Nursery in South Gyle, City of Edinburgh
Busy Bees - Edinburgh Park
1 Lochside Place, Edinburgh, EH12 9DF · Getting there
Care Inspectorate evaluations
- Care, play and learningGood (4)
- SettingVery good (5)
- LeadershipGood (4)
- Staff teamGood (4)
What does this mean?
The Care Inspectorate gives each area its own grade: 6 Excellent, 5 Very good, 4 Good, 3 Adequate, 2 Weak, 1 Unsatisfactory. There is no overall grade, and we never make one up. A key question keeps its grade until an inspection grades it again, so the grades can come from different inspections.
Official records
- Care Inspectorate registrationRegistered since April 2002Reference CS2003011940Care Inspectorate · checked 30 September 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 February 2024Care Inspectorate · checked 30 September 2026
- Registered places124 placesthe most children it may care for at onceCare Inspectorate · checked 30 September 2026
- Food hygiene inspection (FHIS)Passinspected 5 June 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
- Who runs itPrivate providerCare Inspectorate · checked 30 September 2026
Inspection history (2)
- 24 April 2024 · Care Inspectorate grades published (latest)
- 20 February 2024 · Care Inspectorate inspection
Fees
In Scotland, all 3 and 4-year-olds, and eligible 2-year-olds, can get 1,140 hours a year of funded early learning and childcare at a funded provider. Funded early learning and childcare (mygov.scot)
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
1 Lochside Place, Edinburgh, EH12 9DF · More nurseries in EH12
Stations
- Edinburgh Park Central (Edinburgh Trams)3 min walk · under 0.1 miles
- Gyle Centre (Edinburgh Trams)10 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Edinburgh Park11 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Lochside Place, Lochside Court and Lochside Crescent.
Parks and playgrounds
- Gyle Park12 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- 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.
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Busy Bees - Edinburgh Park is a nursery at 1 Lochside Place, Edinburgh, EH12 9DF, in South Gyle, City of Edinburgh. It is registered for 124 children. Its latest Care Inspectorate grades (from reports published up to April 2024) are: care, play and learning Good (4), setting Very good (5), leadership Good (4) and staff team Good (4). The Care Inspectorate gives no overall grade. It is run by Busy Bees Nurseries (Scotland) Limited.
Run by Busy Bees Nurseries (Scotland) Limited (company), which runs 16 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
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What are Busy Bees - Edinburgh Park's Care Inspectorate grades?
Busy Bees - Edinburgh Park's latest Care Inspectorate grades (from reports published up to April 2024) are: care, play and learning Good (4), setting Very good (5), leadership Good (4) and staff team Good (4). The Care Inspectorate gives no overall grade.
How many children can Busy Bees - Edinburgh Park take?
Busy Bees - Edinburgh Park is registered with the Care Inspectorate for up to 124 children at any one time.
Does Busy Bees - Edinburgh Park offer funded childcare?
In Scotland, all 3 and 4-year-olds, and eligible 2-year-olds, can get 1,140 hours a year of funded early learning and childcare at a funded provider. Ask the nursery which funded places it has.
Who runs Busy Bees - Edinburgh Park?
Busy Bees - Edinburgh Park is run by Busy Bees Nurseries (Scotland) Limited, which runs 16 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees - Edinburgh Park?
Edinburgh Park Central (Edinburgh Trams) is the nearest station we know of, under 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees - Edinburgh Park?
You can call 01313 391 245.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Care Inspectorate · 30 September 2026
- Contains Care Inspectorate 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.
Last checked 30 September 2026 · Care Inspectorate service number CS2003011940 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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