Full-day nursery in Northgate, West Sussex
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Crawley
Unit 2, Denvale Trade Park, Haslett Avenue East, Crawley, RH10 1SS · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since October 2002Reference EY224890Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 28 April 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places132 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 27 March 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Unit 2, Denvale Trade Park, Haslett Avenue East, Crawley, RH10 1SS · More nurseries in RH10
Stations
- Crawley8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Three Bridges21 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Rowan Close, Town Centre East and Town Centre South.
Parks and playgrounds
- Memorial Gardens4 min walk
- Southgate Park5 min walk
- Three Bridges Playing Field9 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 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 Day Nursery at Crawley is a full-day nursery at Unit 2, Denvale Trade Park, Haslett Avenue East, Crawley, RH10 1SS, in Northgate, West Sussex. It is registered for 132 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 15 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Busy Bees Day Nurseries (Trading) Limited.
Run by Busy Bees Day Nurseries (Trading) Limited (company), which runs 32 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
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Crawley Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.4 miles
- Three Bridges Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected May 2024 0.5 miles
- Northgate Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2022 0.6 miles
- St Andrew's CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.6 miles
- Southgate Primary Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.7 miles
- The Oaks Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.7 miles
- West Green Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.8 miles
- Hilltop Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected March 2024 0.9 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Busy Bees Day Nursery at Crawley's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Crawley Good at its inspection on 28 April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Crawley take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Crawley is registered with Ofsted for up to 132 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Crawley?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Crawley is run by Busy Bees Day Nurseries (Trading) Limited, which runs 32 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees Day Nursery at Crawley?
Crawley is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Crawley?
You can call 01293 571555 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 · 30 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
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY224890 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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