Full-day nursery in Cherry Orchard, Kent
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Maidstone Hospital
Maidstone Hospital, Hermitage Lane, Maidstone, ME16 9QQ · 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 January 2005Reference EY299059Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 April 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places112 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 19 August 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Maidstone Hospital, Hermitage Lane, Maidstone, ME16 9QQ · More nurseries in ME16
Stations
- Barming20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Maidstone Hospital and Oakapple Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground9 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.
What parents say
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Busy Bees Day Nursery at Maidstone Hospital is a full-day nursery at Maidstone Hospital, Hermitage Lane, Maidstone, ME16 9QQ, in Cherry Orchard, Kent. It is registered for 112 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 23 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
- West Borough Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.4 miles
- St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.5 miles
- Bower Grove School ages 4–16Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- Jubilee Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.7 miles
- Barming Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.7 miles
- Palace Wood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.8 miles
- Allington Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected July 2022 1.1 miles
- Brunswick House Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 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 Maidstone Hospital's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Maidstone Hospital Good at its inspection on 11 April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Maidstone Hospital take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Maidstone Hospital is registered with Ofsted for up to 112 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Maidstone Hospital?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Maidstone Hospital is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees Day Nursery at Maidstone Hospital?
Barming is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Maidstone Hospital?
You can call 01622 226515 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 EY299059 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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