Full-day nursery in New Thundersley, Essex
Queen Bee's Day Nursery
316-318 London Road, Benfleet, SS7 5XR · 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
316-318 London Road, Benfleet, SS7 5XR · More nurseries in SS7
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Kents Hill Road North, Waverley Road and Bowers Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground12 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 Essex there are about 2.9 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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Queen Bee's Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 316-318 London Road, Benfleet, SS7 5XR, in New Thundersley, Essex. It is registered for 55 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.1 from 9 reviews (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.2 miles
- Kents Hill Infant Academy Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.3 miles
- Kents Hill Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.3 miles
- The Robert Drake Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.4 miles
- Kingston Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 0.5 miles
- Jotmans Hall Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected July 2024 0.6 miles
- Woodham Ley Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.7 miles
- Montgomerie Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.8 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 Queen Bee's Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Queen Bee's Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 18 February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Queen Bee's Day Nursery take?
Queen Bee's Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 55 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Queen Bee's Day Nursery?
Benfleet is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Queen Bee's Day Nursery?
You can call 01268 928560 and visit queenbeesdaynursery.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 EY550240 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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