Full-day nursery in High Southwick, Sunderland
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Sunderland Fulwell
178 Newcastle Road, Sunderland, SR5 1NW · 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 2003Reference EY262595Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 23 November 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places82 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 26 June 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
178 Newcastle Road, Sunderland, SR5 1NW · More nurseries in SR5
Stations
- Seaburn6 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Stadium Of Light (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)15 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Newcastle Road - Grasmere Crescent, Thompson Road and Charlton Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Margaret Thompson Park4 min walk
- Playground8 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 Sunderland there are about 5.9 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 Fulwell is a full-day nursery at 178 Newcastle Road, Sunderland, SR5 1NW, in High Southwick, Sunderland. It is registered for 82 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 15 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
- St Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- Redby Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- Grange Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.4 miles
- Southwick Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.5 miles
- Fulwell Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.6 miles
- Fulwell Infant School Academy Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.6 miles
- Seaburn Dene Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.7 miles
- Dame Dorothy Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2022 0.9 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 Fulwell's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Sunderland Fulwell Good at its inspection on 23 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Sunderland Fulwell take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Sunderland Fulwell is registered with Ofsted for up to 82 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Sunderland Fulwell?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Sunderland Fulwell is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees Day Nursery at Sunderland Fulwell?
Seaburn is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Sunderland Fulwell?
You can call 0191 548 5888 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 EY262595 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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