Sessional pre-school in Dukinfield, Tameside
Busy Bees Pre-School
Scout Hut, Dukinfield Allotment, Lodge Lane, Dukinfield, SK16 5JF · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Scout Hut, Dukinfield Allotment, Lodge Lane, Dukinfield, SK16 5JF · More nurseries in SK16
Stations
- Stalybridge20 min walk · 0.8 miles
- Hyde North21 min walk · 0.8 miles
- Flowery Field23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
22 bus stops within 400 m, including Westmorland Avenue, Cheetham Hill Road and Lodge Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- 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 Tameside there are about 3.1 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 Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Scout Hut, Dukinfield Allotment, Lodge Lane, Dukinfield, SK16 5JF, in Dukinfield, Tameside. It is registered for 22 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busy Bees Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Kids Planet DukinfieldFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Sunflower StalybridgeFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Grow Happy ChildcareFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Boat House Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Rainbow NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Sky High Achievers StalybridgeFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St John's CofE Primary School, Dukinfield Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Yew Tree Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.4 miles
- Oakdale School ages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected April 2025 0.4 miles
- St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.5 miles
- Trinity School ages 3–16has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Bradley Green Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected December 2024 0.7 miles
- Oakfield Primary and Moderate Learning Difficulties Resource Provision Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.7 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 Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Pre-School Good at its inspection on 6 December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Pre-School take?
Busy Bees Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 22 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees Pre-School?
Stalybridge is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2698620 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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