Ofsted record

Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hillingdon

Uxbridge, Middlesex · URN EY422536

According to Ofsted's inspection on 16 July 2026, Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hillingdon in Uxbridge, Middlesex was graded on 6 areas of its report card: curriculum and teaching: Urgent Improvement; achievement: Urgent Improvement; behaviour and routines: Urgent Improvement; welfare and wellbeing: Urgent Improvement; inclusion: Urgent Improvement; leadership and governance: Urgent Improvement. Source: Little Bees Nursery Intelligence, from Ofsted's published record.

Uxbridge, Middlesex · UB8 3NN. Location from the Ofsted register. This setting Nearby Same provider

  1. Inspected 16 July 2026

    3 months ago

    Report card: six areas graded separately.

    Curriculum and teaching Urgent Improvement
    Achievement Urgent Improvement
    Behaviour and routines Urgent Improvement
    Welfare and wellbeing Urgent Improvement
    Inclusion Urgent Improvement
    Leadership and governance Urgent Improvement

    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.

    Curriculum and teaching Urgent Improvement
    Falls well below the expected standard, or puts children at risk. Requires immediate action.
    Achievement Urgent Improvement
    Falls well below the expected standard, or puts children at risk. Requires immediate action.
    Behaviour and routines Urgent Improvement
    Falls well below the expected standard, or puts children at risk. Requires immediate action.
    Welfare and wellbeing Urgent Improvement
    Falls well below the expected standard, or puts children at risk. Requires immediate action.
    Inclusion Urgent Improvement
    Falls well below the expected standard, or puts children at risk. Requires immediate action.
    Leadership and governance Urgent Improvement
    Falls well below the expected standard, or puts children at risk. Requires immediate action.
  2. Earlier inspections

  3. 19 May 2022 Good
  4. 24 April 2017 Good
  5. 14 May 2013 Good
  6. 4 March 2013 Good
  7. 27 June 2011 Good

On the register

Ofsted URN
EY422536
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises
Ages
0 to 4
Registered places
119
Registered since
31 December 2010
Local authority
Hillingdon

On the EYR and the CCR.

Common questions

When was Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hillingdon last inspected by Ofsted? +

Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hillingdon in Uxbridge, Middlesex was last inspected on 16 July 2026. 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 Bees Day Nursery at Hillingdon? +

Ofsted graded 6 areas: curriculum and teaching — Urgent Improvement; achievement — Urgent Improvement; behaviour and routines — Urgent Improvement; welfare and wellbeing — Urgent Improvement; inclusion — Urgent Improvement; leadership and governance — Urgent Improvement. Each area is judged separately, so a setting can be stronger in one than another.

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.

What ages does Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hillingdon take? +

Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hillingdon is registered for children aged 0 to 4.

How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hillingdon take? +

Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hillingdon is registered for up to 119 children at any one time. That is a registration limit, not the number currently attending.

How long has Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hillingdon been registered? +

Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hillingdon has been registered with Ofsted since 31 December 2010. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY422536.

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