Busy Bees Eastbourne

Larkspar Drive, Eastbourne BN23 8BS
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  • Busy Bees Eastbourne, Eastbourne
Busy Bees Eastbourne is a wonderful, purpose-built nursery designed to give every child the best start in life.

The highly experienced nursery team are committed to offering an environment where children develop, flourish, and prepare for their transition to school. Following the EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage) curriculum helps with your child’s development so that they are prepared for the next key stage.

From a designated room for all under 1-year-old babies to fun and engaging activities for toddlers and pre-schoolers, your child will enjoy every moment at nursery. The enthusiastic staff plan and prepare a variety of activities in line with the EYFS curriculum to ensure the needs of every child are met daily.

The extensive outside garden is split into development areas and is fantastic for outdoor play and discovery. Every child can explore the outdoors and take on safe risks with supervision from the caring nursery team.

There is much to love about Busy Bees Eastbourne, along with a talented Chef on-site, that provides the children with nutritious meals and snacks. The menu is accredited by the NHS and all dietary needs are met.

Want to learn more about the fantastic facilities and meet the friendly team at Busy Bees nursery Eastbourne? Book a visit today and the team will look forward to welcoming you!
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Ashley McGhie (Centre Director)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 19

Total Places for Children

  • 100

Age Range

  • from 0 years 6 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:30
    Tuesday 07:30-18:30
    Wednesday 07:30-18:30
    Thursday 07:30-18:30
    Friday 07:30-18:30

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays

Busy Bees Eastbourne Reviews (70)

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Busy Bees Eastbourne has a Review Score of 10 (9.966) out of 10, based on 22 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Busy Bees Eastbourne has 70 reviews.

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Review from Sarah C (Mother of Child) published on 20 June 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our connection with Busy Bees Eastbourne started in 2013 when our daughter joined at 9 months old, she attended the nursery all the way through to preschool where she had a lovely graduation ceremony before leaving for infant school. We were always pleased with the development and support we received
during our time with Busy Bees so when our son was due to start nursery this was the only choice for us. We already had a very good relationship with all staff members and relaxed in the knowledge that some of the same key workers who looked after our daughter would also look after our son. He is still with Busy Bees now progressing through the rooms as his sister did and hope he will be there until he starts infant school as well. The manager and assistant manager are very approachable and deal with any concern or queries with the urgency. The menu choices are great and allows children to try a variety of different foods.
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Review from Mrs W (Mother of Child) published on 13 April 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Positives: lots of different activities, friendly staff and easy to approach the manager, very good experience when my daughter has been in Babes (Nov-Feb) - great communication, excellent carer-child ratio, very good introductions system, I felt well informed of how my daughter was doing, developing
and involved in my child care, communication with key-worker was outstanding and we managed to settle in my daughter smoothly into daily routines.
Negatives: Middle group - since moving to older children group (Feb 2018), there has been limited communication, I am not convinced that staff know and support my child well enough and they are not always able to feedback to me what she enjoyed doing during the day, no contact with key-worker, child often has been sent home with dirty clothes and dirty face (food or/and paint marks) even though I have been providing spare clothes. All these issues have been addressed with the manager and I was reassured that they will take note of it.
Reply from Tina Galt, Nursery Manager at Busy Bees Eastbourne
As a setting we take all parental concerns seriously. We welcome parental feedback both positive and negative. When any issue arise this information enables me to address this quickly. We are glad we…read more
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Review from Victoria T (Mother of Child) published on 13 April 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I've had no worries about me leaving my children with staff at Busy Bees. They are growing and developing into very confident children.
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Review from Lissa B (Mother of Child) published on 5 April 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son loves going to the nursery. All of the staff know him even though he only does one morning a week.
We were invited to a Mothers Day tea party and at Christmas, my son received the most wonderful present. The staff are very patient, my son doesn't like to sit still even if it's for food.
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Review from Jenifer R (Mother of Child) published on 5 April 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been with this nursery since he was 17 months old, starting in the babies room. The staff have been fantastic, helping to potty train by the time he turned two, learning to talk in sentences and numbers and alphabet by the time he was three too!
He has made lots of friends and whilst he
still sometimes gets upset when I drop him off, he does enjoy his days at nursery.
I love all the activities they do, including inviting parents to tea parties and parents evenings. I can't thank the staff enough for all the help and support they have provided over the years. We will be sad to leave in August when he starts school and will definitely recommend!
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Review from S H (Mother of Child) published on 14 March 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have had a long association with this Nursery, with both our Daughter and Son attending over the last 8 years.
The Nursery is excellent, and we have nothing but good things to say about it. The manager and her team are professional, caring and thoughtful.
Our Children have both loved attending
the Nursery, and we could not be more pleased with how they have been educated.
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Review from Sasha R (Mother of Child) published on 2 May 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Really bright and friendly place, staff are excellent and always on hand to discuss the babies day and give feedback. Great to have a parking area to drop off and pick up safely. Loads of different activities and safe outdoor area for the children.
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Review from Jacqui C (Mother of Child) published on 19 April 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Little girl has been going here for 2 years and can not fault them at all. Staff are very friendly and accommodating, the management team within the rooms are second to none and the admin office and manager can deal with my questions with ease. Never had a problem with miss billing and I feel the pricing
is fair and reflects on the high standard of nursery and food. But most important of all is that my little girl is happy and content from when she arrives to when she's goes home. Keep up the amazing work.
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Review from Karen W (Mother of Child) published on 18 April 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son, who has both medical needs and autism is supported fantastically by the staff at Busy Bees, they have also been supportive of me. He is happy to go to preschool each day and that's all I want.
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Review from G E (Mother of Child) published on 12 April 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My baby boy has just settled into this nursery. He has started in the baby room and he loves it. He had settling-in sessions before his start date and I think they really supported him as well as myself. I feel that my boy is well looked after and he comes home so tired. My older daughter is in preschool
and has been at this nursery since she was nine months and has been looked after so well that I didn't hesitate at putting my baby boy in the same place. The manager is welcoming and everyone has a smile on their face, children included. The staff are happy to answer questions and support my children and me as a parent.
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Current Review Score: 10.0 (9.966)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 10 (9.966) out of 10 for Busy Bees Eastbourne is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 22 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 22 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.966 for Busy Bees Eastbourne is calculated as follows: ( (255 Excellents x 5) + (9 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 264 Ratings = 4.966
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Busy Bees Eastbourne is based on 22 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 100 number of registered child places is 20, which has been reached with 22 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Ashley

Ashley McGhie

Job Title: Centre Director Joined: 2010

Hi, my name is Ashley and I have been a part of the Busy Bees family for many years now. 


I have over 15 years experience working with children. I became the Manager at this Nursery in April 2019. I have my own little girl who is at school so I understand the difficulties working parents have and also how important links are between nursery and home.


I look forward to meeting and welcoming new families to our newly refurbished nursery in Eastbourne.

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