Busy Bees at Mansfield Vicar Water Day Nursery

Welcome to our nursery...

At Mansfield Vicar Water Busy Bees we absolutely love to play, create and educate together.

We know how important your child’s safety, development and preschool education is to you. That’s why every child at Busy Bees Mansfield Vicar Water is assigned their very own key carer to ensure that we can provide you and your little ones with continuous assessment and the very best in quality childcare.

Vicar Water’s Outstanding Day Nursery

Mansfield Vicar Water Day Nursery and Preschool is proud to offer an outstanding childcare provision, as rated by Ofsted.

Set back from the main Mansfield Road our homely, converted nursery plays second home to children aged 12 weeks up to 5 years.

Here at Mansfield Vicar Water we have recently had a fantastic refurbishment both indoors and outdoors. Our garden has been transformed into an magneficiant area for children to learn and play outside, with the garden being a huge highlight for our exisiting parents. We are also a forest school for Pre-School children meaning there is even more enjoyment and learning to be had outdoors, here at Mansfield Vicar Water Busy Bees.

Most of our parents come from nearby residential estates but those travelling can make use of Mansfield Woodhouse train station, a short ten minute drive away and with East Midlands Train services through to Nottingham. There are bus stops outside the nursery on either side of the road with local routes and the main bus terminal is located in Mansfield, approximately 10-15 minutes by car.

The nursery has good parking facilities with 5 free private parking spaces directly outside the nursery and a further 5 shared with local premises.

Times and availability

Age Range: 3 months - 5 years

Opening Times

Fees effective from 1st January 2026