Full-day nursery in Oadby, Leicestershire
Busy Bees (Oadby)
40 London Road, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 5DH · 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 October 2000Reference 223195Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 4 May 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places52 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 September 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
40 London Road, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 5DH · More nurseries in LE2
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Alexandra Court, The Wheel Inn and St Peter's Church.
Parks and playgrounds
- Uplands Park6 min walk
- Brocks Hill10 min walk
- Iliffe Avenue Park12 min walk
- The Morwoods Play Area playground2 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 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 Leicestershire there are about 2.6 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 (Oadby) is a full-day nursery at 40 London Road, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 5DH, in Oadby, Leicestershire. It is registered for 52 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.1 from 12 reviews (October 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
- Launde Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.2 miles
- Langmoor Primary School Oadby Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.5 miles
- Brocks Hill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected October 2023 0.6 miles
- Glenmere Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.8 miles
- Brookside Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.8 miles
- Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.9 miles
- Woodland Grange Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.9 miles
- The Meadow Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.1 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 (Oadby)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees (Oadby) Good at its inspection on 4 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees (Oadby) take?
Busy Bees (Oadby) is registered with Ofsted for up to 52 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees (Oadby)?
Busy Bees (Oadby) is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
How do I contact Busy Bees (Oadby)?
You can call 0116 271 4888 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 · 30 October 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 223195 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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