Full-day nursery in Wellington, Telford and Wrekin
Honeybuns Day Nursery
17 Whitchurch Road, Wellington, TELFORD, TF1 3DS · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- 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 January 2017Reference EY542850Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 December 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places128 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 9 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
17 Whitchurch Road, Wellington, TELFORD, TF1 3DS · More nurseries in TF1
Stations
- Wellington (Shropshire)8 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Vineyard Road and Charlton School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Crescent Road Play Park playground4 min walk
- Deer Park Road playground9 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground12 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 Telford and Wrekin there are about 3.1 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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Honeybuns Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 17 Whitchurch Road, Wellington, TELFORD, TF1 3DS, in Wellington, Telford and Wrekin. It is registered for 128 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.2 from 5 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Chace Care Limited.
Run by Chace Care Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Wrekin View Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.2 miles
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- Wrekin College ages 4–19 0.4 miles
- Dothill Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.5 miles
- Apley Wood Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11 0.9 miles
- Millbrook Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.9 miles
- Short Wood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.9 miles
- St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected July 2024 1.3 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 Honeybuns Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Honeybuns Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 11 December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Honeybuns Day Nursery take?
Honeybuns Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 128 children at any one time.
Who runs Honeybuns Day Nursery?
Honeybuns Day Nursery is run by Chace Care Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Honeybuns Day Nursery?
Wellington (Shropshire) is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Honeybuns Day Nursery?
You can call 01952 246002 and visit www.honeybunsnurseries.co.uk.
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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 EY542850 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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