Sunflower Day Nursery Courtenay Park
Good★ 4.5 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Newton Abbot for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 December 2023. Open since 2011, with 45 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 Devon
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Devon 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
TQ12 2HDWhat 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, 7 December 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children show they feel safe and secure through their positive relationships with staff and each other. They communicate their feelings confidently. Staff teach children about emotions and good manners. Babies and toddlers decide how they feel and choose a 'feelings bottle' to hold. They are polite and say 'excuse me' to their friends as they move past them. Pre-school-aged children are respectful and kind to their friends. For example, they know that a maximum of two friends can go into a tent to play together at one time. Pre-school-aged children wait patiently for their turn.
There is a well-designed communication and language curriculum that builds on what children know and need to learn next. Leaders use focus storybooks and rhymes for children to hear and know in each room as part of their learning. Staff help children to become familiar with the structure of stories and learn repetitive phrases and keywords to build on their vocabulary.
Parents value the regular updates they receive from staff about their children's progress. Staff inform parents of their children's next steps of development.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- manage distractions during adult-led activities to ensure pre-school-aged children remain focused on their learning n organise mealtime routines to ensure babies' and toddler's well-being remains high.
- 7 December 2023Good
- 25 January 2023Needs improvement
- 22 August 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Sunflower Day Nursery Courtenay Park
- 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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