Busy Bees Worthing

84 Poulters Lane, Worthing BN14 7SZ
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Discover Busy Bees Worthing, a nursery offering a caring and engaging early years environment for children.

The dedicated and passionate team at the setting are committed to supporting each child's developmental needs and go above and beyond to ensure that children are prepared for their educational journey.

Inside the nursery, children have access to a wide range of activities shared across each room, offering endless opportunities for them to play and explore whilst making friends with those at a similar stage.

There is a large garden area that provides a wonderful outdoor space where children can continue their fun-filled adventures. Under careful supervision, they can take on new challenges and develop their independence as little explorers.

Busy Bees values effective communication between staff and parents. Through the 'Parent Zone' app, the team provides regular updates ensuring you stay informed about your child's progress, important milestones and any noteworthy developments during their time at nursery.

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Care Provided by Busy Bees Worthing

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Natalie Free (Centre Director)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 24
  • Total Places for Children
  • 69
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 0 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 08:00-18:00
    Tuesday 08:00-18:00
    Wednesday 08:00-18:00
    Thursday 08:00-18:00
    Friday 08:00-18:00
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays
  • Parking

  • There is an NCP car park that is located next to the nursery. There is no charge for using this car park.


Busy Bees Worthing Reviews (43)

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9.8

Busy Bees Worthing has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.778) out of 10, based on 12 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Busy Bees Worthing has 43 reviews.

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Review from Megan H (Mother of Child) published on 7 September 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This nursery is fantastic. I was such an anxious parent before coming to Busy Bees, as my little one was so shy. But all the staff there are so lovely and welcoming, and really put my mind at ease about the transition into nursery with my child. The change and development with my little one since starting
until now is just amazing. I cannot thank you all enough. From being the most shy and nonverbal to now a chatterbox with so much confidence, the staff at Busy Bees made this possible. The gardens are so lovely here for the kids. I would highly recommend it.

Reply from Emily Graves, Digital Content Assistant at Busy Bees Worthing

Hello, thank you so much for taking the time to leave us such a wonderful review! We’re glad you’re giving your little one the best start in life with us. Best wishes, Busy Bees.


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Review from Kaleigh Q (Mother of Child) published on 19 July 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been at the nursery a couple of years now and I have already signed my daughter up to start next year. Brilliant nursery with great communication, very friendly and patient staff and lovely food.

Reply from Emily Graves, Digital Content Assistant at Busy Bees Worthing

Hello, thank you so much for taking the time to leave us such a wonderful review! We’re glad you’re giving your little one's the best start in life with us.
40 years of Busy Bees – 40 years of best beginnings. Join us as we celebrate our milestone year, visit our Busy Bees website or search for ’40 years Busy Bees’ to find out more and how to participate! We’re grateful for your trust and the opportunity to provide your child with the best start in life. Best wishes, Busy Bees.


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Review from R B (Mother of Child) published on 4 July 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent staff, good communication. Hard-working and have a genuine care for all the children. Each member of staff takes the time to ensure the parent is happy when they collect their children.
Constantly doing fun activities and taking the children outside.
All in all, couldn’t have picked a
better nursery for my baby girl.

Reply from Emily Graves, Digital Content Assistant at Busy Bees Worthing

Hello, thank you so much for taking the time to leave us such a wonderful review! We’re glad you’re giving your little one the best start in life with us.
40 years of Busy Bees – 40 years of best beginnings. Celebrate our milestone year with us! Visit our Busy Bees website or search for ’40 years Busy Bees’ and find out more and how to join us. We’re grateful for your trust and the opportunity to provide your child with the best start in life. Best wishes, Busy Bees.


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Review from M S (Mother of Child) published on 28 June 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been going here from January 2023, it was a transition from childminders to nursery, to get ready for school. The staff are all lovely and explain their day-to-day activities and the food they have eaten. Lots of lovely photos of them uploaded on the app.
A perfect place for her to
learn and grow, she has also made some lovely friends.
Will be sad to see her leave but excited for the next chapter.

Reply from Emily Graves, Digital Content Assistant at Busy Bees Worthing

Hello, thank you so much for taking the time to leave us such a wonderful review! We’re glad you’re giving your little one the best start in life with us.
40 years of Busy Bees – 40 years of best beginnings. We’re celebrating our milestone year and we invite you to join us! Visit our Busy Bees website or search for ’40 years Busy Bees’ and find out more and how to take part. We’re grateful for your trust and the opportunity to provide your child with the best start in life. Best wishes, Busy Bees.


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Review from K K (Mother of Child) published on 27 June 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have two children at Busy Bees, one in the preschool room and the other in the baby room. My children and I love every member of staff, they are present and engaged with the children all the time and encourage them to learn and develop.
My experience with this nursery and 85% of the staff members,
goes all the way back to late 2020 and I have zero complaints.
We are all very happy with Busy Bees and I am sure we will continue to be until my youngest is ready for reception.

