Full-day nursery in Epsom, Surrey
Busy Bees at Epsom
12 The Parade, EPSOM, KT18 5DH · 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 January 2010Reference EY404028Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 6 January 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places68 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 October 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
12 The Parade, EPSOM, KT18 5DH · More nurseries in KT18
Stations
- Epsom7 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Fire Station, Methodist Church and High Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Dullshot Green Park1 min walk
- Rosebery Park4 min walk
- Mounthill Gardens7 min walk
- Elizabeth Welchman Gardens8 min walk
- Abela Green11 min walk
- Playground5 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 Epsom is a full-day nursery at 12 The Parade, EPSOM, KT18 5DH, in Epsom, Surrey. It is registered for 68 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 19 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited.
Run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 300 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Christopher's School Trust (Epsom) Ltd ages 2–7has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- St Martin's Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected March 2025 0.4 miles
- St Martin's Church of England Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.4 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected December 2023 0.5 miles
- Epsom Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.7 miles
- Wallace Fields Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected November 2021 0.7 miles
- Wallace Fields Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.8 miles
- Stamford Green Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 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 Busy Bees at Epsom's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees at Epsom Good at its inspection on 6 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees at Epsom take?
Busy Bees at Epsom is registered with Ofsted for up to 68 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees at Epsom?
Busy Bees at Epsom is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees at Epsom?
Epsom is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees at Epsom?
You can call 01372 745905 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 · 4 November 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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY404028 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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