Honey Bees Staff Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Kingston upon Thames for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2024. Open since 1992, with 81 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 Kingston upon Thames
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Kingston upon Thames 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
KT2 7QBWhat 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, 27 February 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are confident and happy in this extremely nurturing environment. The home-from-home feel and the strong relationships children have with staff help them to thrive at nursery and feel emotionally secure.
Staff carefully plan a wide range of exciting and stimulating activities for children.
Their thorough assessment procedures ensure children meet milestones and achieve next steps. Staff ensure there are smooth transitions as children move through the nursery rooms. They fully prepare them for their next stages in learning, including starting school.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- further support some staff to ensure that their planned activities are sufficiently challenging and appropriately paced.
- 27 February 2024Good
- 1 May 2018Good
- 26 August 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Honey Bees Staff Day Nursery
- 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.
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