Full-day nursery in Great Chart, Kent
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Ashford Godinton
Godinton Cp School, Lockholt Close, ASHFORD, TN23 3JR · 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 August 2013Reference EY468990Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 4 August 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places108 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 5 February 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Godinton Cp School, Lockholt Close, ASHFORD, TN23 3JR · More nurseries in TN23
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Maple Close, Rowan Close and Springwood Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Repton Park Walk8 min walk
- Repton Park9 min walk
- Repton Park Nature Reserve9 min walk
- Watercress Fields12 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground7 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 Day Nursery at Ashford Godinton is a full-day nursery at Godinton Cp School, Lockholt Close, ASHFORD, TN23 3JR, in Great Chart, Kent. It is registered for 108 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 22 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
- Godinton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 under 0.1 miles
- The Wyvern School (Buxford) ages 4–19Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.4 miles
- Repton Manor Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.5 miles
- Ashford, St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.8 miles
- Ashford Oaks Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.9 miles
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.9 miles
- Great Chart Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected June 2023 1.0 miles
- St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 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 Day Nursery at Ashford Godinton's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Ashford Godinton Good at its inspection on 4 August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Ashford Godinton take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Ashford Godinton is registered with Ofsted for up to 108 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Ashford Godinton?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Ashford Godinton is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees Day Nursery at Ashford Godinton?
Ashford International is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Ashford Godinton?
You can call 01233 637430 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 EY468990 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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