Full-day nursery in Wallness, Salford
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Salford
University of Salford, Statham Street, Salford, M6 6PU · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
University of Salford, Statham Street, Salford, M6 6PU · More nurseries in M6
Stations
- Salford Crescent3 min walk · 0.1 miles
- Langworthy (Manchester Metrolink)23 min walk · 0.9 miles
- Salford Central24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Frederick Road, University Campus and Salford Crescent Rail Station.
Parks and playgrounds
- Peel Park4 min walk
- Broadwalk Park6 min walk
- David Lewis Recreation Ground6 min walk
- Clarendon Park8 min walk
- Crescent Meadow9 min walk
- 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 Salford there are about 3.1 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 Salford is a full-day nursery at University of Salford, Statham Street, Salford, M6 6PU, in Wallness, Salford. It is registered for 104 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.1 from 13 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
- St Paul's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- Lark Hill Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.6 miles
- Holy Family VA RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.6 miles
- River View Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.6 miles
- The Cathedral School of St Peter and St John RC Primary Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 miles
- St Philip's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.7 miles
- St Sebastian's RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.8 miles
- The Friars Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.8 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 Salford's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Salford Outstanding at its inspection on 19 May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Salford take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Salford is registered with Ofsted for up to 104 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Salford?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Salford is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees Day Nursery at Salford?
Salford Crescent is the nearest station we know of, 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Salford?
You can call 0161 295 0722 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 EY422573 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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