The Cedars Nursery Sunderland
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Sunderland for babies from 9 months up to school age, 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 They do not publish prices, so ask.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 May 2022. Open since 1996, with 63 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
30 hours FREE childcare each week during the school term of 38 weeks; 15 hours childcare for all families in England (for children aged 3-4 years); 15 hours early learning for families receiving some additional forms of support; 30 hours childcare for eligible working families in England (available for children aged 9 months to 4 years).
Worth knowing. These hours can be taken STRETCHED over a whole year if that suits your family’s needs better.
What childcare usually costs in Sunderland
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Sunderland 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
SR2 7TWWhat 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, 9 May 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
All children receive a warm welcome at this nursery. They arrive happily and quickly settle. Children form close bonds with staff and enjoy the time they spend with them. They greet their friends and take part in a broad range of learning opportunities with enthusiasm. Babies show that they feel secure as they smile and reach out to staff and respond to their name. Children learn to look after resources well. For example, they handle books carefully. They pick toys up if they drop them on the floor and learn to put on their own coats and boots. Even though this is tricky at first, they keep trying until they can do it by themselves.
Children display keen interest in their play and learn to make decisions about what they want to do. For example, older children spend time deciding which wheeled toy they would like to try out. They demonstrate confidence in their abilities, for example when navigating the bicycles that they ride. Older children enjoy taking on the role of 'special helper'. They confidently sound the drum to alert their friends that it is time to tidy up. This helps to boost their self-esteem and confidence. Staff act as good role models to children and praise them about the good choices they make. Children copy this to support and encourage one another by saying 'good job', 'well done' and 'we've done it'.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- improve the arrangements for checking that assessments of children's development are completed in a timely manner n provide more opportunities for children who speak English as an additional language to develop and use their home language in play and learning.
- 9 May 2022Good
- 30 November 2021Inadequate
- 6 September 2018Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Cedars Nursery Sunderland
- What it costs
- 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.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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