Full-day nursery in Withdean, Brighton and Hove
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hove
41 Dyke Road Avenue, Hove, BN3 6QA · 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 March 2015Reference EY486764Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 March 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places73 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
41 Dyke Road Avenue, Hove, BN3 6QA · More nurseries in BN3
Stations
- Preston Park12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Tongdean Road, Hazeldene Meads and Hill Brow South.
Parks and playgrounds
- Three Cornered Copse11 min walk
- Surrenden Field12 min walk
- Withdean Park12 min walk
- Hove Park12 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 Brighton and Hove there are about 2.2 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.
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Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hove is a full-day nursery at 41 Dyke Road Avenue, Hove, BN3 6QA, in Withdean, Brighton and Hove. It is registered for 73 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 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
- Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.6 miles
- Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove ages 3–13has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.6 miles
- Westdene Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 0.7 miles
- Aldrington CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.8 miles
- Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.9 miles
- Stanford Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2022 1.0 miles
- Windlesham School ages 2–11has a nursery class 1.1 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 Hove's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hove Good at its inspection on 14 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hove take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hove is registered with Ofsted for up to 73 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hove?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hove is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hove?
Preston Park is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hove?
You can call 01273 500151 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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY486764 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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