Sunshine Pre-School
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Manchester for children from birth to 5, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2024. Open since 1980, with 26 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 Tameside
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Tameside 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
M43 6BHWhat 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, 24 May 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at the setting eager to play and interact with their friends. Staff warmly welcome them and help them to settle in and get busy exploring the environment within pre-school. Children very clearly demonstrate that they feel safe and secure with staff. The happy, relaxed atmosphere helps children to settle quickly. When children require emotional support, staff provide nurturing cuddles, which calm and soothe them.
Managers and staff are ambitious for all children and support them well. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make good progress. The well-designed curriculum supports all children's learning.
Children are inquisitive and eager to have a go at new experiences. For example, they are delighted to see dinosaurs trapped in ice, which they can explore. They concentrate on trying to free them from the ice. Staff model words such as 'cold'
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen and enhance supervision arrangements to support staff's professional development needs, knowledge and skills.
- 24 May 2024Good
- 14 June 2018Good
- 17 July 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Sunshine Pre-School
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.