Sunny Smiles Day Nursery
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Oldham for children from birth to 5, open 07:15 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 July 2024. Open since 2024, with 75 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 Oldham
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Oldham 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
OL8 3QFWhat 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, 30 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff provide a warm, welcoming and nurturing learning environment. Children benefit from strong relationships with staff, helping them to feel safe. As a result, children are confident to explore the environment and engage in the activities provided. Staff are nurturing and give babies the comfort they need, such as rocking them to sleep. As a result, babies settle quickly or seek out staff for reassurance when needed. Staff build positive relationships with parents. They gather lots of information about the children, which they use to help inform the curriculum and to plan activities.
Staff have realistic expectations for children's behaviour. They use effective methods to praise and reward children. This helps children to learn positive behaviours, such as sharing and taking turns. For example, children wait patiently for their turn to choose a song. Staff support children to understand their own feelings and emotions and those of others. Children show compassion when their friends are upset and offer comfort and reassurance. Staff provide an inclusive environment where each child's uniqueness is acknowledged and celebrated.
Children learn about special events, such as Eid, to help them understand that people have different beliefs.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- monitor the implementation of the curriculum more closely to create more consistency in the quality and effectiveness.
- 30 July 2024Good
Still missing for Sunny Smiles 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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