Apple Blossom Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Sunderland for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2024. Open since 2016, with 20 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Sunderland
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Sunderland from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
SR4 6SDWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 26 April 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive in this friendly and relaxed nursery and develop very strong relationships with staff. They greet staff with enthusiasm and seek them out when they are upset or overwhelmed. Children thoroughly enjoy singing action songs with their key person. Parents of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) speak very highly of the supportive and caring staff. They feel staff have been highly instrumental in identifying children's needs and arranging the necessary help and support for their families. Children are safe in the nursery.
Staff supervise children carefully. They are alert to any potential dangers. For example, they act swiftly to remind parents and visitors of their policy on the use of mobile phones.
Children behave well. They thrive on consistent daily routines. Staff have clear expectations which they remind children of. For example, when staff remind children to line up, children do so quickly, putting a hand on their friend's shoulder.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- improve the curriculum for mathematics and literacy and consider the order in which children develop their skills and take more account of what children already know and can do.
- 26 April 2024Good
- 21 June 2018Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Apple Blossom Day Nursery
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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