Sunshine Daisy Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Hook for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 November 2021. Open since 2014, with 44 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 Hampshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Hampshire 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
RG27 9PAWhat 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, 11 November 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The positive atmosphere within the nursery contributes to the calm, safe and caring environment that children benefit from. Children develop strong and trusting relationships with staff, and demonstrate that they feel well cared for. They develop good levels of confidence and gain a can-do attitude to trying new things.
Children behave well. Children develop friendships with their peers and learn how to play cooperatively, taking account of the differing needs of each other. Children are very kind and caring. Older children display high levels of independence and self-assurance in carrying out self-care activities. Staff observe and only intervene when absolutely necessary. As result, children develop the skills they need for their next stage in learning, including school.
Children benefit from a wide range of learning experiences. They engage well in activities which interest them and are involved in contributing to the curriculum staff provide. For instance, recent discussions about voting have enabled staff to teach older children about the suffragette movement. When learning is more challenging, children keep on trying and persist at more difficult tasks. For instance, as toddlers load up their wheelbarrows with tree bark, they successfully work out how to push this over the uneven surface. Babies and younger children make good progress in their physical development. For instance, they practise crawling and walking, and gain growing confidence in these early movement skills.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance staff's understanding of how to use their knowledge of what children know and can do to focus more precisely for their next steps in learning n during planned activities, focus more consistently on the intended learning to help children benefit fully.
- 11 November 2021Good
- 14 August 2019Needs improvement
- 9 July 2014Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Sunshine Daisy 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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