Full-day nursery in Hasluck's Green, Solihull
Busy Little Bees Nursery (Shirley) Ltd
2 Newborough Road, Shirley, Solihull, B90 2HA · 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 September 2006Reference EY338609Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 May 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places53 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 21 April 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
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
2 Newborough Road, Shirley, Solihull, B90 2HA · More nurseries in B90
Stations
- Shirley18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Haslucks Croft and Skelcher Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Shirley Park3 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 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 Solihull 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.
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Busy Little Bees Nursery (Shirley) Ltd is a full-day nursery at 2 Newborough Road, Shirley, Solihull, B90 2HA, in Hasluck's Green, Solihull. It is registered for 53 children. It opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 16 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Haslucks Green School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.4 miles
- Burman Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.4 miles
- Hazel Oak School ages 4–19Ofsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected December 2024 0.4 miles
- Kingswood School ages 2–16has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Chilcote Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.5 miles
- Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2022 0.8 miles
- Streetsbrook Infant and Early Years Academy Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.8 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 (Shirley) Ltd's opening hours?
Busy Little Bees Nursery (Shirley) Ltd opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Busy Little Bees Nursery (Shirley) Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Little Bees Nursery (Shirley) Ltd Good at its inspection on 13 May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Little Bees Nursery (Shirley) Ltd take?
Busy Little Bees Nursery (Shirley) Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 53 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Busy Little Bees Nursery (Shirley) Ltd?
Shirley is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Little Bees Nursery (Shirley) Ltd?
You can call 0121 744 4858 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
- 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 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY338609 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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