Full-day nursery in Mill Street, Kent
Busy Bees Day Nursery at East Malling
Beech Road, East Malling, West Malling, ME19 6DY · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Beech Road, East Malling, West Malling, ME19 6DY · More nurseries in ME19
Stations
- East Malling9 min walk · 0.4 miles
- West Malling18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Beech Road, Cottenham Close and Stickens Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Clare House Park8 min walk
- Playground5 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.
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Busy Bees Day Nursery at East Malling is a full-day nursery at Beech Road, East Malling, West Malling, ME19 6DY, in Mill Street, Kent. It is registered for 74 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 12 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
- Lift St James the Great Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.3 miles
- More Park Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.8 miles
- Brookfield Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.8 miles
- Ditton Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected October 2019 0.9 miles
- Lunsford Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.9 miles
- Brookfield Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.9 miles
- Ditton Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 1.0 miles
- Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 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 East Malling's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at East Malling Good at its inspection on 3 April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at East Malling take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at East Malling is registered with Ofsted for up to 74 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at East Malling?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at East Malling is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees Day Nursery at East Malling?
East Malling is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at East Malling?
You can call 01732 871300 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
- 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 127301 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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