What Ofsted found
Outstanding Inspected 29 January 2025
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
The highest of the four grades Ofsted gave before report cards. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Bright Bees Nursery sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in East Midlands, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.
| Child's age | You pay a week | About a month |
|---|---|---|
| From 9 months to 2 | £128 | £404 |
| 2 years old | £130 | £411 |
| 3 to 4 years old | £123 | £389 |
A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.
Bright Bees Nursery against Leicester
| Bright Bees Nursery | Leicester average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 135 | 54 |
| Ofsted outcome | Outstanding | 88% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Bright Bees Nursery
- What Ofsted grade does Bright Bees Nursery have?
- Bright Bees Nursery was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 29 January 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Bright Bees Nursery take?
- Ofsted registers Bright Bees Nursery for 135 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Leicester has 54.
- How much does Bright Bees Nursery cost?
- Bright Bees Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in East Midlands charges £165 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
- Does Bright Bees Nursery offer 30 hours free childcare?
- Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Bright Bees Nursery how it offers them.
- When was Bright Bees Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Bright Bees Nursery on 29 January 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Bright Bees Nursery?
- Nearby in LE4: Windsor House Nursery, Kiddycare Nursery, Angels Pre School.
Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.
Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.
Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.