Opening hours
Monday to Friday, 7.45am to 5.45pm
Sunflowers Southport
Ofsted: Good
(Apr 2025)
Number of places
36 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2025
Local authority
Sefton
About this day nursery
Sunflowers is a nurturing nursery in Southport, established in 2018 and led by Heather Menzies. The team prioritises building strong relationships with children and families, creating a welcoming and supportive environment.
They focus on observing, listening, and questioning to understand each child's needs and help them reach their full potential. A key person approach ensures that every child receives guidance from a skilled practitioner who is responsive to their individual development.
What it's like
A caring, friendly and well-established staff team greet children warmly into the nursery. Children are happy and feel safe and secure. Staff create a welcoming and friendly environment, with a broad range of activities to spark children's interest and curiosity. All children make good progress from their starting points in development.
Nurturing EnvironmentKey Person ApproachStrong Family Relationships
Pricing & funding
Pricing on request
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Term time / All Year
All Year
Established
2022
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Sunflowers Southport
Last inspected 9 April 2025 · Lisa Oakley
Overall effectiveness
Good
What it's like to attend
A caring, friendly and well-established staff team greet children warmly into the nursery. Children are happy and feel safe and secure. Staff create a welcoming and friendly environment, with a broad range of activities to spark children's interest and curiosity. All children make good progress from their starting points in development.
Inspector highlights
- Staff create an inclusive environment, implementing strategies that meet children's individual learning needs.
- The key-person arrangements are effective in helping to support individual children to settle and provide targeted next steps in their learning.
- Children benefit from time spent outdoors in the extensive garden and particularly enjoy playing with water.
- Staff promote children's respectful behaviours and awareness of being fair, such as taking turns, sharing and using good manners.
- Children demonstrate a love of stories and learn about the role of an author and an illustrator.
Areas to develop
- 1ensure that staff follow hygiene and handwashing routines consistently to fully support children's understanding of healthy lifestyles.
Inspection #10380742 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
parents and carers comment that they are well informed, there is good communication and that they know their child's key person and next steps in learning
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Staff create an inclusive environment, implementing strategies that meet children's individual learning needs. Staff in all rooms across the nursery use visual timetables and objects of reference to support children's understanding of transitions within the daily routine.
Outdoor space
Children benefit from time spent outdoors in the extensive garden. They particularly enjoy playing with water. Children work in pairs to collect water from the pump, using their strength and coordination as they turn the wheel to activate the pump, supporting their physical skills.
Parent Reviews of Sunflowers Southport
5.0
(2)
Chloe Howard
3 months ago
Our child attended Sunflowers Nursery from just 9 months old until we moved him on to preschool. The only reason for the move was that the preschool is within a primary school setting that we plan for him to attend long term — otherwise, we would have happily kept him at Sunflowers. Sunflowers has been exceptional from start to finish. It truly feels like a home from home, with a loving, family environment that made us feel completely at ease leaving our child there each day. He loved every single moment of his time at Sunflowers and was always happy, settled and excited to go in. The staff are outstanding — caring, attentive and genuinely invested in the children. We will always be grateful for the love, care and support they gave our son during such important early years. An amazing experience overall, and we wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Sunflowers Nursery to other families. 🌻✨
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MaryTulip
6 years ago
A lovely nusurey with lovely staff me and my daughter have lovely memories from that wonderful school !!! 😍😍😍
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Inspection history
Date: April 2025
- May 2025Good
- April 2025Good
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