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Sunny Days Nursery in Redruth

Ofsted: Good
(Feb 2023)
·St. Day & Carharrack Community School, Burnwithian, Redruth, TR16 5LG · Cornwall
Number of places
37 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2023
Local authority
Cornwall

About this day nursery

Sunny Days Nursery, situated in Redruth, TR16 5LG, is a community-led nursery and pre-school established in 1982. It offers childcare for children aged 0-4 years, operating 50 weeks a year from 8am to 5:30pm (nursery room) and 8:30am to 3:30pm (pre-school room), striving to provide flexibility for parents.

The nursery prides itself on its experienced staff who create a healthy, happy, and stimulating environment, encouraging each child's individuality and creativity. Each child is allocated a key person to ensure personalised care and progress.

Sunny Days Nursery is committed to fostering positive social relationships among children and adults within its setting and the wider community, working alongside parents to meet family needs. The nursery was rated outstanding in its 2017 Ofsted report and prioritises a child-centred approach to build self-confidence and creativity.

Our ethos

We pledge that all children under our care will be in a happy, healthy, and stimulating environment that is also safe and secure. We will provide a dedicated approach that is child-centred whilst encouraging each child to expand their own level of self-confidence, creativity, and individuality. We also pledge to keep them feeling happy, relaxed, and safe. Within our setting, we encourage and enable the children to develop positive social relationships with the adults, other children, and the community as a whole.

What it's like

Staff warmly welcome the children into the nursery, showing interest in how they are. The staff form strong attachments with the children. There is a broad curriculum, which includes learning about the community and plenty of opportunities for physical play outdoors. The environment is interesting, and the children confidently explore.

Community-ledChild-centred approachExperienced staffOutstanding Ofsted rating (2017)Flexible sessions

Pricing & funding

Fees are calculated on an hourly basis according to the child's age, with different rates for under twos, two-to-three year olds, and children aged three and over. Charges are only applied for the sessions booked. Meals and snacks are billed separately as additional fees.

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare

Good to know

  • Charges are only applied for the sessions booked.
  • Lunch is billed as an additional daily fee.
  • Breakfast Club and snacks are charged separately.

Key facts

Session types

Morning session (8:30am-11:30am), Afternoon session (12:30pm-3:30pm), All day (9:00am-3:00pm), Wrap-around sessions (30-minute increments from 8am-8:30am)

Opening hours

Nursery: 8am-5:30pm; Pre-school: 8:30am-3:30pm

Age range

0-4 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Sunny Days Nursery

Last inspected 27 February 2023 · Sharon Elliott

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Staff warmly welcome the children into the nursery, showing interest in how they are. The staff form strong attachments with the children. There is a broad curriculum, which includes learning about the community and plenty of opportunities for physical play outdoors. The environment is interesting, and the children confidently explore.

Inspector highlights

  • The curriculum has a focus on developing communication and language.
  • Staff promote children's imagination and role play.
  • Children enjoy reading a variety of books.
  • The staff promote children's personal independence skills.
  • There are lots of opportunities for making marks.

Areas to develop

  • 1enhance adult-led activities to provide more challenge for the most-able children
  • 2develop the key-person role so that staff are sharing information with parents about their key children's identified next steps.
Inspection #10264472 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The staff support children undergoing assessment for special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). They work in partnership with parents to develop plans so that these children make progress. When children with SEND transition to school, the staff have meetings with the school to discuss the communication needs of those children.

Outdoor space

There are plenty of opportunities for physical play outdoors. Children practise balancing on tyres and planks. Staff give children support and encouragement when needed. Children learn about risks, climbing on play equipment and going down the slide, talking about making sure no one is at the bottom, keeping themselves and others safe.

Inspection history

Date: January 2005

  • March 2023Good
  • February 2023Good
  • July 2017Outstanding
  • June 2017Outstanding
  • February 2014Good
  • January 2014Good
  • April 2010Good
  • December 2009Good
  • October 2009Good
  • September 2009Good
  • October 2007Good
  • November 2006Inadequate
  • January 2005Good

Frequently asked about Sunny Days Nursery

About the setting

Sunny Days Nursery is a committee-run group that registered in January 1991. It operates from a purpose-built nursery, with the addition of one classroom, in St Day and Carharrack Community School, near Redruth in Cornwall. It opens each weekday from 8am until 6pm, for 50 weeks of the year. The nursery receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two-, three- and four-year-old children. There are 11 members of staff. The manager holds an early years qualification at level 4 and nine staff are qualified at level 3.

URN
102860
Registered person
Sunny Days Nursery and Pre-School Committee
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises
Previous rating
Outstanding

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