Full-day nursery in Summersdale, West Sussex
Busy Bees At Chichester
The Cherries, Summersdale Road, Chichester, PO19 6PL · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Cherries, Summersdale Road, Chichester, PO19 6PL · More nurseries in PO19
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Blomfield Drive, Naunton Road and Summersdale Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Havenstoke Park.1 min walk
- Oaklands Park5 min walk
- Cloisters Lawn12 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In West Sussex there are about 2.7 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Busy Bees At Chichester is a full-day nursery at The Cherries, Summersdale Road, Chichester, PO19 6PL, in Summersdale, West Sussex. It is registered for 92 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 14 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited.
Run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 300 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Fordwater School, Chichester ages 2–19Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected July 2023 under 0.1 miles
- St Anthony's School ages 4–16Ofsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 0.5 miles
- St. Joseph's Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Concerns)inspected November 2023 0.8 miles
- St. Joseph's CofE Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.8 miles
- Jessie Younghusband Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.9 miles
- Portfield Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.0 miles
- Parklands Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 1.0 miles
- The Prebendal School ages 2–14has a nursery class 1.0 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Busy Bees At Chichester's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees At Chichester Good at its inspection on 10 March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees At Chichester take?
Busy Bees At Chichester is registered with Ofsted for up to 92 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees At Chichester?
Busy Bees At Chichester is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees At Chichester?
Chichester is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees At Chichester?
You can call 01243 531573 and visit www.busybeeschildcare.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 October 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY549426 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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