Full-day nursery in Thornsett, Derbyshire
Busy Bunnies Day Nursery
39 Thornsett, Birch Vale, High Peak, SK22 1AZ · 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 October 2012Reference EY455536Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 6 June 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places37 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 21 April 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
39 Thornsett, Birch Vale, High Peak, SK22 1AZ · More nurseries in SK22
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Printers Arms, Church End and Sett Valley Trail.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground9 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 Derbyshire there are about 3.4 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 Bunnies Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 39 Thornsett, Birch Vale, High Peak, SK22 1AZ, in Thornsett, Derbyshire. It is registered for 37 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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| Busy Bunnies Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Thornsett Primary School (High Peak Federation) Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.1 miles
- St George's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.9 miles
- New Mills Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 1.0 miles
- New Mills Nursery School Nurseryages 3–5has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.1 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 1.2 miles
- Hayfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 1.3 miles
- Newtown Primary School (High Peak Federation) Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.7 miles
- New Mills School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 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 Bunnies Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bunnies Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 6 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bunnies Day Nursery take?
Busy Bunnies Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 37 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bunnies Day Nursery?
New Mills Central is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bunnies Day Nursery?
You can call 01663 747350 and visit www.busybunniesdaynursery.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 EY455536 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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