Busy Bees At Haling Park
Day nursery in South Croydon, CR2. Part of the Croydon council area.
66 Haling Park Road, South Croydon, CR2 6NF
Run by Busy Bees Nurseries What Ofsted found
Requires improvement Inspected 12 September 2025
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
The third of the four grades: not yet good, and the nursery had to improve. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Busy Bees At Haling Park sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in Outer London, 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 | £171 | £543 |
| 2 years old | £173 | £547 |
| 3 to 4 years old | £158 | £501 |
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 Haling Park against South Croydon
| Busy Bees At Haling Park | South Croydon average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 66 | 59 |
| Ofsted outcome | Requires improvement | 70% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
- Fennies Beech House Good, 51 places, CR2 0JT
- Kinderland Day Nursery Ltd Good, 100 places, CR2 7AE
- Selsdon Baptist Church Pre School Good, 53 places, CR2 8LL
Busy Bees At Haling Park is run by Busy Bees Nurseries, which has 332 nurseries in England and 43 rated Outstanding.
Questions parents ask about Busy Bees At Haling Park
- What Ofsted grade does Busy Bees At Haling Park have?
- Busy Bees At Haling Park was rated Requires improvement at its inspection on 12 September 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Busy Bees At Haling Park take?
- Ofsted registers Busy Bees At Haling Park for 66 places at any one time. The average day nursery in South Croydon has 59.
- How much does Busy Bees At Haling Park cost?
- Busy Bees At Haling Park sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in Outer London charges £217 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
- Does Busy Bees At Haling Park 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 Haling Park how it offers them.
- When was Busy Bees At Haling Park last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Busy Bees At Haling Park on 12 September 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Is Busy Bees At Haling Park part of a nursery group?
- Yes. Busy Bees At Haling Park 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.