Full-day nursery in Maidstone, Kent
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Maidstone Ragstone House
Ragstone House, 48 College Road, Maidstone, ME15 6SA · 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
Ragstone House, 48 College Road, Maidstone, ME15 6SA · More nurseries in ME15
Stations
- Maidstone West8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Maidstone East16 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Maidstone Barracks17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Hayle Road, College Avenue and Lockmeadow.
Parks and playgrounds
- Collis (Millennium Green)7 min walk
- Trinity Park12 min walk
- Playground4 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 Ragstone House is a full-day nursery at Ragstone House, 48 College Road, Maidstone, ME15 6SA, in Maidstone, Kent. It is registered for 51 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 20 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
- Archbishop Courtenay Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.4 miles
- South Borough Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.4 miles
- Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.5 miles
- St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 0.5 miles
- Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.7 miles
- Park Way Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.8 miles
- Brunswick House Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.9 miles
- North Borough Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 1.1 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Busy Bees Day Nursery at Maidstone Ragstone House's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Maidstone Ragstone House Good at its inspection on 16 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Maidstone Ragstone House take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Maidstone Ragstone House is registered with Ofsted for up to 51 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Maidstone Ragstone House?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Maidstone Ragstone House is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees Day Nursery at Maidstone Ragstone House?
Maidstone West is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Maidstone Ragstone House?
You can call 01622 663454 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
- 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 127285 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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