Full-day nursery in Chineham, Hampshire
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Basingstoke Chineham
Hanmore Road, Chineham, Basingstoke, RG24 8PT · 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 June 2004Reference EY289892Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 26 July 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places98 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 29 September 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
Hanmore Road, Chineham, Basingstoke, RG24 8PT · More nurseries in RG24
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Parkview Business Park, Simons Road and Hartswood.
Parks and playgrounds
- The Vyne Estate7 min walk
- Chineham Park11 min walk
- Hanmore Road Youth Facility playground2 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Simons Road Play Area playground8 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 Hampshire there are about 2.7 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 Basingstoke Chineham is a full-day nursery at Hanmore Road, Chineham, Basingstoke, RG24 8PT, in Chineham, Hampshire. It is registered for 98 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 8 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
- Marnel Community Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2023 0.5 miles
- Marnel Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected January 2024 0.5 miles
- Great Binfields Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 miles
- Four Lanes Community Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.6 miles
- Chiltern Way Academy Austen ages 4–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.6 miles
- Four Lanes Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.7 miles
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 1.0 miles
- South View Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Concerns)inspected June 2024 1.0 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 Day Nursery at Basingstoke Chineham's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Basingstoke Chineham Good at its inspection on 26 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Basingstoke Chineham take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Basingstoke Chineham is registered with Ofsted for up to 98 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Basingstoke Chineham?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Basingstoke Chineham is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees Day Nursery at Basingstoke Chineham?
Basingstoke is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Basingstoke Chineham?
You can call 01256 354867 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 EY289892 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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