Full-day nursery in Thames Ditton, Surrey
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Thames Ditton
Mercer Close, Thames Ditton, KT7 0BS · 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 2007Reference EY347409Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 January 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places89 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 26 February 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:30–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Mercer Close, Thames Ditton, KT7 0BS · More nurseries in KT7
Stations
- Thames Ditton6 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Hinchley Wood22 min walk · 0.9 miles
- Esher24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Angel Road and Giggs Hill Green.
Parks and playgrounds
- Giggs Hill Green2 min walk
- Hampton Court Park11 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 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.
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Busy Bees Day Nursery at Thames Ditton is a full-day nursery at Mercer Close, Thames Ditton, KT7 0BS, in Thames Ditton, Surrey. It is registered for 89 children. It opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 10 reviews (November 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
- Thames Ditton Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Thames Ditton Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2022 0.3 miles
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 0.5 miles
- Weston Green Preparatory School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Long Ditton St Mary's CofE (Aided) Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- Hinchley Wood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.7 miles
- Long Ditton Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.8 miles
- The Orchard Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.0 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 are Busy Bees Day Nursery at Thames Ditton's opening hours?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Thames Ditton opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Busy Bees Day Nursery at Thames Ditton's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Thames Ditton Good at its inspection on 24 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Thames Ditton take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Thames Ditton is registered with Ofsted for up to 89 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Thames Ditton?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Thames Ditton is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees Day Nursery at Thames Ditton?
Thames Ditton is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Thames Ditton?
You can call 020 8398 9491 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 · 11 November 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 11 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY347409 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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