Full-day nursery in Southwick, West Sussex
Busy Bees Playgroup
Southwick Methodist Church, Manor Hall Road, Brighton, BN42 4NA · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Southwick Methodist Church, Manor Hall Road, Brighton, BN42 4NA · More nurseries in BN42
Stations
- Southwick8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Fishersgate17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including The Crescent, Community Centre and Eastbrook Primary Academy.
Parks and playgrounds
- Cross Road Rest Garden5 min walk
- Southwick Recreation Ground5 min walk
- Green Court Garden8 min walk
- Mile Oak Road Open Space10 min walk
- Playground6 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.
What parents say
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Busy Bees Playgroup is a full-day nursery at Southwick Methodist Church, Manor Hall Road, Brighton, BN42 4NA, in Southwick, West Sussex. It is registered for 25 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 (November 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busy Bees PlaygroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Southwick Pre-School PlaygroupFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| Church Lane NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Kiddie Capers, FishersgateFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Pickles Preschool (Southwick)Sessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Baby DucksFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Fizzy Fish @ Peter GladwinFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Eastbrook Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.2 miles
- Glebe Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.4 miles
- Shoreham College ages 2–16has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Hove Micro-School ages 5–14 0.6 miles
- Holmbush Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.7 miles
- Herons Dale School ages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.7 miles
- Brackenbury Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.8 miles
- St Nicolas CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Busy Bees Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Playgroup Good at its inspection on 1 February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Playgroup take?
Busy Bees Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 25 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees Playgroup?
Southwick is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees Playgroup?
You can call 07514 542040 and visit www.busybeessouthwick.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 113398 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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