Sessional pre-school in Littleport, Cambridgeshire
Busy Bees Pre-school Playgroup
Grange Lane, Littleport, Ely, CB6 1HW · 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.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Grange Lane, Littleport, Ely, CB6 1HW · More nurseries in CB6
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
© 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 Cambridgeshire there are about 2.8 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 Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at Grange Lane, Littleport, Ely, CB6 1HW, in Littleport, Cambridgeshire. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026).
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busy Bees Pre-school PlaygroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Stepping Stones Preschool, LittleportSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| Cathedral View Childcare - LittleportFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.4 miles |
| Busy Fingers Pre-schoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.5 miles |
| Cathedral View Childcare LtdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.9 miles |
| Clarence House Barns ElyFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.1 miles |
| Busy Bees at ElyFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.5 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Millfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Littleport Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- Highfield Littleport Academy ages 2–19Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 1.0 miles
- Vista Academy Littleport Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 1.0 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Busy Bees Pre-school Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Pre-school Playgroup Good at its inspection on 28 April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Pre-school Playgroup take?
Busy Bees Pre-school Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees Pre-school Playgroup?
Littleport is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees Pre-school Playgroup?
You can call 01353 968606 and visit www.busybeeslittleport.org.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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 221727 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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