Full-day nursery in Warton, Lancashire
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Warton
BAE Systems, Rake Lane, Warton, PR4 1AS · 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 August 1993Reference 309505Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 March 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 3 December 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
BAE Systems, Rake Lane, Warton, PR4 1AS · More nurseries in PR4
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Post Office, Florence Ave and Church Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground12 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 Lancashire there are about 2.7 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 Warton is a full-day nursery at BAE Systems, Rake Lane, Warton, PR4 1AS, in Warton, Lancashire. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. 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
- Warton St Paul's Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.1 miles
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.4 miles
- Freckleton Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 1.5 miles
- Strike Lane Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 1.6 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 Warton's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Warton Good at its inspection on 25 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Warton take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Warton is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Warton?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Warton is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 309505 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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