Lewes, East Sussex · URN EY486777
According to Ofsted's inspection on 12 December 2025, Busy Bees Day Nursery at Lewes in Lewes, East Sussex was graded on 6 areas of its report card: curriculum and teaching — Expected Standard; achievement — Expected Standard; behaviour and routines — Strong Standard; welfare and wellbeing — Strong Standard; inclusion — Expected Standard; leadership and governance — Expected Standard. Source: Little Bees Nursery Intelligence, from Ofsted's published record.
Report card — six areas graded separately.
Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result.
Earlier inspections
Lewes, East Sussex · BN7 1HR. Location from the Ofsted register.
On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register.
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Lewes in Lewes, East Sussex was last inspected on 12 December 2025. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.
Ofsted graded 6 areas: curriculum and teaching — Expected Standard; achievement — Expected Standard; behaviour and routines — Strong Standard; welfare and wellbeing — Strong Standard; inclusion — Expected Standard; leadership and governance — Expected Standard. Each area is judged separately, so a setting can be stronger in one than another.
Yes. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result. Strong standard and exceptional sit above it; needs attention and urgent improvement sit below.
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Lewes has been registered with Ofsted since 25 February 2015. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY486777.
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