Sessional pre-school in Silsden, Bradford
The Bees Knees Preschool
The Hive, 53-55 Elliott Street, Silsden, Keighley, BD20 0DE · 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Hive, 53-55 Elliott Street, Silsden, Keighley, BD20 0DE · More nurseries in BD20
Stations
- Steeton & Silsden21 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including Queen Street, Aire View and High Banks.
Parks and playgrounds
- Silsden Park6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 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 Bradford there are about 4.8 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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The Bees Knees Preschool is a sessional pre-school at The Hive, 53-55 Elliott Street, Silsden, Keighley, BD20 0DE, in Silsden, Bradford. It is registered for 25 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 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
- Silsden Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Steeton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 1.2 miles
- Eastburn Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected April 2022 1.6 miles
- Kildwick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.7 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 The Bees Knees Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Bees Knees Preschool Good at its inspection on 1 February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Bees Knees Preschool take?
The Bees Knees Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 25 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Bees Knees Preschool?
Steeton & Silsden is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Bees Knees Preschool?
You can call 01535 210006 and visit www.thehivesilsden.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2652139 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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