Reply from Emily Graves, Digital Content Assistant at Busy Bees Worthing

Hello, thank you so much for taking the time to leave us such a wonderful review! We’re glad you’re giving your little one's the best start in life with us.
40 years of Busy Bees – 40 years of best beginnings. Celebrate our milestone year with us! Visit our Busy Bees website or search for ’40 years Busy Bees’ and find out more and how to join us. We’re grateful for your trust and the opportunity to provide your child with the best start in life. Best wishes, Busy Bees.


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Review from Sophie L (Mother of Child) published on 27 June 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Friendly staff, home to home care, wouldn’t put my children anywhere else. Always recommend to friends and anyone who is looking for a nursery. Happy, a calm environment, garden always has lots of fun activities and equipment for the children to play with. Very satisfied.

Reply from Emily Graves, Digital Content Assistant at Busy Bees Worthing

Hello, thank you so much for taking the time to leave us such a wonderful review! We’re glad you’re giving your little one the best start in life with us.
40 years of Busy Bees – 40 years of best beginnings. Celebrate our milestone year with us! Visit our Busy Bees website or search for ’40 years Busy Bees’ and find out more and how to join us. We’re grateful for your trust and the opportunity to provide your child with the best start in life. Best wishes, Busy Bees.


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Review from M T (Father of Child) published on 27 June 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been full-time at Busy Bees Worthing for a few months now and it’s been great for him. The staff are so friendly and engaging, it’s really helped his development. It’s reassuring to know he is so well looked after and the regular updates via the app are really useful.

Reply from Emily Graves, Digital Content Assistant at Busy Bees Worthing

Hello, thank you so much for taking the time to leave us such a wonderful review! We’re glad you’re giving your little one the best start in life with us.
40 years of Busy Bees – 40 years of best beginnings. We’re celebrating our milestone year and we invite you to join us! Visit our Busy Bees website or search for ’40 years Busy Bees’ and find out more and how to take part. We’re grateful for your trust and the opportunity to provide your child with the best start in life. Best wishes, Busy Bees.


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Review from S C (Mother of Child) published on 20 June 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son has been at this nursery since 9 months old and has absolutely thrived and has a brilliant relationship with both the staff and children. We felt safe sending our child during covid and the app interaction we have in relation to updates is great. We will continue to use this nursery in the future.

Reply from Emily Graves, Digital Content Assistant at Busy Bees Worthing

Hello, wow! Thank you for this glowing review! We are delighted your little one is having a good experience at our Worthing nursery.
40 years of Busy Bees – 40 years of best beginnings. Celebrate our milestone year with us! Visit our Busy Bees website or search for ’40 years Busy Bees’ and find out more and how to join us. We’re grateful for your trust and the opportunity to provide your child with the best start in life. Best wishes, Busy Bees.


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Review from Abbie R (Mother of Child) published on 20 June 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I cannot recommend Busy Bees Worthing highly enough - from the initial showing around I was immediately reassured and felt comfortable for my baby to attend. The carers are all lovely and the nursery itself is full of educational entertainment for the children, and I was so impressed with the meal options!
They were always happy to accommodate any special requests and worked with us to ensure our baby is happy and comfortable, as well as giving some fantastic advice that as new parents we were particularly grateful for! Don’t know what we’d do without them, thank you Busy Bees!

Reply from Emily Graves, Digital Content Assistant at Busy Bees Worthing

Hello, we love reading feedback like this! Thank you for sharing it with us; we will pass on your lovely comments to the team at Worthing.
40 years of Busy Bees – 40 years of best beginnings. Celebrate our milestone year with us! Visit our Busy Bees website or search for ’40 years Busy Bees’ and find out more and how to join us. We’re grateful for your trust and the opportunity to provide your child with the best start in life. Best wishes, Busy Bees.


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Review from L C (Mother of Child) published on 20 June 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We absolutely love Busy Bees! The entire team are so kind and caring towards our little one. They provide a really varied food menu, full of healthy fruits and veggies and protein. The gardens, front and back, are fab and provide so much outdoor space for activities and exploring. I highly recommend
this setting, it's been a wonderful and nurturing environment for our little one.

Reply from Emily Graves, Digital Content Assistant at Busy Bees Worthing

Hello, thank you so much for taking the time to leave us such a wonderful review! We’re glad you’re giving your little one the best start in life with us.
40 years of Busy Bees – 40 years of best beginnings. We’re celebrating our milestone year and we invite you to join us! Visit our Busy Bees website or search for ’40 years Busy Bees’ and find out more and how to take part. We’re grateful for your trust and the opportunity to provide your child with the best start in life. Best wishes, Busy Bees.


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Review from Charli E (Mother of Child) published on 20 June 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been going to Busy Bees since he was 2 and had an additional year there due to not being ready to start school. He has Autism and needs an extra eye being kept on him as well as extra patience, understanding and love, all of which he gets in spades whilst at nursery. The staff are all so
kind and friendly we will miss seeing them each day when he finally goes to school this September.

