What Ofsted grade does Busybugs have?

Busybugs was rated Good at its inspection on 27 January 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Busybugs take?

Ofsted registers Busybugs for 98 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Stoke-on-Trent has 58.

How much does Busybugs cost?

Busybugs sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in West Midlands charges £175 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does Busybugs 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 Busybugs how it offers them.

When was Busybugs last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Busybugs on 27 January 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Busybugs?

Nearby in ST1: Stepping Stones Community Organisation & Pre-school, ILM Day Nursery, Tiny Toez @ Eastvalley.

Busybugs

Day nursery in Stoke-on-Trent, ST1.

Bedford House, Havelock Place, Stoke On Trent, ST1 4PR

98 places

2017 registered with Ofsted

17 of 65 in our Stoke-on-Trent ranking

£133 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, West Midlands average

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 27 January 2025

Ofsted grades for Busybugs, inspection of 27 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.

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What a place could cost

Busybugs sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in West 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	£142	£449
2 years old	£138	£435
3 to 4 years old	£133	£420

A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.

Busybugs against Stoke-on-Trent

	Busybugs	Stoke-on-Trent average
Places	98	58
Ofsted outcome	Good	77% rated Good or better

Other nurseries close by

Questions parents ask about Busybugs

What Ofsted grade does Busybugs have?: Busybugs was rated Good at its inspection on 27 January 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Busybugs take?: Ofsted registers Busybugs for 98 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Stoke-on-Trent has 58.
How much does Busybugs cost?: Busybugs sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in West Midlands charges £175 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Busybugs 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 Busybugs how it offers them.
When was Busybugs last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Busybugs on 27 January 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Busybugs?: Nearby in ST1: Stepping Stones Community Organisation & Pre-school, ILM Day Nursery, Tiny Toez @ Eastvalley.

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.