Full-day nursery in Ludlow, Shropshire
Busy Bodies Child Care Centre
Bishop Mascall Centre, Lower Galdeford, Ludlow, SY8 1RZ · 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 October 2018Reference EY561581Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 2 August 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places51 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 18 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
Bishop Mascall Centre, Lower Galdeford, Ludlow, SY8 1RZ · More nurseries in SY8
Stations
- Ludlow8 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Ludlow Mascall Centre adj, Ludlow Mascall Centre opp and Steventon New Road Jct.
Parks and playgrounds
- Gallows Bank8 min walk
- Riverside Park11 min walk
- Dinham Millennium Green12 min walk
- Friars Field Play Area playground3 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 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 Shropshire there are about 3 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 Bodies Child Care Centre is a full-day nursery at Bishop Mascall Centre, Lower Galdeford, Ludlow, SY8 1RZ, in Ludlow, Shropshire. It is registered for 51 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 18 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busy Bodies Child Care CentreThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Muddy MunchkinsFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 6.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Laurence CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Ludlow Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.6 miles
- Ludlow Church of England School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected May 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 Bodies Child Care Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bodies Child Care Centre Outstanding at its inspection on 2 August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bodies Child Care Centre take?
Busy Bodies Child Care Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 51 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bodies Child Care Centre?
Ludlow is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bodies Child Care Centre?
You can call 01584 877654 and visit www.busybodieschildcare.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.
- 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY561581 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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