Opening hours
7:30am - 6:00pm, Monday-Friday
Sunny Days Nursery in Derby
Ofsted: Good
(Apr 2023)
Number of places
45 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2023
Local authority
Derby
About this day nursery
Sunny Days Nursery, located in Derby, provides a nurturing and stimulating environment for children aged 3 months to 5 years. This 57-place private day nursery operates from a two-storey, detached house in Chester Green.
The nursery is dedicated to fostering a "home from home" atmosphere, recognising parents as the primary educators and striving to support both children and their families. Their qualified and professional staff guide children through key developmental stages within dedicated baby, toddler, and preschool units.
Sunny Days Nursery emphasises fun, friendship, and the development of lifelong skills to prepare children for their transition to primary school. They offer flexible contracts and sessions to accommodate various family needs, operating year-round, excluding bank holidays, from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm, Monday to Friday.
The nursery is also approved to provide funded places for children from 9 months to 4 years and is registered for Tax-Free Childcare, aiming to make quality childcare affordable.
What it's like
Children leave their parents with ease and settle quickly, forming lovely bonds with staff. They behave well, creating a calm atmosphere, and are friendly and polite, engaging visitors in conversation. Children actively participate in a variety of activities, showing a positive attitude towards learning and developing physical skills.
Homely atmosphereFlexible sessionsFunded places availableTax-Free Childcare registered
Pricing & funding
Fees are effective from April 2026. The nursery offers full day, morning, and afternoon sessions, with a discounted weekly rate for full-time attendance. Additional hours can be purchased on an hourly basis.
Funding accepted
15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)
Good to know
- Fees are effective from April 2026.
Key facts
Age range
3 months to 5 years
Term time / All Year
All Year
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Sunny Days Nursery
Last inspected 14 April 2023 · Natalie Vaughan Prosser
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
What it's like to attend
Children leave their parents with ease and settle quickly, forming lovely bonds with staff. They behave well, creating a calm atmosphere, and are friendly and polite, engaging visitors in conversation. Children actively participate in a variety of activities, showing a positive attitude towards learning and developing physical skills.
Inspector highlights
- Children make good progress in their learning and development through detailed assessments.
- Staff effectively support children who speak English as an additional language using visual aids and real objects.
- Staff clearly understand what they want children to learn and how to build on existing knowledge.
- Good hygiene routines are consistently reinforced, and children are offered healthy foods.
- Children are supported to develop independence from a young age.
Areas to develop
- 1support staff to increase opportunities for children to hear their home language to support their understanding during daily tasks and activities
- 2support staff to challenge the most-able, pre-school children during daily interactions and activities so they can progress to the highest level.
Inspection #10276602 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
parents report that they are happy with the care their children receive
parents say staff communicate well, making them aware of what their children are learning during parent meetings and via daily communication books
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
Outdoor space
Children of all ages have many opportunities to develop their physical skills. All children enjoy being outside. Pre-school children build towers with large bricks and balance on stepping stones.
EAL / language support
Staff support children who speak English as an additional language. Staff in the toddler room use visual aids and real objects as props when they introduce English words to help children to understand and learn. Staff gather words from parents in the children's home language. However, some staff do not use this information effectively to support children's understanding and language development.
Parent Reviews of Sunny Days Nursery
4.8
(14)
Amie Burke
8 months ago
A lovely small nursery with a homely feel. My son is 3 in November and has attended since being in the baby unit. It’s been lovely to see his confidence grow since being at Sunny Days. Within just a few weeks he was reaching out for cuddles with the staff on drop offs. The attention and support he gets from the staff here is outstanding. My partner and I look forward to our updates and photos on the Family App, as well as a face to face update on collection. I’m always confident that my son has eaten well at nursery and has been well supported with potty training. I feel very comfortable handing over my second child in January to start in the baby unit. Highly recommend this nursery.
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Olivia Williams
8 months ago
My daughter started at Sunny Days at the start of August and I cannot speak more highly of the staff who have made myself and my daughter feel so comfortable with supporting her on her first days. The nursery has a homely feel and the staff are attentive to my daughters needs. We have received regular updates on the family app which has made the nursery transition a lot easier & I cannot wait to see my daughter thrive.
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Christina Bayes
8 months ago
Well, where do I start. Sunny Days has hands down, been the best thing we did for our daughters. They have loved, nurtured and supported our little girls. From their first day to their last… they LOVED going. The staff are wonderful. They work incredibly hard and go above and beyond for the children they work with. I can’t say a bad word about them. They have cared for our girls amazingly. Our eldest has made wonderful friends and memories! We are going to miss you all so much and will always remember what a wonderful start to life you gave them! We can’t thank you enough!!
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Gabe Gorman
8 months ago
A wonderful community Nursery. Our daughter started at Sunny days at 10 months and settled instantly. The care and attention from the team in every unit from babies up to Pre-School has been first class. We couldn’t be more pleased with our daughter’s progression in the learning and all round confidence. 100% recommend!
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ryan slater
8 months ago
Our Twin girls are in nursery today after the summer half term . No tears just happy smiley faces , warm welcome from the staff as always who could not be more helpful . As you can imagine getting two one year olds into nursery is a challenge but the staff are always to help even management . The nursery itself is very clean not too big either so you feel like the children are getting the attention they need . Amazing nursery would highly recommend
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Inspection history
Date: July 2016
- April 2023Good
- July 2017Good
- November 2016Good
- July 2016Inadequate
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