Full-day nursery in Pixham, Surrey
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Dorking Chichester Road
Chichester Road, Dorking, RH4 1LR · 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 July 2008Reference EY376985Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 15 January 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places44 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 May 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
Chichester Road, Dorking, RH4 1LR · More nurseries in RH4
Stations
- Dorking4 min walk · 0.1 miles
- Dorking West18 min walk · 0.7 miles
- Box Hill & Westhumble20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Denbies and Dorking Railway Station.
Parks and playgrounds
- Meadowbank Park10 min walk
- Dorking Rec - Meadowbank Recreation Ground10 min walk
- Playground4 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 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.
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Busy Bees Day Nursery at Dorking Chichester Road is a full-day nursery at Chichester Road, Dorking, RH4 1LR, in Pixham, Surrey. It is registered for 44 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 6 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 Martin's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11 0.7 miles
- Dorking Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.9 miles
- St Paul's CofE Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 1.0 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.1 miles
- Powell Corderoy Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 1.4 miles
- St John's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.8 miles
- The Ashcombe School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.3 miles
- The Priory Church of England School Secondaryages 11–16 1.3 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 Dorking Chichester Road's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Dorking Chichester Road Good at its inspection on 15 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Dorking Chichester Road take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Dorking Chichester Road is registered with Ofsted for up to 44 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Dorking Chichester Road?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Dorking Chichester Road is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees Day Nursery at Dorking Chichester Road?
Dorking is the nearest station we know of, 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Dorking Chichester Road?
You can call 01306 876316 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 EY376985 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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