Busy Bees Eastbourne

Larkspar Drive, Eastbourne BN23 8BS
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9.9 69 Reviews
  • 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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Care Provided by Busy Bees Eastbourne

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Privately Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Good to Know

  • 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 (69)

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9.9

Busy Bees Eastbourne has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.905) out of 10, based on 29 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Busy Bees Eastbourne has 69 reviews.

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Review from E P (Father of Child) published on 3 March 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We've had a great experience with this nursery. The staff are caring, the environment is safe, and our child has thrived socially and developmentally. Communication is good, and activities are engaging. A wonderful place for early learning! All the teachers are so friendly.

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Review from C W (Mother of Child) published on 31 October 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The nursery staff are all honestly amazing, they all know my child so well. She absolutely adores all her teachers in her room, they have helped her with her communication and social abilities so much I am forever grateful to all the staff for looking after my daughter so incredibly well.

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Review from H D (Mother of Child) published on 31 October 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Wonderful staff.
So kind and caring.
The girls in his baby class look after my boy amazingly. They are always so caring and attentive. He has already developed so many new skills since starting in September.
He seems to love every meal.
And we love all the photo updates we get.

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Review from A H (Mother of Child) published on 31 October 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been attending Busy Bees Eastbourne for a few years now and it has always been such a positive place with the children's development at the very centre. My daughter has always thrived there and been so cared for. The team go above and beyond constantly and I'm grateful. We're having
a wonderful experience.

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Review from J B (Mother of Child) published on 31 October 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My little boy has not long started the nursery but I'm so happy I chose here, I moved him from another nursery and really pleased I did, he goes in happy and leaves happy. I love getting the updates and pictures on the app. All the staff are so friendly.

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Review from Jasmine S (Mother of Child) published on 31 October 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

So happy I chose Busy Bees. From the very first visit, all the staff made me feel welcomed and relaxed and that my daughter would be in safe hands!
Every member of staff I have interacted with has been nothing but amazing and always has the biggest smiles on their face ready for another day, helping
the children become their individual selves.
My daughter can be a bit shy at first if she doesn't know someone very well but all the staff adapt and encourage her to be able to feel comfortable that she is beaming at the end of the day and her true personality has come out within the day.
The staff will always make time to discuss anything you wish to discuss and support in any way they can! Highly recommend Busy Bees for the whole experience they offer.

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Review from Georgie N (Mother of Child) published on 31 October 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Wonderful, friendly staff from even as soon as you walk in the door, my baby loves going here every day! They are always doing different activities and going outside which is brilliant. He adores his key worker so much - we travel a little way to come here but so glad we do, well worth it!

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Review from Holly N (Mother of Child) published on 1 August 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son is thriving at the nursery, the team are fantastic, really helpful and supportive of our son's food allergy.
We visited 6 different nurseries before choosing Busy Bee's.
Fantastic nursery with amazing staff.

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Review from R H (Mother of Child) published on 1 August 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter has been with Busy Bees for a few months now and settled in amazingly.
We have seen huge improvement in confidence, independence and speech which is so positive.
The staff are friendly and approachable, always knowledgeable on our child's day.
I would happily recommend the nursery
to anyone in our area and feel very lucky to have a place here for our daughter.

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Review from Roxanne B (Mother of Child) published on 1 August 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

A kind and warm environment for children to learn and explore. My child has come along incredibly since attending both educationally and emotionally as well as socially.
Thank you so much for all you do for us as a family and for our child. Special shout out to one member of staff, in particular, who
deals amazingly with her 'strong-will'.

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Review from Katherine P (Mother of Child) published on 1 August 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been at Busy Bees since 18 months old and our experience has been excellent so far. Her language and communication has really been encouraged, she's made friends and tells me about all the activities. The staff are amazing, it feels like everyone knows all the children individually and
cares, which is really reassuring. The biggest testament is that my daughter loves coming to nursery and has fun, but is obviously learning and developing social relationships.

