Full-day nursery in Fox Hill, West Sussex
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Haywards Heath
Southdown Park, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 4SL · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 February 2015Reference EY486759Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 September 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places75 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 October 2025Food 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
Southdown Park, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 4SL · More nurseries in RH16
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Colwell Gardens, Colwell Road and Rocky Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Priory Park12 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Alma Copse Play Area playground12 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 Haywards Heath is a full-day nursery at Southdown Park, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 4SL, in Fox Hill, West Sussex. It is registered for 75 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 13 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited.
Run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 300 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Chalkhill Education Centre, Chalkhill Hospital ages 5–18Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected February 2023 0.2 miles
- St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.4 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.6 miles
- Warden Park Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected January 2025 0.7 miles
- Northlands Wood Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.8 miles
- Bolnore Village Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2019 0.9 miles
- Blackthorns Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.3 miles
- Lindfield Primary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.5 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 Day Nursery at Haywards Heath's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Haywards Heath Outstanding at its inspection on 5 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Haywards Heath take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Haywards Heath is registered with Ofsted for up to 75 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Haywards Heath?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Haywards Heath is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees Day Nursery at Haywards Heath?
Haywards Heath is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Haywards Heath?
You can call 01444 448154 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 · 4 November 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY486759 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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