Full-day nursery in Brompton, Medway
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Chatham
Brunel, Chatham Maritime, Chatham, ME4 4AF · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 EY289894Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 July 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places79 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 May 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
Brunel, Chatham Maritime, Chatham, ME4 4AF · More nurseries in ME4
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including St George's Centre, Western Avenue and Chatham Historic Dockyard.
Parks and playgrounds
- Lower Lines Park9 min walk
- Prince Arthur Park11 min walk
- Children's Play Area - Pasley Road North playground3 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground11 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 Medway there are about 4 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 Chatham is a full-day nursery at Brunel, Chatham Maritime, Chatham, ME4 4AF, in Brompton, Medway. It is registered for 79 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.2 from 11 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
- Burnt Oak Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.8 miles
- St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.8 miles
- Brompton-Westbrook Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.8 miles
- Oasis Academy Skinner Street Primaryages 2–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2021 0.8 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2023 1.1 miles
- Rivermead School ages 4–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 1.2 miles
- Wainscott Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.2 miles
- Saxon Way Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 1.2 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 Chatham's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Chatham Outstanding at its inspection on 7 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Chatham take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Chatham is registered with Ofsted for up to 79 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Chatham?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Chatham is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees Day Nursery at Chatham?
Gillingham (Kent) is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Chatham?
You can call 01634 890250 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 · 31 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY289894 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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