Sunny Days Honiton
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Honiton for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2024. Open since 2022, with 64 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
All government-funded childcare entitlements; up to 1,140 hours; 30 hours for working parents; 15 hours for eligible families; 2-year-old funding.
Worth knowing. Consumables charges apply; can opt out termly; exact items vary by location.
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
EX14 1DBWhat 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, 18 April 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happy and are keen to begin their learning. Staff provide a rich and varied curriculum that enables all children to make good progress in their learning.
For example, toddlers sort different-sized and coloured teddy bears, counting as they go, supporting their early mathematical skills. Babies enjoy exploring different textures such as spaghetti, and they mix it with water and take turns, supporting their personal, social, emotional and creative development. Pre-school children learn about the cycle of life through planting seeds and tending to them. Staff are enthusiastic, and there is a good key-person system. They know their key children well and what they need to learn next to prepare them for the transition to the next room or the move to school.
Children behave well, and they are polite, well mannered and take turns. Younger children are supported well to learn the simple rules, such as 'kind hands', 'kind words' and sharing. Older children learn about British values. For example, they vote on what activities they will have out later in the day. Children celebrate different cultures, and they recognise each other's uniqueness and learn to respect and value others. For example, children learned about the Hungarian festival
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review large group times in the pre-school room to ensure that children are not waiting long periods of time during routines such as washing their plates and cups after snack time.
- 18 April 2024Good
Still missing for Sunny Days Honiton
- What it costs
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? 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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