Full-day nursery in St John's, Kent
Busy Bees at Sevenoaks
1 St John's Road, Sevenoaks, TN13 3LR · 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 May 2014Reference EY477986Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 19 May 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places92 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 31 July 2025Food 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
1 St John's Road, Sevenoaks, TN13 3LR · More nurseries in TN13
Stations
- Bat & Ball12 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Sevenoaks16 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including St John's Hill, Quaker's Hall Lane and St John's Church.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hillingdon Rise Play Area playground8 min walk
- Playground10 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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Busy Bees at Sevenoaks is a full-day nursery at 1 St John's Road, Sevenoaks, TN13 3LR, in St John's, Kent. It is registered for 92 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.1 from 10 reviews (October 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
- Sevenoaks Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.3 miles
- St John's Church of England Primary School, Sevenoaks Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.3 miles
- The Granville School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Lady Boswell's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Sevenoaks Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.6 miles
- St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 0.9 miles
- Riverhead Infants' School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.1 miles
- Seal Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2022 1.2 miles
- Amherst School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2022 1.3 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 Sevenoaks's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees at Sevenoaks Good at its inspection on 19 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees at Sevenoaks take?
Busy Bees at Sevenoaks is registered with Ofsted for up to 92 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees at Sevenoaks?
Busy Bees at Sevenoaks is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees at Sevenoaks?
Bat & Ball is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees at Sevenoaks?
You can call 01732 450466 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
- 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY477986 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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