Reply from Emily Graves, Digital Content Assistant at Busy Bees Worthing

Hello, we love reading feedback like this! Thank you for sharing it with us; we will pass on your lovely comments to the team at Worthing.
40 years of Busy Bees – 40 years of best beginnings. We’re celebrating our milestone year and we invite you to join us! Visit our Busy Bees website or search for ’40 years Busy Bees’ and find out more and how to take part. We’re grateful for your trust and the opportunity to provide your child with the best start in life. Best wishes, Busy Bees.


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Review from Hannah W (Mother of Child) published on 20 June 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My child has some separation issues with leaving me and cries each time but all the lovely ladies that are with her calm her down within minutes and they are so reassuring to me as I am a worrier. Since my child has come to this nursery her speech has come on so well we love it here and have nothing
but positive things to say about it thank you so much to all the staff for being amazing.

Reply from Emily Graves, Digital Content Assistant at Busy Bees Worthing

Hello, thank you so much for taking the time to leave us such a wonderful review! We’re glad you’re giving your little one the best start in life with us.
40 years of Busy Bees – 40 years of best beginnings. We’re celebrating our milestone year and we invite you to join us! Visit our Busy Bees website or search for ’40 years Busy Bees’ and find out more and how to take part. We’re grateful for your trust and the opportunity to provide your child with the best start in life. Best wishes, Busy Bees.


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Review from Sophie S (Mother of Child) published on 4 August 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Busy Bees at Worthing is a fantastic nursery. Offering great childcare for my daughter. They are very caring staff and reassuring team who always show they want the best for us. I love receiving photos of everything that she has been up to and makes me feel like I am being included in all of her experiences.
She is always happy going into nursery and has great bonds with all the staff.

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Review from D V (Mother of Child) published on 8 December 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very professional, friendly and homely environment.

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Review from Karen H (Mother of Child) published on 8 December 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The care that both my daughters have received is exemplary. My youngest is in the pre-school room and I have no doubt she will transition seamlessly to school due to the experiences she has had at Busy Bees. The staff have consistently demonstrated compassion, humour, kindness and above all excellent
care. I would thoroughly recommend to anyone.

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Review from Sophie P (Mother of Child) published on 8 December 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I can't recommend Busy Bees highly enough! The staff at Busy Bees are so welcoming and friendly. They always go out of their way to help you as a parent and your child. They have handled the COVID situation really well and put in place safety measures when you enter through the gate. The managers are
fabulous and have been so supportive. Any issues are dealt with straight away. Both my children have attended this nursery and they have just loved their experiences there. The rooms are inviting and there's lots of space both in the rooms and outside. Thank you Busy Bees!

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Review from Elizabeth B (Mother of Child) published on 12 November 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son settled really well into the Busy Bees setting. The staff have been great, he managed to form strong bonds with the team in his room. He enjoys all the activities, painting, and doing messy things that I won't let him do at home. We are really happy with the nursery, from the food to the environment.
We know our son is always having a great day.

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Review from Sarah A (Mother of Child) published on 2 November 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been going to Busy Bees since he was 11 months old and he is now in his final year at pre-school. The staff are friendly and welcoming, and care so much for all the children and I trust them completely with my son. He has so much fun there and we will miss them so much when we leave next
August. If you are looking for a traditional nursery where the children get to play, interact with each other, and use their imagination playing games and singing then this in my opinion is the best nursery in Worthing.

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Review from James A (Father of Child) published on 2 November 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been going here since he was a baby so has grown up there now he is nearly 4. He loves it when he is there and has made many great friends. I can’t say enough good things about the nursery from the excellent staff to the premises itself. All are a great standard. Definitely an A+ nursery.

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Review from Louise P (Mother of Child) published on 23 October 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My little one attended from 8-months-old to 3-years-old and loved it here. I was upset to have to move him due to changing jobs and relocating.
Staff are fantastic, couldn’t fault a single one! Great facilities and offers laundry, which I loved! Food excellent and lots of extra activities for special
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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.778)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.778) out of 10 for Busy Bees Worthing 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 12 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.9 out of 5 from 12 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 4.908 for Busy Bees Worthing is calculated as follows: ( (130 Excellents x 5) + (11 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 142 Ratings = 4.908

  • 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 4.87 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Busy Bees Worthing is based on 12 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 69 number of registered child places is 13.8. 12 Positive Reviews ÷ 13.8 = 0.87

  • 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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Natalie

Natalie Free

Job Title: Centre Director

Hello my name is Natalie, and I am the Centre Director here at Busy Bees Worthing.


Frequently Asked Questions about Busy Bees Worthing

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

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

What Days & Hours is Busy Bees Worthing Open?

Busy Bees Worthing is open: Monday 08:00-18:00, Tuesday 08:00-18:00, Wednesday 08:00-18:00, Thursday 08:00-18:00, Friday 08:00-18:00.

How many Children does Busy Bees Worthing have capacity for?

Busy Bees Worthing has capacity for a total of 69 Children.

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

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

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