Full-day nursery in Paddock Wood, Kent
Bumble Bees Private Day Nursery School
47 Station Road, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, TN12 6AB · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since September 2024Reference 2807482Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 February 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places58 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 4 June 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
47 Station Road, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, TN12 6AB · More nurseries in TN12
Stations
- Paddock Wood2 min walk · under 0.1 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Waitrose, Railway Station and Hop Pocket Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Kent there are about 3.2 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Bumble Bees Private Day Nursery School is a full-day nursery at 47 Station Road, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, TN12 6AB, in Paddock Wood, Kent. It is registered for 58 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bumble Bees Private Day Nursery SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Capel Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| Tinkers and Tribe of Tatlingbury OastFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.0 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Leigh Academy Paddock Wood Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.2 miles
- The Quest School ages 5–19 1.4 miles
- Leigh Academy Mascalls Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Bumble Bees Private Day Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bumble Bees Private Day Nursery School Good at its inspection on 20 February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bumble Bees Private Day Nursery School take?
Bumble Bees Private Day Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 58 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Bumble Bees Private Day Nursery School?
Paddock Wood is the nearest station we know of, under 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bumble Bees Private Day Nursery School?
You can call 01892 835502.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2807482 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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