale: urgent improvement, needs attention, expected standard, strong standard, exceptional. Safeguarding is either met or not met. There is no single headline grade, and we never make one up.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since August 2011Reference EY435253Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 25 February 2026Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places97 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 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
Seaton Court, 2a William Prance Road, Plymouth, PL6 5ZD · More nurseries in PL6
Buses
21 bus stops within 400 m, including Peninsular Radiology, Land Registry and TA Centre.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 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 Plymouth there are about 3.6 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 Plymouth is a full-day nursery at Seaton Court, 2a William Prance Road, Plymouth, PL6 5ZD, in Crownhill, Plymouth. It is registered for 97 children. Its Ofsted report card (February 2026) grades inclusion Strong standard, curriculum and teaching Strong standard, achievement Strong standard, behaviour and routines Strong standard, children's welfare and well-being Strong standard and leadership and governance Strong standard; safeguarding standards met. It has a Google rating of 4.1 from 14 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
- St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2022 0.4 miles
- Widey Court Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.6 miles
- Courtlands School ages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.7 miles
- Eggbuckland Vale Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 0.8 miles
- Whitleigh Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.9 miles
- St Edward's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.9 miles
- Woodlands School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.9 miles
- Thornbury Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; 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.
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What is Busy Bees Day Nursery at Plymouth's Ofsted rating?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Plymouth was inspected on 25 February 2026 and given an Ofsted report card. Report cards grade each area separately rather than giving one headline grade: inclusion Strong standard, curriculum and teaching Strong standard, achievement Strong standard, behaviour and routines Strong standard, children's welfare and well-being Strong standard and leadership and governance Strong standard. Safeguarding standards met.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Plymouth take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Plymouth is registered with Ofsted for up to 97 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Plymouth?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Plymouth is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Plymouth?
You can call 01752 767411 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY435253 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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