Opening hours
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 07:30 - 18:00
The Bee Hive Day Nursery
Ofsted: Expected standard·The Bee Hive Day Nursery, Waveney Road, Redcar, TS10 1NP · Redcar and Cleveland
Number of places
30 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2026
Local authority
Redcar and Cleveland
About this day nursery
The Bee Hive Day Nursery, registered with Ofsted in 2024, operates as a childcare setting on non-domestic premises in Redcar, catering to children aged 0-11 years. The day nursery is open Monday to Friday from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm, offering year-round provision.
Recognised for its highly inclusive approach, the nursery warmly welcomes and supports all children, with leaders demonstrating a particular passion for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff are dedicated to ensuring children with SEND have every opportunity to thrive, actively implementing support plans and collaborating with parents and outside agencies.
Children engage enthusiastically in a broad and balanced curriculum, which has been reviewed and improved since the previous inspection, incorporating themes that promote diversity and inclusion. Outdoor learning is a key feature, with children enjoying a range of activities that encourage physical skills and exploration, though staff vigilance is sometimes inconsistent in this area.
While the quality of education can be variable, the management team is committed to continuous improvement, focusing on building strong partnerships with parents and other professionals to ensure children receive a solid foundation for future learning.
What it's like
The quality of education is variable and inconsistent, with learning often incidental rather than a result of staff teaching. While children make progress and enjoy exploring activities independently, some children lack a consistent key person, and staff are not always aware of their developmental stages. The management team is dedicated to improving standards and fostering positive partnerships with parents and other professionals.
Inclusive approachStrong SEND supportOutdoor explorationEnthusiastic childrenDedicated leadership
Key facts
Term time / All Year
All_year
Registered with Ofsted
2024
Ofsted Inspection — new report card
Expected standard
Last inspected Feb 2026
Grade summary
Exceptional
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Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.
Category grades
AchievementExpected standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesExpected standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingNeeds attention
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
InclusionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
0 to 11
Registers
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted report for The Bee Hive Day Nursery
Last inspected 16 February 2026 · Michelle Lorains
Actions the provider must take
- improve the procedures for undertaking thorough risk assessments for all activities and areas of the nursery, to ensure that risks and hazards are minimised and children's wellbeing and welfare are promoted.
What it's like to attend
The quality of education is variable and inconsistent, with learning often incidental rather than a result of staff teaching. While children make progress and enjoy exploring activities independently, some children lack a consistent key person, and staff are not always aware of their developmental stages. The management team is dedicated to improving standards and fostering positive partnerships with parents and other professionals.
Inspector highlights
- Overall, staff and the management team provide a curriculum that focuses on helping children to develop secure foundations for future learning.
- Children are enthusiastic to join in with activities and are willing to try new things.
- Children enjoy the range of activities that staff provide outside, developing good physical skills and exploring with curiosity.
- The arrangements to support children with SEND are extremely positive, with all staff aware of support plans and the management team ensuring SENCo time and professional collaboration.
- Staff know their key children well, and there are strengths in the curriculum that help children develop good personal, social, and emotional skills.
- Leaders have worked hard to review and improve the curriculum following the previous inspection, ensuring that it is broad and balanced.
- Leaders are vigilant in assessing the ongoing provision for children who are disadvantaged and/or have special educational needs and/or disabilities.
- Leaders are invested in the wellbeing and support of their staff team, providing ongoing supervisions and training.
- Leaders have recently completed forest school training, which is a new element aiming to further develop the provision in the nursery.
Areas to develop
- 1Improve procedures for risk assessments to ensure risks and hazards are minimized and children’s well-being and welfare are promoted.
Inspection #10403837 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
The nursery has a highly inclusive approach to supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Leaders are passionate about ensuring these children have every opportunity to thrive, with staff providing extremely caring and dedicated support, implementing strategies and support plans, and collaborating with parents and outside agencies to ensure progress.
Outdoor space
Children enjoy a variety of outdoor activities provided by staff, which helps them develop good physical skills and a keen sense of exploration. Staff encourage children to observe birds with binoculars and to create marks and patterns using foam and paint. However, there are instances where children without a key person may wander, leading to less frequent and purposeful interactions.
Inspection history
Improved from Requires improvement → Expected standard in 2026
Date: June 2025
- February 2026Expected standard
- July 2025Requires improvement
- June 2025Requires improvement
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