Full-day nursery in Kettering, North Northamptonshire
Kettering Childcare
Ground Floor, The Time Complex, School Lane, KETTERING, NN16 0DH · 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 October 2016Reference EY537792Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 June 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places47 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 5 August 2024Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Ground Floor, The Time Complex, School Lane, KETTERING, NN16 0DH · More nurseries in NN16
Stations
- Kettering14 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
31 bus stops within 400 m, including School Lane, Ebenezer Place and William Knibb Centre.
Parks and playgrounds
- Pocket Park3 min walk
- Garden of Rest6 min walk
- Pocket Park7 min walk
- Millroad Park8 min walk
- Meadow Road Park8 min walk
- Playground8 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 North Northamptonshire there are about 3.5 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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Kettering Childcare is a full-day nursery at Ground Floor, The Time Complex, School Lane, KETTERING, NN16 0DH, in Kettering, North Northamptonshire. It is registered for 47 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 16 reviews (October 2026). It is run by SJS Childcare Limited.
Run by SJS Childcare Limited (company), which runs 2 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
- St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.4 miles
- Kettering Park Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.5 miles
- Kettering Park Infant Academy Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.5 miles
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.6 miles
- Hawthorn Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.6 miles
- Compass Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.6 miles
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.7 miles
- St Peter's School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.7 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 Kettering Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kettering Childcare Good at its inspection on 14 June 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kettering Childcare take?
Kettering Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 47 children at any one time.
Who runs Kettering Childcare?
Kettering Childcare is run by SJS Childcare Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Kettering Childcare?
Kettering is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Kettering Childcare?
You can call 01536 482809 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 · 31 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY537792 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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