Full-day nursery in Marshalswick, Hertfordshire
Busy Bees (Marshalswick) Ltd
Baptist Free Church, 4 Sherwood Avenue, ST. ALBANS, AL4 9QL · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted report card
- InclusionNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Behaviour and routinesExpected standard
- Children's welfare and well-beingExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
- SafeguardingStandards met
What does this mean?
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives each nursery a report card. Each area is graded on a five-step scale: urgent improvement, needs attention, expected standard, strong standard, exceptional. Safeguarding is either met or not met. There is no single headline grade, and we never make one up.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 08:30–15:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Baptist Free Church, 4 Sherwood Avenue, ST. ALBANS, AL4 9QL · More nurseries in AL4
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Hazelmere Road, The Quadrant and Skys Wood Road Terminus.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground11 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 (Marshalswick) Ltd is a full-day nursery at Baptist Free Church, 4 Sherwood Avenue, ST. ALBANS, AL4 9QL, in Marshalswick, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 65 children. It opens 08:30–15:00, Mon–Fri. Its Ofsted report card (November 2025) grades inclusion Needs attention, curriculum and teaching Needs attention, achievement Needs attention, behaviour and routines Expected standard, children's welfare and well-being Expected standard and leadership and governance Needs attention; safeguarding standards met. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 8 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busy Bees (Marshalswick) LtdThis nursery | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | 08:30–15:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Grasshoppers Day Nursery (St Albans)Full-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Banana Moon Day Nursery St AlbansFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.1 miles
- Skyswood Primary & Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 0.2 miles
- Wheatfields Junior Mixed School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.4 miles
- Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.4 miles
- Oakwood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.6 miles
- Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.9 miles
- Fleetville Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected December 2023 0.9 miles
- Bernards Heath Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.9 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 (Marshalswick) Ltd's opening hours?
Busy Bees (Marshalswick) Ltd opens 08:30–15:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Busy Bees (Marshalswick) Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Busy Bees (Marshalswick) Ltd was inspected on 13 November 2025 and given an Ofsted report card. Report cards grade each area separately rather than giving one headline grade: inclusion Needs attention, curriculum and teaching Needs attention, achievement Needs attention, behaviour and routines Expected standard, children's welfare and well-being Expected standard and leadership and governance Needs attention. Safeguarding standards met.
How many children can Busy Bees (Marshalswick) Ltd take?
Busy Bees (Marshalswick) Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 65 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees (Marshalswick) Ltd?
St Albans City is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees (Marshalswick) Ltd?
You can call 07977 708464 and visit www.busybeesmarshalswick.com.
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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
- 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 EY343615 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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