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Sunrise Nursery in Chelmsford

Ofsted: Good
(May 2024)
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4.0(1 parent reviews) ·Broomfield Primary School, School Lane, Chelmsford, CM1 7DN · Essex
Number of places
28 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
May 2024
Local authority
Essex

About this day nursery

Sunrise Nursery, established in 2004, is situated on the grounds of Broomfield Primary School in Chelmsford, Essex. The nursery prides itself on offering a secure, joyful, and stimulating environment where young children can explore and develop.

Their primary goal is to ensure children have an enjoyable experience while integrating the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum. The nursery provides various tailored services, focusing on early learning, engaging activities, and preschool preparation to foster independence and creativity through play.

They emphasise the importance of outdoor play within their secure area for physical development and a connection with nature. Sunrise Nursery encourages prospective parents and children to visit to experience their high-quality childcare and unique approach to early years education, which aims to prepare children for a smooth transition to primary school.

Our ethos

Sunrise Nursery aims to provide a secure, joyful, and stimulating environment focused on child-led exploration and development. They integrate the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum, emphasising play-based learning to foster independence and creativity. The nursery also highlights the importance of outdoor play for physical development and connecting with nature, ultimately preparing children for primary school.

What it's like

Children thoroughly enjoy spending time in this warm, welcoming and stimulating environment. They settle well and display high levels of engagement. Staff are friendly, caring and attentive, and children build strong and trusting relationships with them, which helps them to feel safe and secure. Children have positive attitudes to learning and confidently explore the environment with interest and curiosity.

Located on primary school sitePlay-based learningOutdoor play focus

Pricing & funding

Fees are structured around session bookings of three, four, or seven hours. For funded children over the age of three, the nursery requests a voluntary contribution per session to cover additional costs. Non-funded sessions are charged at a flat rate depending on the session length.

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds

Good to know

  • A registration fee applies upon booking.
  • Children over 3 are eligible for 15 hours of funded education per week over 38 weeks.
  • An additional voluntary contribution is requested for funded sessions.

Key facts

Opening hours

Not specified; session-based fees available

Session types

3 hour session, 4 hour session, 7 hour session

Food

Parents provide nut-free packed lunches; hot lunches available from Broomfield Primary School for an additional cost.

Age range

3 years+

Term time / All Year

Term Time

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Sunrise Nursery

Last inspected 1 May 2024 · Marisa White

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 thoroughly enjoy spending time in this warm, welcoming and stimulating environment. They settle well and display high levels of engagement. Staff are friendly, caring and attentive, and children build strong and trusting relationships with them, which helps them to feel safe and secure. Children have positive attitudes to learning and confidently explore the environment with interest and curiosity.

Inspector highlights

  • The provider is a strong leader and works closely with her enthusiastic staff team to provide high-quality care and education for all children.
  • Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported extremely well, and additional funding is used effectively to meet their individual needs.
  • The manager and staff support children's communication and language skills effectively, encouraging back-and-forth conversations and introducing new words.
  • The staff team promote children's independence well, teaching them to manage self-help tasks for themselves.
  • Overall, the staff team plan well for children's learning, and all children make good progress from their starting points.

Areas to develop

  • 1improve the planning of adult-led activities to focus more precisely on targeted learning intentions, to help children make the best possible progress
  • 2strengthen processes for sharing information about children's learning and development with parents to help them support and extend their children's learning at home.
Inspection #10335398 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents and carers speak highly of the caring and friendly staff.

They advise that staff get to know each child well and children are happy to spend time at the nursery.

Parents and carers comment that staff consider the individual needs of children and provide good support for children and families

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported extremely well. The special educational needs coordinator works closely with parents and external professionals to swiftly provide children with the additional help and support they need. Additional funding is used effectively to meet children's individual needs.

Outdoor space

Outside, children excitedly tell visitors they have found a slug, explaining 'It's like a snail, but without a shell.' They splash in puddles and then fill them with mud to make 'pies'. They also throw and catch balls, balance across tyres, and pedal themselves around in ride-on cars, helping to support their physical development.

Parent Reviews of Sunrise Nursery

4.0
(1)
nurmelfa annarumma
7 years ago

Lovely place. My DH love it. May communication through email could be improve.😊

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Inspection history

Date: June 2018

  • May 2024Good
  • June 2018Good

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