Busy Bees Day Nursery at Chislehurst
Good★ 3.9 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Chislehurst for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2021. Open since 2005, with 100 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Bromley
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Bromley from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
BR7 6LRWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
- 15 June 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 25 November 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are confident and happy. They enjoy warm relationships with staff, who know them well. Babies explore their environment with confidence. They show high levels of engagement in the range of good activities available. Babies check in with staff and seek them out to play.
Children play cooperatively with each other and are imaginative. Toddlers bring
'food' to adults in pots to eat. Older children use large wooden blocks to build a jet and talk about why the engine is stuck. Children feel safe and secure in the nursery, and their behaviour is good.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- improve further the support for children who speak English as an additional language to make even better progress in their learning and development n make sure the supervision and induction of temporary staff is robust enough to implement the curriculum intent effectively.
- 25 November 2021Good
- 10 October 2016Outstanding
- 26 April 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Busy Bees Day Nursery at Chislehurst
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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