Littlemore Park, Oxford · OX4 4XT
Inspected by Ofsted on 13 January 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.
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.
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.
Littlemore Park, Oxford · OX4 4XT. Location from the Ofsted register.
Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Oxford Littlemore in Littlemore Park, Oxford was last inspected on 13 January 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 — Expected Standard; welfare and wellbeing — Expected 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 Oxford Littlemore has been registered with Ofsted since 2 June 2015. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY487171.