Sunshine Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Redcar for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2023. Open since 1989, with 87 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 & 30 hours funded childcare.
What childcare usually costs in Redcar and Cleveland
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Redcar and Cleveland 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
TS10 1RWWhat 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, 13 October 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The manager warmly greets every child and parent as they arrive at nursery. They quickly engage in conversation and offer support as children hang up their belongings. This helps children to feel settled and calm as they start the day. Staff spend dedicated time with children when they first start, sensitively providing reassurance and offering experiences that engage them. This means children feel secure as they receive care and attention, which is tailored to their individual needs. Children in the baby room delight in staff getting down at their level and joining in with their games. Staff interact effectively to help children to further develop their skills and gain the most from their play. Staff create a quiet and calm environment throughout the nursery. Children learn to understand and manage their feelings, emotions and the impact of their actions on their friends. As a result, their behaviour through the nursery is exemplary.
The manager and staff team have devised a well-thought-out curriculum. Staff plan a good range of enticing activities that captivate children's interests and concentration. For example, children develop strong hand muscles and good handto-eye coordination. Toddlers remain deeply absorbed as they independently turn on the tap to investigate how water moves down the tubes on the water wall.
Older children skilfully draw and paint with ease and begin to write and recognise their own names. Babies persist as they explore painting with their hands.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consider more closely how staff monitor and adapt activities to ensure that all children, in particular quieter children, can make the best possible progress.
- 13 October 2023Good
- 25 January 2018Good
- 19 March 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Sunshine Day Nursery
- 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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