Southampton, Hampshire · SO45 3QR
Inspected by Ofsted on 1 July 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.
Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.
Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.
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.
Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.
Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.
On the EYR and the CCR and the VCR.
Southampton, Hampshire · SO45 3QR. Location from the Ofsted register.
Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.
Busy Bees Pre-School in Southampton, Hampshire was last inspected on 1 July 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 — Needs Attention; achievement — Needs Attention; behaviour and routines — Expected Standard; welfare and wellbeing — Expected Standard; inclusion — Needs Attention; leadership and governance — Needs Attention. 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 Pre-School is registered for children aged 2 to 3.
Busy Bees Pre-School is registered for up to 26 children at any one time. That is a registration limit, not the number currently attending.
Busy Bees Pre-School has been registered with Ofsted since 16 February 2004. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY281439.