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Busy Bees at Crowborough

Ofsted: Good
(Sept 2025)
·Unit 2, Crowborough Trading Park, Crowborough Hill, TN6 2JL · East Sussex
Number of places
110 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Sept 2025
Local authority
East Sussex

About this day nursery

Busy Bees at Crowborough, a childcare setting for children aged 0-4 years, received a Good rating at its latest Ofsted inspection on 2nd September 2025. Open all year round, Monday to Friday, from 8am until 6pm, the day nursery provides a welcoming and inviting environment where all children are settled and confident.

Staff effectively implement a well-chosen curriculum, designing engaging activities that challenge and motivate children. This is evident in creative projects for younger children, such as making a "teddy hotel," and in older children exploring mathematical concepts like speed and gradients while racing cars.

The day nursery fosters a strong sense of belonging, helping children settle quickly. Staff have high expectations for all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), and provide effective support using visual prompts to help children manage routines.

They also demonstrate a good understanding of children who speak English as an additional language, fostering positive relationships and supporting their learning progress. Outdoor learning is encouraged, with children confidently and safely using a range of equipment to build physical abilities.

The management and staff use additional funding strategically to support children's individual needs, purchasing resources and providing training to help children understand their feelings and emotions. Parents frequently comment on the nurturing and kind nature of the staff, who are dedicated to guiding and supporting children.

What it's like

All children are settled and confident and appear very happy at this welcoming nursery. Staff effectively implement a well-chosen curriculum, planning engaging activities that challenge and motivate children to learn, from creative projects for younger children to exploring mathematical concepts with older ones. This approach helps children settle quickly and develop a strong sense of belonging.

Good Ofsted rating0-4 years age rangeOpen all yearEffective SEND supportSupports EAL childrenEngaging outdoor play

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, from 8am until 6pm, all year around.

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Busy Bees at Crowborough

Last inspected 2 September 2025

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

All children are settled and confident and appear very happy at this welcoming nursery. Staff effectively implement a well-chosen curriculum, planning engaging activities that challenge and motivate children to learn, from creative projects for younger children to exploring mathematical concepts with older ones. This approach helps children settle quickly and develop a strong sense of belonging.

Inspector highlights

  • The management and staff use additional funding to support the individual needs of children well, purchasing resources and training to help children understand their feelings and emotions.
  • All staff establish positive relationships with children, understanding their individual personalities and supporting their learning progress, including those who speak English as an additional language.
  • Staff have high expectations for all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), and implement helpful and effective support methods such as visual prompts.
  • The management closely monitors the quality of care and teaching, with staff evaluating their practice daily and engaging in regular beneficial training.
  • Staff teach children about other people outside of their own communities, including different languages, and have comprehensive knowledge of safeguarding policies and procedures.

Areas to develop

  • 1support staff to be more vigilant in recognising when children would benefit from adult interaction to encourage their learning and enjoyment further
  • 2build on staff's confidence to consistently provide children with opportunities to extend their developing communication skills even further.
Inspection #10418518 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents comment that staff are nurturing, kind and embed passion to guide and support children.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff have high expectations of all children, including those who have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff support children with SEND well. They implement helpful and effective ways to support them. For example, they use visual prompts to help children understand what is expected of them and what they are expected to do next. This helps children manage changes in routines well.

Outdoor space

Staff provide all children with good opportunities to build on their physical abilities. This is demonstrated when children confidently and safely climb and balance on a wide range of equipment.

Inspection history

Most recent inspection

2 September 2025

Good

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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