Ofsted record

Busy Bodies Big Kids Club

Chorley, Lancashire · URN EY368930

According to Ofsted's inspection on 10 December 2025, Busy Bodies Big Kids Club in Chorley, Lancashire was graded on 4 areas of its report card: behaviour and routines — Strong Standard; welfare and wellbeing — Strong Standard; inclusion — Expected Standard; leadership and governance — Expected Standard. Source: Little Bees Nursery Intelligence, from Ofsted's published record.

  1. Inspected 10 December 2025

    9 months ago

    Report card — six areas graded separately.

    Curriculum and teaching Not inspected
    Achievement Not inspected
    Behaviour and routines Strong Standard
    Welfare and wellbeing Strong Standard
    Inclusion Expected Standard
    Leadership and governance Expected Standard

    Curriculum and teaching and Achievement were not inspected here — a setting is only graded on the areas its registration covers, so this is not a gap in its practice.

    What each grade means

    Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result.

    Behaviour and routines Strong Standard
    Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.
    Welfare and wellbeing Strong Standard
    Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.
    Inclusion Expected Standard
    The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
    Leadership and governance Expected Standard
    The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
  2. Earlier inspections

  3. 20 April 2015 Good
  4. 21 January 2009 Good

On the register

Ofsted URN
EY368930
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care
Registered since
18 July 2008
Local authority
Lancashire

Chorley, Lancashire · PR7 6JW. Location from the Ofsted register.

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

Common questions

When was Busy Bodies Big Kids Club last inspected by Ofsted? +

Busy Bodies Big Kids Club in Chorley, Lancashire was last inspected on 10 December 2025. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.

What did Ofsted say about Busy Bodies Big Kids Club? +

Ofsted graded 4 areas: 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.

Why are some areas not graded for Busy Bodies Big Kids Club? +

Ofsted did not grade curriculum and teaching or achievement at this setting. A provider is only graded on the areas its registration covers — an out-of-school club, for example, is not inspected on delivering the early years curriculum. It is not a gap in the setting's practice.

Is "expected standard" a good grade? +

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.

How long has Busy Bodies Big Kids Club been registered? +

Busy Bodies Big Kids Club has been registered with Ofsted since 18 July 2008. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY368930.

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