Sessional pre-school in Leasingham, Lincolnshire
Busy Bees Preschool
Busy Bees Early Years & Nature Centre, Community Building, Spring Lane,Leasingham, Sleaford, NG34 8JZ · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 February 2021Reference 2618502Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 March 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places26 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 17 June 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Busy Bees Early Years & Nature Centre, Community Building, Spring Lane,Leasingham, Sleaford, NG34 8JZ · More nurseries in NG34
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Blacksmiths Shop, Duke of Wellington PH and The Square.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground1 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 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 Preschool is a sessional pre-school at Busy Bees Early Years & Nature Centre, Community Building, Spring Lane,Leasingham, Sleaford, NG34 8JZ, in Leasingham, Lincolnshire. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busy Bees PreschoolThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Country Kids Day Nursery SleafordFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.1 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Leasingham St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.6 miles
- Church Lane Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 1.8 miles
- Carre's Grammar School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2023 1.7 miles
- St George's Academy Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 1.8 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 Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Preschool Outstanding at its inspection on 7 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Preschool take?
Busy Bees Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
How do I contact Busy Bees Preschool?
You can call 07701 045281.
Tools for parents in Lincolnshire
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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 2618502 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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