Full-day nursery in Southport, Sefton
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Southport
10 Lulworth Road, Southport, PR8 2AT · 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 December 2000Reference 310498Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 10 September 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places111 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 5 March 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
10 Lulworth Road, Southport, PR8 2AT · More nurseries in PR8
Stations
- Birkdale11 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Southport19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Gloucester Road, Palatine Road and Beach Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Victoria Park5 min walk
- Kings Gardens12 min walk
- Playground6 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 Sefton 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 Southport is a full-day nursery at 10 Lulworth Road, Southport, PR8 2AT, in Southport, Sefton. It is registered for 111 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 8 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
- Linaker Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected October 2023 0.6 miles
- Birkdale Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.8 miles
- St Philip's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.0 miles
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Southport Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.1 miles
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery class 1.4 miles
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 1.7 miles
- Norwood Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 1.7 miles
- Farnborough Road Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 1.7 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 Southport's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Southport Good at its inspection on 10 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Southport take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Southport is registered with Ofsted for up to 111 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Southport?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Southport is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees Day Nursery at Southport?
Birkdale is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Southport?
You can call 01704 551550 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 · 31 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
- 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 310498 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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