Ipswich, Suffolk · IP7 7NE
Inspected by Ofsted on 10 March 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 and the Voluntary Childcare Register.
Ipswich, Suffolk · IP7 7NE. Location from the Ofsted register.
Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.
Honey Bees Nursery in Ipswich, Suffolk was last inspected on 10 March 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.
Honey Bees Nursery is registered for children aged 2 to 4.
Honey Bees Nursery is registered for up to 36 children at any one time. That is a registration limit, not the number currently attending.
Honey Bees Nursery has been registered with Ofsted since 5 February 1995. Its unique reference number (URN) is 251521.