Full-day nursery in Bourne, Lincolnshire
Busy Bees Pre-School and Day Nursery
The Bungalow, Meadow Drove, Bourne, PE10 0AL · 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 September 2023Reference 2745810Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 26 March 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places120 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 21 July 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Bungalow, Meadow Drove, Bourne, PE10 0AL · More nurseries in PE10
Parks and playgrounds
- Recreational Road Park12 min walk
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Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Lincolnshire 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 Pre-School and Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at The Bungalow, Meadow Drove, Bourne, PE10 0AL, in Bourne, Lincolnshire. It is registered for 120 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.9 from 18 reviews (November 2026).
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| Busy Bees Pre-School and Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Bourne Abbey Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.6 miles
- Willoughby Academy ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.9 miles
- Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 1.2 miles
- Bourne Westfield Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 1.4 miles
- Bourne Academy Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2022 0.5 miles
- Bourne Grammar School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 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 is Busy Bees Pre-School and Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Pre-School and Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 26 March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Pre-School and Day Nursery take?
Busy Bees Pre-School and Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 120 children at any one time.
How do I contact Busy Bees Pre-School and Day Nursery?
You can call 01778 423720 and visit www.busybeesbourne.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 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.
- © 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2745810 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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