Ofsted report card

Honeybees Pre-School

Lewes, East Sussex · BN7 3DP

Inspected by Ofsted on 20 January 2023 under the report card framework.

Registration

Ofsted URN
109441
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care
Registered since
6 June 1999
Local authority
East Sussex

On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register and the Voluntary Childcare Register.

Where it is

Lewes, East Sussex · BN7 3DP. Location from the Ofsted register.

Inspection history

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.

  1. 7 March 2017 inspection Good
  2. 3 February 2015 inspection Good
  3. 11 March 2014 inspection Requires Improvement
  4. 30 September 2013 inspection Inadequate
  5. 3 March 2010 inspection Good
  6. 21 June 2007 inspection Good
  7. 5 February 2004 inspection Good

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Honeybees Pre-School in Lewes, East Sussex was last inspected on 20 January 2023. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.

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Honeybees Pre-School has been registered with Ofsted since 6 June 1999. Its unique reference number (URN) is 109441.

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