Full-day nursery in Shacklewell, Hackney
Chatter Bees Day Nursery
55 Charterhouse Road, London, E8 2RE · 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 September 2016Reference EY501685Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 17 July 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places27 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 September 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Nurseries in Hackney that publish fees charge £52–£100 a day for under-2s (4 nurseries). This is the area's range, not this nursery's.
Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 08:00–17:30
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
55 Charterhouse Road, London, E8 2RE · More nurseries in E8
Stations
- Hackney Downs9 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Rectory Road11 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Dalston Kingsland12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Downs Park Road, Shacklewell Lane and Sandringham Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Shacklewell Green2 min walk
- Hackney Downs4 min walk
- West Hackney Recreation Ground8 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
© OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026 · Powered by TfL Open Data, 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 Hackney there are about 2.8 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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Chatter Bees Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 55 Charterhouse Road, London, E8 2RE, in Shacklewell, Hackney. It is registered for 27 children. It opens 08:00–17:30, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatter Bees Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–17:30 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Cherish ChildcareFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | £90 | 08:00–18:00 | from 3 mo | 0.3 miles |
| Alpha Nursery & ChildcareFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Shacklewell10
- All nurseries in Hackney111
- All nurseries in E817
- Nurseries near Hackney Downs station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Halley House School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.2 miles
- Shacklewell Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.2 miles
- Mossbourne Parkside Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.3 miles
- Princess May Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.4 miles
- Nightingale Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.4 miles
- Benthal Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.4 miles
- The Garden School ages 4–18Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 0.5 miles
- St Matthias Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.5 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 Chatter Bees Day Nursery's opening hours?
Chatter Bees Day Nursery opens 08:00–17:30, Mon–Fri.
What is Chatter Bees Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Chatter Bees Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 17 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Chatter Bees Day Nursery take?
Chatter Bees Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 27 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Chatter Bees Day Nursery?
Hackney Downs is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Chatter Bees Day Nursery?
You can call 020 7249 1779 and visit chatterbeedaynursery.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.
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- 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.
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Last checked 11 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY501685 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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