Sessional pre-school in Sutton at Hone, Kent
Busy Bees Pre-School
Village Hall, Main Road, Sutton at Hone, DARTFORD, DA4 9HP · 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
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Village Hall, Main Road, Sutton at Hone, DARTFORD, DA4 9HP · More nurseries in DA4
Stations
- Farningham Road17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Primary School, Balmoral Road and Sutton Corner.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 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 Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Village Hall, Main Road, Sutton at Hone, DARTFORD, DA4 9HP, in Sutton at Hone, Kent. It is registered for 35 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busy Bees Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| St. Michaels Pre SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.7 miles |
| Fleet Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 1.7 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Sutton-At-Hone Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Horton Kirby Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 1.2 miles
- Greenlands Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 1.2 miles
- Fleetdown Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 1.7 miles
- St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 1.8 miles
- Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy Secondaryages 11–19Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 1.7 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 Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Pre-School Good at its inspection on 13 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Pre-School take?
Busy Bees Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 35 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees Pre-School?
Farningham Road is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 127070 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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