Full-day nursery in Hempstead, Medway
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hempstead
197 Hempstead Road, Hempstead, GILLINGHAM, ME7 3QG · 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 EY408447Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 19 September 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places76 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 24 July 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
197 Hempstead Road, Hempstead, GILLINGHAM, ME7 3QG · More nurseries in ME7
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Shepherds Gate, Infant School and Post Office.
Parks and playgrounds
- Wigmore Park10 min walk
- Capstone Farm Country Park11 min walk
- Playground8 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.
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Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hempstead is a full-day nursery at 197 Hempstead Road, Hempstead, GILLINGHAM, ME7 3QG, in Hempstead, Medway. It is registered for 76 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 31 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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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Hempstead Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Hempstead Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.2 miles
- Fairview Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.7 miles
- Deanwood Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 1.0 miles
- Parkwood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2023 1.2 miles
- St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 1.2 miles
- Bredhurst Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 1.3 miles
- Kingfisher Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 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 Hempstead's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hempstead Good at its inspection on 19 September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hempstead take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hempstead is registered with Ofsted for up to 76 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hempstead?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hempstead is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hempstead?
You can call 01634 261156 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 EY408447 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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