Colchester, Essex · CO4 9AS
Inspected by Ofsted on 6 February 2026 under the report card framework.
Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear — meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.
Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.
Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.
Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.
Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.
Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.
On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register and the Voluntary Childcare Register.
Colchester, Essex · CO4 9AS. Location from the Ofsted register.
Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Colchester Severalls Business Park in Colchester, Essex was last inspected on 6 February 2026. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.
Ofsted graded 6 areas: curriculum and teaching — Strong Standard; achievement — Strong Standard; behaviour and routines — Strong Standard; welfare and wellbeing — Strong Standard; inclusion — Strong Standard; leadership and governance — Strong Standard. Each area is judged separately, so a setting can be stronger in one than another.
Yes. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result. Strong standard and exceptional sit above it; needs attention and urgent improvement sit below.
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Colchester Severalls Business Park is registered for children aged 0 to 4.
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Colchester Severalls Business Park is registered for up to 106 children at any one time. That is a registration limit, not the number currently attending.
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Colchester Severalls Business Park has been registered with Ofsted since 16 June 2004. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY289579.