Busy Bees Day Nursery at Thames Ditton
Good★ 4.4 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Thames Ditton 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 January 2023. Open since 2007, with 89 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 Surrey
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Surrey 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
KT7 0BSWhat 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.
Ofsted inspector, 24 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Throughout the nursery, children demonstrate a positive attitude towards learning.
They enjoy interactions with each other, and they approach staff with confidence.
Babies communicate to staff through eye contact, babbling and pointing with their hands. Staff respond by showing an interest in what they are trying to say. Some babies are unsettled when they first arrive, so staff spend time reading stories and singing to them. As a result, they develop good bonds with staff, which helps them to settle.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- share information with parents about what children need to learn next so that learning can continue at home.
- 24 January 2023Good
- 18 August 2022Inadequate
- 6 July 2016Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Busy Bees Day Nursery at Thames Ditton
- 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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