Ofsted report card

Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bicester

Bicester, Oxfordshire · OX26 3HA

Inspected by Ofsted on 17 July 2023 under the report card framework.

Registration

Ofsted URN
134308
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care
Registered since
19 October 2000
Local authority
Oxfordshire

On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register.

Where it is

Bicester, Oxfordshire · OX26 3HA. Location from the Ofsted register.

Inspection history

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.

  1. 30 August 2019 inspection Good
  2. 12 May 2016 inspection Good
  3. 15 February 2013 inspection Good
  4. 14 May 2012 inspection Good
  5. 25 January 2008 inspection Good
  6. 19 September 2007 inspection Inadequate
  7. 18 April 2007 inspection Inadequate
  8. 7 September 2005 inspection Requires Improvement
  9. 17 March 2005 inspection Requires Improvement

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Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bicester in Bicester, Oxfordshire was last inspected on 17 July 2023. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.

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Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bicester has been registered with Ofsted since 19 October 2000. Its unique reference number (URN) is 134308.

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