Full-day nursery in Salvington, West Sussex
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Worthing
84 Poulters Lane, Worthing, BN14 7SZ · 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 February 2015Reference EY486801Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 March 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places72 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 6 July 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
84 Poulters Lane, Worthing, BN14 7SZ · More nurseries in BN14
Stations
- West Worthing21 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including The Thomas A Becket, Rogate Road and Highfield Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Broadwater Green11 min walk
- Church House Grounds12 min walk
- 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 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.
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Busy Bees Day Nursery at Worthing is a full-day nursery at 84 Poulters Lane, Worthing, BN14 7SZ, in Salvington, West Sussex. It is registered for 72 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 5.0 from 15 reviews (October 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
- Thomas A Becket Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected March 2024 0.2 miles
- Thomas A Becket Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.3 miles
- Broadwater CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.6 miles
- Durrington Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.7 miles
- Durrington Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.7 miles
- Lancing College Preparatory School at Worthing ages 2–13has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 1.0 miles
- Palatine Primary School ages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected October 2023 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 Worthing's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Worthing Good at its inspection on 16 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Worthing take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Worthing is registered with Ofsted for up to 72 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Worthing?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Worthing is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees Day Nursery at Worthing?
West Worthing is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Worthing?
You can call 01903 260016 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY486801 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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