Busy Bees Playgroup
Day nursery in Gloucester, GL3. Part of the Gloucestershire council area.
Castle Hill Primary School, Abbotswood Road, Brockworth, Gloucester, GL3 4NUWhat Ofsted found
Good Inspected 30 January 2025
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Busy Bees Playgroup sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in South West, 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 | £145 | £460 |
| 2 years old | £133 | £422 |
| 3 to 4 years old | £122 | £388 |
A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.
Busy Bees Playgroup against Gloucester
| Busy Bees Playgroup | Gloucester average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 20 | 55 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 90% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Busy Bees Playgroup
- What Ofsted grade does Busy Bees Playgroup have?
- Busy Bees Playgroup was rated Good at its inspection on 30 January 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Busy Bees Playgroup take?
- Ofsted registers Busy Bees Playgroup for 20 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Gloucester has 55.
- How much does Busy Bees Playgroup cost?
- Busy Bees Playgroup sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South West charges £181 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
- Does Busy Bees Playgroup 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 Busy Bees Playgroup how it offers them.
- When was Busy Bees Playgroup last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Busy Bees Playgroup on 30 January 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Busy Bees Playgroup?
- Nearby in GL3: The Old Station Nursery, Mottershead Drive, Abbeymead Under Fives Playgroup, The Old Station Nursery.
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.