Opening hours
7.30am to 6.30pm, all year round
Busy Bees At Haling Park, a childcare setting operating all year round from 7:30 am to 6:30 pm in South Croydon, caters to children aged 0-5 years. " The nursery has effectively used additional funding to enhance learning opportunities both indoors and outdoors.
A significant development is the newly introduced sensory room, which children, including those with identified Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND), enjoy using to help them focus and pay attention. The staff are knowledgeable about local referral pathways and access specialist advice when needed, monitoring children with SEND and reviewing their progress in collaboration with parents.
While children develop mathematical awareness through outdoor play, staff are currently working on planning activities to help children safely use the stairs during transitions between indoor and outdoor environments. The nursery has also implemented a "buddy" system for key persons to provide emotional stability for children and is focused on building a more stable staff team.
Communication with parents has improved, with technology used to share updates on children's experiences.
What it's like
Children benefit from several improvements made since the last inspection. Staff are more consistently available to meet the care needs of children effectively, with a 'buddy' system providing more emotional stability. Some children adapt to nursery routines and settle very quickly, enjoying the newly developed sensory room and developing imaginations and mathematical awareness through play.
Funding accepted
Opening hours
7.30am to 6.30pm, all year round
Term time / All Year
All Year
Last inspected 12 September 2025
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What it's like to attend
Children benefit from several improvements made since the last inspection. Staff are more consistently available to meet the care needs of children effectively, with a 'buddy' system providing more emotional stability. Some children adapt to nursery routines and settle very quickly, enjoying the newly developed sensory room and developing imaginations and mathematical awareness through play.
Inspector highlights
Areas to develop
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Some parents say they now receive prompt responses and have increased levels of trust in those caring for their children.
Inclusion & environment
Children enjoy using the newly developed sensory room, including those with identified special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Additional funding has been used effectively to develop learning opportunities. Leaders and staff monitor the learning of children with SEND and review their progress, with the involvement of parents. Staff are knowledgeable about local referral pathways and know when to access more specialist advice and support.
Additional funding has been used effectively to develop learning opportunities, indoors and outdoors. Staff help children to build mathematical awareness as they play outdoors. During transitions between the indoor and outdoor environments, some children become scared and upset; staff have not considered how to plan activities that help children to learn and practise how to safely use the stairs.
The nursery is professional, all staff are always in full uniform, and always look smart and happy. The nursery is always clean and tidy, and you are updated daily on your child/ children’s development and what they have eaten throughout the day as well as the development of your child/children. Car park which is ideal to drop off your little one and pick up, without rushing. The nursery is located in a wonderful location. The playground has always been spacious allowing children to have enough room to play and enjoy outside. Every staff member takes the security of your child seriously, and have measures in place which I find very effective in case of any emergencies. Every morning you are greeted with a smile and a happy face, which is essential for children to see a happy face. I would highly recommend Busybees haling park nursery for your child/ children as every child is apart of the Busybees family. Most importantly, my child is happy here! Lastly, you can talk to the centre director about anything, and they will go beyond and above to help you to ensure your child/ children’s development.
Read on GoogleWe took out my niece from this nursery a few months ago, there are many safe guarding concerns, so good staff over turn is also another concern the way the staff are being treated is being reflected on the children. If you love your child DO NOT BRING THEM TO THIS PLACE. Cannot even call it a nursery, my niece has picked up many bad habits and started swearing. Completely regret this place. Would give zero stars if I could.
Read on GoogleI would not recommend this nursery based on my experience. Communication was extremely poor — I barely received any updates throughout the day, and in the entire month my daughter attended, I was only sent one picture. There was no consistent key worker, which made it difficult for my daughter to build trust and for me to know who was responsible for her care. The settling-in days felt rushed, and as a mum, this left me feeling very anxious about leaving my child there. Overall, I did not feel reassured or supported during what should have been a gentle and secure transition.
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Read on GoogleMy daughter has attended Busy Bees Haling Park for over a year now and during that time we have seen a high staff turn over, a gap in staff and parent communication, and not enough support for the development of children. Management is rude and dismissive as when I had a conversation with her about the recent “inadequate” Ofsted report, her response was quite condescending and defensive. I was not surprised about the report as a lot of the issues raised were things I have voiced as a parent in the months prior. I must say pointing to a board with hardly anything on it does not demonstrate that you have made notable changes. Neither is the excuse that “we were aware of all these issues before the report.”
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Date: September 2018
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