Sunshine Corner Nursery
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Canterbury for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2023. Open since 2004, with 57 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 Kent
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Kent 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
CT3 3BSWhat 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, 10 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive in this warm and welcoming nursery. They settle quickly after arrival and immediately become engrossed in their chosen activities. Staff playfully interact with children and are enthusiastic in their approach. For example, they sit in the hairdresser's chair and encourage children to engage in back-and-forth conversations. They praise children in their abilities to wait patiently and take turns. This captures children's interests and engages them purposefully in their learning.
Staff have high expectations of all children. When children struggle to manage and understand their emotions, they are supported quickly and effectively. As a result, behaviour is consistently good. Children's good health is positively promoted and supported by the staff, which results in better outcomes for children. For example, children are encouraged to practise good oral health routines. Some children clean their teeth after meals and staff have received specific training to support parents and children in their promotion of keeping healthy and active.
Children take pride as they tend to their home-grown plants, both inside and out in the garden area. They are encouraged to save their fruit and vegetable peelings to compost and use in gardening activities later. Experiences such as these inspire children's curiosity and awareness of the wider world.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- ensure the curriculum is coherently planned and sequenced to further enhance children's learning n provide children with more time to respond in conversation and independently think through their ideas to extend learning even further.
- 10 January 2023Good
- 21 June 2017Good
- 17 February 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Sunshine Corner 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.
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