Full-day nursery in Chatham, Medway
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Gillingham Brompton
Khartoum Road, Gillingham, ME7 5AX · 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 March 2010Reference EY408017Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 September 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places92 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 7 November 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
Khartoum Road, Gillingham, ME7 5AX · More nurseries in ME7
Stations
- Chatham17 min walk · 0.7 miles
- Gillingham (Kent)23 min walk · 0.9 miles
- Rochester23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Fort Amherst Council Offices, Dockyard Main Gate and High Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Riverside Gardens7 min walk
- Great Lines Heritage Park8 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground4 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 Gillingham Brompton is a full-day nursery at Khartoum Road, Gillingham, ME7 5AX, in Chatham, Medway. It is registered for 92 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 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
- Brompton-Westbrook Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.4 miles
- New Road Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.7 miles
- Oasis Academy Skinner Street Primaryages 2–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2021 0.7 miles
- St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2019 0.8 miles
- St John's Church of England Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.8 miles
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.9 miles
- Burnt Oak Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.9 miles
- Phoenix Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.1 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 Gillingham Brompton's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Gillingham Brompton Good at its inspection on 7 September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Gillingham Brompton take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Gillingham Brompton is registered with Ofsted for up to 92 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Gillingham Brompton?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Gillingham Brompton is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees Day Nursery at Gillingham Brompton?
Chatham is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Gillingham Brompton?
You can call 01634 840800 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 EY408017 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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