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Review from Elle C (Mother of Child) published on 30 July 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has loved coming to her sessions every week. Her speech has come a long way and had made a lot of progress since joining Busy Bee's. I love that she looks forward to coming each morning.
A highly recommended nursery.

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Review from Lisa H (Mother of Child) published on 10 May 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I am so happy that I chose this nursery for my daughter and I can’t thank the team enough for all they do! We receive such a lovely welcome every day and there is such a happy atmosphere.
All the staff go out of their way to help and will always put themselves out to accommodate our needs.

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Review from A L (Mother of Child) published on 7 May 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Lovely setting, my son enjoys his time here. Makes working so much easier knowing he’s loved and learning in a safe place. He’s been there since he was 12 months now he’s nearly 3. Love all the extra activities they do. They had baby ducks this term which he loved. The long open hours are great for
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Review from J G (Mother of Child) published on 7 May 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The best nursery hands down. My boys never cry or complain, the staff are like family to them. A personalised approach towards kids is a must, but it doesn't always happen with parents in other places - this nursery however looks after you, and your family and we will be sad that one of our boys has
to go to school. They learn amazing things, the nursery is brilliantly equipped with toys and learning aids, the chef is amazing and my daily interaction with the management sets me right for a day.

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Review from Alice M (Mother of Child) published on 28 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I cannot explain how grateful I am to all the staff here, my daughter settled so well and has continued to blossom. Thank you again.

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Review from Jasmin W (Mother of Child) published on 28 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We cannot thank Busy Bees enough for everything. Our child has blossomed so much and he has grown in confidence.
He has made such a great connection with two members of staff, in particular. They are wonderful.
We will be sad to leave in September! Thank you is not enough.
1000000*****!

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Review from Nicky J (Mother of Child) published on 28 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I am so happy that I chose Busy Bees for my son. It's such a beautiful nursery. I feel so welcome by the staff every time I come to drop my son off. I also feel like they have become like a second family. My son struggled extremely with me leaving him but within days of coming, I can't thank all the
staff enough, it's by far the best nursery I've ever been to and I've had 4 children so I've been to many.

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Review from C S (Mother of Child) published on 14 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We moved to the area a few months ago and we’ve been really pleased with our nursery choice. Our daughter settled in really quickly and immediately felt comfortable. She’s excited to go to nursery each day and they seem to do a good variety of different activities each day.
All the staff are so friendly
and my daughter has bonded very quickly with them. The nursery building is purpose built and the facilities are great - big spacious rooms and free flow to a good-sized outdoor area. They also have their own cook onsite.

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Review from S D (Mother of Child) published on 19 January 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Five stars all around for Busy Bees Eastbourne. My little girl absolutely loves it there. The staff individually take time to bond with her so she is comfortable with a variety of people now. She has made huge progress with her development since being at Busy Bees and is so happy to go in each day she
is there. Best decision I made! I will look forward to the rest of the time she has left at Busy Bees. They are very helpful around my changing work schedule and can, more often than not, accommodate last-minute day sessions, which is amazing! I will recommend it to anyone I know looking for a nursery in Eastbourne.

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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.905)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.905) out of 10 for Busy Bees Eastbourne is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 29 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 29 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:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.905 for Busy Bees Eastbourne is calculated as follows: ( (320 Excellents x 5) + (23 Goods x 4) + (5 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 348 Ratings = 4.905

  • b) 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 29 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 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

    • ii) 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 29 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • 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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Meet the Team (1)

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.


Frequently Asked Questions about Busy Bees Eastbourne

What is the Age Range of Children that Busy Bees Eastbourne accepts?

Busy Bees Eastbourne accepts Children aged from 0 years 6 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Busy Bees Eastbourne Open?

Busy Bees Eastbourne is open: 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.

How many Children does Busy Bees Eastbourne have capacity for?

Busy Bees Eastbourne has capacity for a total of 100 Children.

How far is Busy Bees Eastbourne to the centre of Eastbourne?

2.2 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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