Full-day nursery in Illshaw Heath, Solihull
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Solihull Blythe
Blythe Gate, Blythe Valley Park, Shirley, Solihull, B90 8AF · 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.
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Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:30–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Blythe Gate, Blythe Valley Park, Shirley, Solihull, B90 8AF · More nurseries in B90
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Blythe Valley Park, Woodview Drive and St James Place.
Parks and playgrounds
- Blythe Valley Park3 min walk
- Blythe Valley Park6 min walk
- Blythe Valley Park9 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground4 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 Solihull there are about 3.4 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 Solihull Blythe is a full-day nursery at Blythe Gate, Blythe Valley Park, Shirley, Solihull, B90 8AF, in Illshaw Heath, Solihull. It is registered for 100 children. It opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 32 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
- Cheswick Green Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.7 miles
- St Patricks Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2023 0.9 miles
- Monkspath Junior and Infant School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.3 miles
- Tudor Grange Primary Academy Hockley Heath Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 1.7 miles
- Solihull Alternative Provision Academy ages 4–16Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 1.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What are Busy Bees Day Nursery at Solihull Blythe's opening hours?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Solihull Blythe opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Busy Bees Day Nursery at Solihull Blythe's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Solihull Blythe Outstanding at its inspection on 23 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Solihull Blythe take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Solihull Blythe is registered with Ofsted for up to 100 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Solihull Blythe?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Solihull Blythe is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Solihull Blythe?
You can call 0121 745 7862 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 · 13 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 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY289506 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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