Full-day nursery in Cleadon, South Tyneside
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Sunderland Cleadon
53 Front Street, Cleadon, Sunderland, SR6 7PG · 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.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
53 Front Street, Cleadon, Sunderland, SR6 7PG · More nurseries in SR6
Stations
- East Boldon22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Front Street, Western Terrace and Shields Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground6 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 South Tyneside there are about 4 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 Sunderland Cleadon is a full-day nursery at 53 Front Street, Cleadon, Sunderland, SR6 7PG, in Cleadon, South Tyneside. It is registered for 130 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in November 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 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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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Cleadon Church of England Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.3 miles
- Epinay Business and Enterprise School ages 4–18Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2023 0.8 miles
- Ridgeway Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.1 miles
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, South Shields Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.2 miles
- Forest View Primary Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 1.2 miles
- Whitburn Village Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2020 1.2 miles
- Helen Gibson Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.3 miles
- East Boldon Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.3 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 Sunderland Cleadon's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Sunderland Cleadon Outstanding at its inspection on 22 November 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Sunderland Cleadon take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Sunderland Cleadon is registered with Ofsted for up to 130 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Sunderland Cleadon?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Sunderland Cleadon is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees Day Nursery at Sunderland Cleadon?
East Boldon is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Sunderland Cleadon?
You can call 0191 537 3333 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
- 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 EY262600 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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