Full-day nursery in Park Barn, Surrey
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Guildford
Gill Avenue, Guildford, GU2 7WW · 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 October 1995Reference 119968Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 26 July 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places86 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 20 October 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Gill Avenue, Guildford, GU2 7WW · More nurseries in GU2
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Royal Surrey Hospital, Gill Avenue and Rosalind Franklin Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Bannister's Field5 min walk
- Derby Road Pocket Park11 min walk
- Onslow Arboretum11 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Kings College 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 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.
What parents say
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Busy Bees Day Nursery at Guildford is a full-day nursery at Gill Avenue, Guildford, GU2 7WW, in Park Barn, Surrey. It is registered for 86 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 4.4 from 15 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
- Guildford Grove Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.3 miles
- Onslow Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.5 miles
- Queen Eleanor's Church of England School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.6 miles
- Wey Valley College ages 5–16Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2024 0.8 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.9 miles
- Rydes Hill Preparatory School ages 2–7has a nursery class 0.9 miles
- Wood Street Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.0 miles
- St Nicolas' Church of England Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 1.4 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 Guildford's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Guildford 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 Guildford take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Guildford is registered with Ofsted for up to 86 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Guildford?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Guildford is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees Day Nursery at Guildford?
Guildford is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Guildford?
You can call 01483 538764 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 119968 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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