Sunflowers Nursery
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Sunderland for children from birth to 5, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2023. Open since 2004, with 46 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
SR5 4LWWhat 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, 17 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders are perceptive to children's individual circumstances and life experiences.
Their vision is shaped by a clear priority to ensure children's happiness and wellbeing. This approach helps children to settle quickly into nursery and to develop their confidence and a strong sense of security and belonging. Children are keen and interested learners, who engage well in the wide range of activities on offer.
The curriculum allows children plenty of choice in their activities. Staff's good teaching skills help to ensure that all children are challenged and supported to learn during their play. Babies and toddlers thrive in a relaxed environment, where they happily play and explore. Curious and inquisitive, they work out ways to build with planks and fit tubes inside one another. Older children benefit from activities that are closely matched to their interests. For example, they make bird feeders and search for bugs under rocks and logs in the garden.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the intent of activities to fully consider individual children's priorities for learning and help them to make even better progress n use the strategies to support children's language development more consistently across the nursery to enhance all children's communication.
- 17 May 2023Good
- 1 September 2017Outstanding
- 27 May 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Sunflowers 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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