Sunflowers Day Nursery
OutstandingBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Hull for children from birth to 8+, open 07:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in June 2022. Open since 2008.
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 East Riding of Yorkshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in East Riding of Yorkshire 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
HU6 8RAWhat 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, 13 June 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are safe and happy in the warm and caring environment. Babies have time with their key person as they settle in. Staff know their key children extremely well.
They provide children with individual settling-in procedures, so they get to know them carefully. Children are enthusiastic about their learning and remember what they have been taught. For example, children listen to stories and act this out in their play as they dance like a ballerina, giving a twirl. Older children benefit from an ambitious curriculum and develop their early mathematics skills. They add one and one together to make two. They then find the number on the number line and practise holding the pencil to write the number two. Children delight as they are praised for their efforts.
Children have high levels of respect for each other. They wait patiently and take it in turns as they master pouring their own drinks from the jug. Children are highly motivated in their learning. They help each other to problem solve. For example, older children build a tower together. As it falls, they consider different ways to make it taller. Children have lots of opportunities to play in small groups. Younger children benefit from these one-to-one interactions with staff as they start to develop their confidence. Staff expertly support children to then play alongside others and build relationships.
- 13 June 2022Outstanding
- 3 July 2014Outstanding
- 26 February 2009Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Sunflowers 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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