Full-day nursery in Ryhope, Sunderland
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Sunderland Ryhope Village
Waterworks Road, Ryhope, Sunderland, SR2 0LW · 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 February 2005Reference EY302467Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 May 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places117 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 5 August 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Waterworks Road, Ryhope, Sunderland, SR2 0LW · More nurseries in SR2
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Ryhope Hospitals, Stockton Road and Esdale Estate.
Parks and playgrounds
- Beechbrooke Play Park playground3 min walk
- Willow Grange Play Park playground6 min walk
- Hollycarrside Play Park playground10 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 Sunderland there are about 5.9 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.
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Busy Bees Day Nursery at Sunderland Ryhope Village is a full-day nursery at Waterworks Road, Ryhope, Sunderland, SR2 0LW, in Ryhope, Sunderland. It is registered for 117 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 15 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 Paul's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 under 0.1 miles
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.2 miles
- Ryhope Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.4 miles
- Ryhope Infant School Academy Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.4 miles
- St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 1.3 miles
- New Silksworth Academy Infant Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected July 2024 1.3 miles
- New Silksworth Academy Junior Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 1.3 miles
- Hill View Infant Academy Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 1.4 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 Sunderland Ryhope Village's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Sunderland Ryhope Village Good at its inspection on 16 May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Sunderland Ryhope Village take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Sunderland Ryhope Village is registered with Ofsted for up to 117 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Sunderland Ryhope Village?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Sunderland Ryhope Village is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Sunderland Ryhope Village?
You can call 0191 523 9919 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
- 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY302467 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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