Sunflowers Childrens Day Nursery

A place to leave your child, where they will be safe, well cared for & happy

About Us

Welcome to Sunflowers Day Nursery

At Sunflowers Nursery we provide a safe, secure and stimulating environment for children from the age of 3 months to 5 years.

Our mains aims:

To provide high quality flexible day care where parents can be confident that they are leaving their child in a safe, friendly environment.
To create a happy, secure atmosphere where children are encouraged to develop socially, emotionally, intellectually, physically and culturally.

Our main objectives:

To continually review and update our curriculum to ensure that the individual needs of each child in our care are met, taking into account their age and ability.
To ensure that the training needs of all our staff are assessed and met by providing regular supervisions, appraisals and providing training opportunities where appropriate.

More about Us

Fees

A prospectus with details of our fees is available upon request. Please contact Sunflowers Nursery regarding 15 and 30 hours funding, working tax credit, tax free childcare and childcare vouchers. We offer a sibling discount (terms and conditions do apply).

Hours

We are open from 7:30 am and close at 5:30pm Monday to Friday.

We offer a range of sessions as followed:

Long Day 7:30 - 5:30

Long Day 8:00 - 5:00

Short Day 8:30 - 4:30

Short Day 7:30 - 3:30

Mornings 7:30 - 1:00

Afternoons 1:00 - 6:00

The nursery is closed at weekends, all Bank Holidays and the period between Christmas and New Year. There are no charges for Bank Holidays and Christmas shutdown. All other booked sessions are chargeable.

Inspection Report

Ofsted are the governing body who inspect childcare settings. At our most recent inspection we were awarded 'Good' - to view our latest Ofsted inspection report please visit Sunflowers Nursery - Open - Find an Inspection Report - Ofsted or view on the Ofsted website.

Even More About Us

Our Team

Communications

Our Nursery

Our management team consists of two very experienced managers and two deputy managers. We also have a fully qualified Early Years teacher, two SENCOs, a fully qualified safe guarding lead, a head of unit and each area has a head of room.

Nearly all nursery staff are Level 3 qualified or above, all are police checked (DBS) and have training in first aid, safeguarding, basic food hygiene. Our auxiliary staff include an admin, cooks, cleaners and a maintenance team.

Our Nursery

Communications

Our Nursery

Babies
Tweenies
Toddlers
Mini Pre-School
Big Pre-School
Garden

Our Mini Pre-School is located within the main building and our Big Pre-School is a short walk down the road.

Communications

You are welcome to phone or visit the nursery at any time. Each day we complete day sheets which detail your child's day at nursery. We hold parents information evenings & various meetings with staff to keep you up to date with your child's development. We use Tapestry - an online learning journal which allows you to track you child's progress across the seven areas of learning and development. It is a simple, secure system that is a record of children's achievements by allowing observations and photos to be uploaded.

Settling in

Communications

Before your child starts at Sunflowers it is important that they settle into nursery and get to know their key worker. To facilitate this we will arrange for you to bring your child to the nursery for three 'settling in' visits. This will enable you and your child to become confident and familiar with staff and the other children, as well as the daily routines of nursery.

Security

Settling in

Security

At Sunflowers Nursery, security of the children is very important to us. We will expect you to pick your child up unless we are told by you of an alternative carer. We operate a photograph or password system should you wish to do this.

Sickness

Settling in

Security

At Sunflowers Nursery we advise you to keep your child away from nursery if they are ill. We cannot accept children who are ill with infectious complaints. Complete details of exclusions are included in the Parents Handbook.

Typical day

Free Play

Quiet Times

Messy Play

Drawing, jigsaws, table top activities such as small world, games, construction and building.

Messy Play

Quiet Times

Messy Play

Painting, sand play , water play, play dough, printing, junk modelling, sticking etc

Quiet Times

Group Activites

Books, snoozing, cuddles, TV time with favourite DVD's etc

Group Activites

Cooking, sharing games, reading together, key group time, life skills, writing and forming letters, number activities, trips & outings etc

Garden Time

Group Activites

Garden Time

Large toys, gardening, picnics, nature projects, balls, beanbags, hoops, climbing equipment etc

Story Time

Group Activites

Garden Time

Singing rhymes, action rhymes and songs, role play and acting out stories.

Meals and sundry items

Whilst at nursery your child is encouraged to eat our healthy, home cooked meals prepared at our premises. Most of our ingredients are locally sourced and all are of high quality. We cater for a variety of dietary requirements including vegetarian, dairy free, gluten free.

Meals at nursery include:

Breakfast - A choice of cereal for children
Snack Time - Children are offered a daily snack
Two course lunch - Starter and dinner or dinner and pudding
Healthy snack tea - We encourage parents to still enjoy a family meal at home

Our meals are rotated on a 3 weekly cycle and menus are available in reception.

We have a separate weaning menu and fresh cooked foods are blended / chopped depending on your baby's stage of development. As we provide formula milk (up until the age of 15 months), we sterilise and prepare bottles so all you need to do is bring your little one!

Sundry items

At Sunflowers Nursery, nappies*, wipes and creams etc are included in the fees. In short, all you will need to bring to the nursery is a change of clothes and your child!

In the summer we even provide a high factor sun protection cream.

*Please note that pull-ups are not provided due to nursery policy.