Full-day nursery in Handsworth Wood, Birmingham
Busy Little Bees Nursery (Handsworth Wood)
69 Hamstead Hall Road, Birmingham, B20 1HU · 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
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:30–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
69 Hamstead Hall Road, Birmingham, B20 1HU · More nurseries in B20
Stations
- Hamstead (Birmingham)16 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Weeford Drive, Tame Grove and Vernon Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Cherry Orchard Recreation Ground10 min walk
- Hamstead Hall Play Area playground2 min walk
- Playground11 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 Birmingham there are about 3.8 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 Little Bees Nursery (Handsworth Wood) is a full-day nursery at 69 Hamstead Hall Road, Birmingham, B20 1HU, in Handsworth Wood, Birmingham. It is registered for 61 children. It opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Busy Little Bees Nursery (Hall Green) Limited.
Run by Busy Little Bees Nursery (Hall Green) Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Grestone Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.2 miles
- Cherry Orchard Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.6 miles
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.6 miles
- Dorrington Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 miles
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.7 miles
- Rookery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.8 miles
- St Mark's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.9 miles
- William Murdoch Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.9 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 are Busy Little Bees Nursery (Handsworth Wood)'s opening hours?
Busy Little Bees Nursery (Handsworth Wood) opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Busy Little Bees Nursery (Handsworth Wood)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Little Bees Nursery (Handsworth Wood) Good at its inspection on 18 September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Little Bees Nursery (Handsworth Wood) take?
Busy Little Bees Nursery (Handsworth Wood) is registered with Ofsted for up to 61 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Little Bees Nursery (Handsworth Wood)?
Busy Little Bees Nursery (Handsworth Wood) is run by Busy Little Bees Nursery (Hall Green) Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Little Bees Nursery (Handsworth Wood)?
Hamstead (Birmingham) is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Little Bees Nursery (Handsworth Wood)?
You can call 0121 820 8359 and visit www.busylittlebeesnursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 13 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2698812 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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