off Northampton Road, Market Harborough · LE16 9HL
Inspected by Ofsted on 14 May 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.
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
The bar every provider must 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.
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register.
off Northampton Road, Market Harborough · LE16 9HL. Location from the Ofsted register.
Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Market Harborough in off Northampton Road, Market Harborough was last inspected on 14 May 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 — Expected Standard; achievement — Expected Standard; behaviour and routines — Strong Standard; welfare and wellbeing — Strong Standard; inclusion — Expected Standard; leadership and governance — Expected 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 Market Harborough is registered for children aged 0 to 4.
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Market Harborough is registered for up to 118 children at any one time. That is a registration limit, not the number currently attending.
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Market Harborough has been registered with Ofsted since 22 April 2015. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY486944.