Full-day nursery in East Ewell, Surrey
Busy Bees at Cheam
Ewell Road, Sutton, SM3 8QL · 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
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Ewell Road, Sutton, SM3 8QL · More nurseries in SM3
Stations
- Cheam10 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Nonsuch Park and Anne Boleyn's Walk.
Parks and playgrounds
- Nonsuch Park2 min walk
- Cheam Park3 min walk
- Cheam Recreation Ground8 min walk
- Cheam War Memorial10 min walk
- Playground9 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 Surrey there are about 2.6 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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Busy Bees at Cheam is a full-day nursery at Ewell Road, Sutton, SM3 8QL, in East Ewell, Surrey. It is registered for 83 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 18 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited.
Run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 300 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busy Bees at CheamThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Nonsuch Park Forest School Nursery LodgeFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Nuffy Bear Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Busy Bees At Cheam ParkFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Cheam Baptist Church Pre-schoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Glaisdale Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Little Fishes Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.2 miles
- Cuddington Croft Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.3 miles
- Cheam Fields Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- Nonsuch Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.9 miles
- Meadow Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.9 miles
- Homefield Preparatory School ages 3–11has a nursery class 1.0 miles
- Avenue Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected January 2024 1.0 miles
- Ewell Castle School ages 4–19 1.1 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Busy Bees at Cheam's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees at Cheam Good at its inspection on 24 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees at Cheam take?
Busy Bees at Cheam is registered with Ofsted for up to 83 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees at Cheam?
Busy Bees at Cheam is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees at Cheam?
Cheam is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees at Cheam?
You can call 020 8393 8775 and visit www.busybeeschildcare.co.uk.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY404033 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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