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Busy Bees Day Nursery at Corby

Ofsted: Good
(Apr 2025)
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4.3(23 parent reviews) ·1 Charter Court, The District Centre, Corby, NN18 8QT · North Northamptonshire
Number of places
85 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2025
Local authority
North Northamptonshire

About this day nursery

Busy Bees Day Nursery at Corby, a childcare setting for children aged 0-4 years, offers a warm and engaging environment where children are welcomed by friendly staff who know them and their families well. 30am to 6pm, the nursery provides a well-balanced curriculum with a strong focus on social and emotional development.

The curriculum is designed to meet the needs of all children, aiming to promote development across all areas of learning. The nursery was last inspected by Ofsted on 10 April 2025 and received an overall "Good" rating.

Children are encouraged to explore and develop good physical skills through well-planned activities, both indoors and outdoors, such as babies scooping sand, toddlers stomping and jumping in the garden, and older children learning to use scissors. The setting also provides targeted support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), ensuring they receive the necessary help to make progress, with staff making timely referrals and collaborating with parents and external agencies.

Communication and language development is well supported across all age groups through activities like reading with babies, introducing mathematical language to young children, and engaging older children in conversations about their creative work. In addition, the nursery prioritises children's safety and health, with older children taking on "safety ranger" roles and activities promoting oral health and balanced diets.

What it's like

Children are warmly welcomed by friendly staff, who know them and their families well. They quickly settle with ease, showing they feel happy and confident in the setting. Staff provide an exciting environment, which provokes children's curiosity and engages them in activities straight away.

Warm welcomeEngaging activitiesWell-balanced curriculumSEND supportGood communication skillsFocus on safety and health

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 7.30am until 6pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Busy Bees Day Nursery at Corby

Last inspected 10 April 2025

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Children are warmly welcomed by friendly staff, who know them and their families well. They quickly settle with ease, showing they feel happy and confident in the setting. Staff provide an exciting environment, which provokes children's curiosity and engages them in activities straight away.

Inspector highlights

  • The curriculum is well designed to meet the needs of all children.
  • Staff provide targeted support to children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
  • Children's communication and language is well supported by staff.
  • Staff help children to learn how to keep themselves safe and healthy.
  • Parents praise staff and appreciate the positive relationships.

Areas to develop

  • 1improve the organisation of daily routines to ensure that children remain engaged during transition times
  • 2support staff to work together to deliver consistent expectations of behaviour to support children's development.
Inspection #10396957 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff provide targeted support to children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), ensuring that they receive the necessary help to make the progress they are capable of. Staff make timely referrals and collaborate with parents and external agencies to ensure consistent support for children.

Outdoor space

Children develop good physical skills as they play, both inside and outside, through well-planned activities. For example, toddlers build on their stamina as they enjoy stomping, jumping and balancing when they follow the actions to a story in the garden. Older children learn how to safely use scissors as staff demonstrate how to squeeze the handles to cut the paper. Children enjoy the freedom of choosing where to play, which supports those who prefer to learn outdoors.

Parent Reviews of Busy Bees Day Nursery at Corby

4.3
(23)
Annamária Urbaniczki
6 months ago

My son with SEN attended 2 other nurseries before starting at Busy Bees. My only regret is that I didn’t move him to here sooner. Staff are absolutely amazing, they did whatever it took to make sure my son thrived, his needs have been met AND future support is in place when he starts school. Can’t recommend this place enough and can’t thank them enough for all that they did for us

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aggie thomson
8 months ago

My toddler has been very happy since starting here. She was not happy at the childminder but she now comes home full of smiles and content with life 😊. We love the staff, they are warm and caring.

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Darrel Woolley
8 months ago

Speaking as a father now. If you and your child's mother are no longer together yet you want to know your child is doing FORGET it. This place is absolutely terrible,after explaining to management and staff about myself and our sons mother split and requesting updates in two years I got....one! Father's are ignored and lied to,spoken to like filth and disregarded. So if you are a father wanting any information about your child go anywhere but this absolute dump

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Simona Dragoi
a year ago

I’m recommending Busy Bees to everyone that needs childcare. I’m very happy with how my son is feeling, exploring and learning new things at the nursery. He is very well taken care of and comes home extremely happy every day, and that’s all it matters! The staff is really helpful, supportive and really loved by my little son!

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Benjamin Peers
3 years ago

Staff has been amazing from day one, When my boy was in the baby room, he always came home happy. At the end of each day we were told about all the stuff that happened during the day and still now all the staff from the baby room asks after him and is excited to see him. In toddler room we have seen much of the same amazing key workers who are always informative of how each and every day has been, the progress and otherwise that has happened. I feel like each and every member of staff takes the utmost care in how they look after my boy and I am very pleased that we chose to place him with Busy Bees

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Inspection history

Date: January 2016

  • April 2025Good
  • January 2020Outstanding
  • January 2016Good

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