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Busy Bees Playgroup

Gloucester, Gloucestershire · GL3 4NU

Inspected by Ofsted on 30 January 2025 under the report card framework.

Registration

Ofsted URN: 101780
Provider type: Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care
Registered since: 27 April 1998
Local authority: Gloucestershire

On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register and the Voluntary Childcare Register.

Where it is

Gloucester, Gloucestershire · GL3 4NU. Location from the Ofsted register.

Inspection history

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

4 June 2019 inspection Good
29 June 2016 inspection Good
19 October 2015 inspection Requires Improvement
13 January 2011 inspection Good
14 September 2007 inspection Good
4 May 2004 inspection Requires Improvement

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Busy Bees Playgroup in Gloucester, Gloucestershire was last inspected on 30 January 2025. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.

How long has Busy Bees Playgroup been registered? +

Busy Bees Playgroup has been registered with Ofsted since 27 April 1998. Its unique reference number (URN) is 101780.

Nearby settings

Bambis Childcare LTD <1 km Ridgemount Cottage Nursery School <1 km Atlas Camps Brockworth 1.9 km Atlas Camps Upton St Leonards 2.7 km

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