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Contact Information
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Phone Number01634 890250
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Group/OwnerBusy Bees Nurseries Ltd
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Person in ChargeSarah Young and Toni Morley (Managers)
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Number of Staff14
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When ClosedBank Holidays
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Type of ServiceDay Nursery – Privately Owned Open all year Full Day Care Sessional Day Care
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Total Places for children72
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Age rangefrom 0 years 3 months to 5 years 6 months
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Opening DaysMon-Fri
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Opening Hours0700-1900
Emerson Bailey
September 3, 2024 at 3:41 amI can’t rate this childcare centre highly enough. They care for the babies and kids as if they are their own, the activities they provide and connection with the parents is outstanding and it’s incredible how much my son has grown. The foundation room especially is preparing him so well for school in September. We will be so sad to leave. My son has been attending Busy Bees in Chatham since the age of ten months and he is now four years and six months and in his final year in Foundation class.
Phoenix Ellis
September 7, 2024 at 1:43 pmThe team are so invested in the kids and the range of activities and innovative areas in their rooms is fantastic. My baby is so cheerful here and as a first-time mum, it was really daunting sending a precious little bundle, (not so little anymore) to childcare centre but the team and the care are second to none. What an incredible day childcare centre.
Rowan Ellis
September 23, 2024 at 2:03 pmThis is a remarkable childcare centre and our son loves going and has a excellent relationship with all of the team.
Drew Page
October 6, 2024 at 5:13 pmMy daughter is extremely outgoing and inquisitive and her key person and team are consistently planning outstanding activities that nurture this side of her. The childcare centre celebrates lots of different occasions and festivals from around the world which we sense is extremely important. As a parent we sense that the setting really has given our little darling the very best start in life we can’t thank them enough. My daughter attends the setting two days a week and has been at the sitting since the age of one she absolutely adores all the team and can’t wait to run in every morning and consistently comes home with so much to tell me.
Fallon Steele
October 20, 2024 at 7:00 pmShe thoroughly enjoys her time there and is discovering new things every day. The childcare centre workers are incredible with our daughter and have helped us every step of the way. The extra activities that are available are remarkable as well. Our daughter is able to learn Spanish and take part in kickboxing lessons which she loves. You can see how much they genuinely care about the kids who attend by the way they interact and how our daughter talks about them. We couldn’t wish for better people to look after our kid whilst we are at work. Thank you. Our daughter has been going to Busy Bees in Chatham for the last three years.
Blake Hunter
October 30, 2024 at 5:20 amCurrently, our youngest attends the baby room. We have consistently been pleased with the level of care and dedication from the team here. The childcare centre is spotless, well managed and efficient. The food is incredible and consistently freshly made which is a excellent advantage. Updates and safeguarding is consistently key. Would highly suggest this childcare centre, as would our kids. We have used this childcare centre for over 5 years.
Carter Bishop
November 27, 2024 at 3:41 amKids are being treated as individuals with regards to not only their developmental needs, but also interests and cultural background. Team go the extra mile in developing outstanding relationships with the kids they care for, reviewing updates from parents with regards to activities kids undertake outside the childcare centre and using these when planning playtime, which is tailored to and reflective of the kids’s interests. Insightful feedback is available at the end of the day as well as updates (inc pictures) via app whilst kids are at childcare centre. The facilities are often reviewed and improved upon even further, the latest being updates to the garden area, which kids are encouraged to utilise as much as possible. Our family have been with this childcare centre for three years now and could not be happier with the care our kids receive.
Fallon Sawyer
December 17, 2024 at 5:16 amI knew the adjustment to childcare centre would be tricky, but I wanted her to have a year at childcare centre before starting school. Busy Bees were absolutely exceptional in her transition, supportive to both my daughter and myself. We were greeted with a smile every morning, and the genuine care the team have for the kids is so plain to see.
Every day, I felt nothing but 100% self‑assurance in the care provided by Busy Bee’s. The kids got to delight in ‘enjoyable days’ like Disney dress-up day and crazy hair day, their class setting is spotless with plenty of activities accessible to kids. Their group activities were educational, but enjoyable at the same time, and I could keep up to date with what my daughter was up to/eating/sleeping, etc all via an app. If that isn’t enough, the team will give you a complete rundown on collection, which just showed the attention to my daughter’s day.
I would suggest Busy Bees to anyone! My daughter had only ever stayed with family prior to starting childcare centre.
Dallas Steele
January 9, 2025 at 2:52 amThe childcare centre team were welcoming and the care they showed towards each kid was second to none. It just felt like my kid would be with family. My son has been at the childcare centre for just over 2 years now and is developing excellently. We receive regular updates on his development, pictures, discovering extensions and he has lovely healthy food with the on site cooking. These ladies have been outstanding throughout the pandemic too with keeping our kids secure. I’m very cheerful with everything they do. The minute I walked into Busy Bees Chatham with my baby in my arms I knew it was going to be where I sent my son when I returned to work.
Milan Pierce
January 14, 2025 at 10:53 pmEveryone knows her name, even from other rooms. The team are consistently cheerful to see her and take an active role in her wellbeing and development. She goes to childcare centre with so many friends and is consistently cheerful to be there. The childcare centre has an online tool which means I can upload photos of her development and check in on her each day from my phone. They also provide regular updates so I can do activities with her at home and help her grow and develop. They also send supportive texts to remind me of events and dress up days. It’s a excellent space with secure outdoor playtime areas, a sandpit and paddling pool and a rabbit. All the things we don’t have at home. I consistently sense I’m leaving her in a secure place with nice people. I adore the childcare centre and so does my daughter.
