Busy Bees at Crowborough
Day nursery in East Sussex, TN6.
Unit 2, Crowborough Trading Park, Crowborough Hill, TN6 2JL
Run by Busy Bees Nurseries What Ofsted found
Good Inspected 2 September 2025
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Busy Bees at Crowborough sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in South East, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.
| Child's age | You pay a week | About a month |
|---|---|---|
| From 9 months to 2 | £161 | £511 |
| 2 years old | £152 | £480 |
| 3 to 4 years old | £144 | £457 |
A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.
Busy Bees at Crowborough against East Sussex
| Busy Bees at Crowborough | East Sussex average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 110 | 48 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 86% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
- The Warren Nursery & Pre-School Outstanding, 74 places, TN6 1UP
- Butterflies Nursery and Preschool Ltd Good, 45 places, TN6 1HA
- Pennies Mark Cross Good, 61 places, TN6 3PJ
Busy Bees at Crowborough is run by Busy Bees Nurseries, which has 332 nurseries in England and 43 rated Outstanding.
Questions parents ask about Busy Bees at Crowborough
- What Ofsted grade does Busy Bees at Crowborough have?
- Busy Bees at Crowborough was rated Good at its inspection on 2 September 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Busy Bees at Crowborough take?
- Ofsted registers Busy Bees at Crowborough for 110 places at any one time. The average day nursery in East Sussex has 48.
- How much does Busy Bees at Crowborough cost?
- Busy Bees at Crowborough sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South East charges £202 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
- Does Busy Bees at Crowborough offer 30 hours free childcare?
- Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Busy Bees at Crowborough how it offers them.
- When was Busy Bees at Crowborough last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Busy Bees at Crowborough on 2 September 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Is Busy Bees at Crowborough part of a nursery group?
- Yes. Busy Bees at Crowborough is one of 332 day nurseries in England run by Busy Bees Nurseries.
Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.
Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.
Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.