Full-day nursery in Townsend, Hertfordshire
Busy Bees Day Nursery at St Albans Hospital
St. Albans City Hospital, Waverley Road, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5PN · 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 2010Reference EY422557Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 March 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places51 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 17 June 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:00–19:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St. Albans City Hospital, Waverley Road, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5PN · More nurseries in AL3
Stations
- St Albans City24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including City Hospital, Hospital and Goldsmith Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- The Woods8 min walk
- The Old Brickie11 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Everlasting Lane Play Area 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 Hertfordshire there are about 2.9 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 St Albans Hospital is a full-day nursery at St. Albans City Hospital, Waverley Road, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5PN, in Townsend, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 51 children. It opens 07:00–19:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 12 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
- Muriel Green Nursery School Nurseryages 3–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.4 miles
- Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.4 miles
- Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.4 miles
- St Albans High School for Girls ages 4–18 0.5 miles
- Heathlands School ages 3–18has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected February 2023 0.6 miles
- Alban City School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- Maple Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.6 miles
- Bernards Heath Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.7 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 St Albans Hospital's opening hours?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at St Albans Hospital opens 07:00–19:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Busy Bees Day Nursery at St Albans Hospital's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at St Albans Hospital Good at its inspection on 25 March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at St Albans Hospital take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at St Albans Hospital is registered with Ofsted for up to 51 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at St Albans Hospital?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at St Albans Hospital is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees Day Nursery at St Albans Hospital?
St Albans City is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at St Albans Hospital?
You can call 01727 897602 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
- 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.
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Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY422557 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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