Morgan Lang
January 24, 2025 at 12:09 amI have had 3 kids all at the same childcare centre over the course of the last 12 years. I just want to say how fantastic all the team have been (many have been there all the way through). The setting is remarkable, there is plenty of interesting things to keep the kids occupied and I particularly adore the foundation class which has recently had a revamp. All of my kids have had a exceptional start to their school life and I put that down to the teaching/discovering which takes place at the childcare centre beforehand. The team generally care for the kids and take a keen interest in each and every kid. I just want to say a huge thank you for making all my kids so cheerful and giving them a great grounding for the next chapter in their lives. My youngest kid has just left Busy Bees Chatham in August 2019 to start school.
Toby Sharpe
February 23, 2025 at 2:30 amWe are extremely cheerful with the nursey and the team have outstanding updates skills and understand both our kids’s discovering and development needs. The care has been exceptional and the quality of food is excellent. The team are very approachable and the opening hours are excellent for working parents. The parent zone app keeps us up to date with our kids’s development on a daily basis.
I would highly suggest the childcare centre to other parents. Both my kids currently attend Busy Bees and my eldest will be leaving this month, having attended for four years.
London Sharpe
April 1, 2025 at 3:12 pmI cannot tell you just how remarkable the team are. The care they provide and the interaction they have with both the kids and the parents is outstanding. The Parent Zone app is remarkable, and I adore receiving the notifications of what my son has been doing, eating, or how long her has slept etc. throughout the day. My little boy has come on leaps and bounds over the last year, and I can 100% say his incredible carers at Busy Bees have played a huge part in that. His days are full of enjoyable, engaging and educational activities that I know he loves. He is so excited at the end of the day to show and tell me everything he has been up to. I would absolutely suggest Busy Bees Chatham to any parents looking for a secure, stimulating and genuinely attentive childcare centre for their kids. My son has been attending Busy Bees Chatham for the last 14 months and absolutely loves it.
Toby Underwood
April 24, 2025 at 2:31 amWe have watched both our kids grow and develop so much in the past month developing new skills each day and enjoying every moment they are at childcare centre excited to go back each day. The team are consistently welcoming and provide insightful feedback each day on the kids’s activities and build of any skills each kid is showing either at home or displaced during their time at the childcare centre. The meals each kid eats are incredible and so diverse opening each kid up to new things. I take my hat off to the team there as they consistently go the extra mile and that shows at the end of the day when I collect my kids when they are telling me about all the things they have done each day. My first kid joined the childcare centre when he was only 3 months old and he is now in his third year, and has been joined by my second kid in the last month in the baby room.
Sawyer Delaney
May 4, 2025 at 5:14 pmThe constant updates on the app of what she gets up to throughout the day really puts my mind at ease. The childcare centre makes sure they cater to her interests and plans activities around them. I couldn’t be happier with my daughter’s continued development. My daughter had a bad journey at her previous childcare centre but since moving to Busy Bees, she enjoys going in at drop-off, no more tears or meltdowns.
Hayden Mayer
May 30, 2025 at 7:05 amHe settled in fantastically. The team were welcoming and incredible. They made a massive positive impact on my son’s life. We truly believe he is ready for school in September as a result of your input to his development and education. We would highly suggest Busy Bees in Chatham to friends and family. We won’t hesitate to send our daughter here when she’s a little older. My kid started here in April after being in another childcare centre.
Jamie Norris
June 4, 2025 at 8:02 amThe kids are cared for as if they are the team’s own kids. Regular updates are provided via ParentZone App and in person at pick up time. The rooms are bright and inviting with a large selection of toys and books available. Team offer a wide range of activities for the kids, reflecting their interests. Parents are invited to share activities kids are undertaking at home and team use these to extend on kids’s experiences at childcare centre. Outdoor playtime in the garden is encouraged. All holidays are celebrated as well as individual kids’s cultural events. Team do an outstanding job at settling kids in to their rooms, with my two developing incredible relationships with their key persons. Kids’s meals are cooked on site with menu’s being changed according to season. Opening times are invaluable to working families. On site parking available for drop offs and pick ups. I have two kids attending Busy Bees Chatham and have knowledge of all rooms the childcare centre offers.
Phoenix Lawson
June 18, 2025 at 11:24 pmShe’s been there for almost a year now. She is consistently excited about going to childcare centre. Remarkable team, consistently got smiles on their face and are very welcoming. Update on the app makes me know what my kid has been doing. My daughter attends the childcare centre twice a week.
Jordan Ellis
June 24, 2025 at 11:30 amHaving the app update me on her activities, eating and sleeping let’s me know she’s cheerful. My daughter has been at Busy Bees for almost two years now, she has enjoyed every minute of it thanks to the incredible team who have nurtured her.
Avery Carter
July 3, 2025 at 3:34 amHe is already very cheerful there and is excited to tell me all of the things he has been doing. The team have really made an effort to choose activities to help with his discovering, building on what he is interested in at home and what he chooses to playtime with there – and it is lovely to see these through the updates on their ParentZone app. My son started just over a month ago and all of the team have been so welcoming, remembering his name from the outset and doing activities to help him settle.