Full-day nursery in Westbourne, Suffolk
Buzzbee Babes Nursery
182 Bramford Road, IPSWICH, IP1 4AL · 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 July 2017Reference EY548509Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 19 December 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places79 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 June 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
182 Bramford Road, IPSWICH, IP1 4AL · More nurseries in IP1
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Tower Mill Road, Riverside Road and Beaconsfield Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Sherrington Road Rec10 min walk
- Broomhill Park11 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground3 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 Suffolk there are about 3.5 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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Buzzbee Babes Nursery is a full-day nursery at 182 Bramford Road, IPSWICH, IP1 4AL, in Westbourne, Suffolk. It is registered for 79 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.7 from 3 reviews (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzbee Babes 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
- Springfield Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.2 miles
- Springfield Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.2 miles
- Handford Hall Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.2 miles
- Ranelagh Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.6 miles
- St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.7 miles
- Ipswich School ages 0–18has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Highfield Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.8 miles
- Whitehouse Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 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 is Buzzbee Babes Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Buzzbee Babes Nursery Good at its inspection on 19 December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Buzzbee Babes Nursery take?
Buzzbee Babes Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 79 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Buzzbee Babes Nursery?
Ipswich is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Buzzbee Babes Nursery?
You can call 01473 233442.
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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 EY548509 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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