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Sunshine Day Nursery in Birmingham

Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2022)
·Avecinna Academy, The Garrison Centre, Birmingham, B9 4BS · Birmingham
Number of places
18 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2022
Local authority
Birmingham

About this day nursery

Sunshine Nursery, part of the Little Folks group, is situated within the Saltley Adult Learning Centre in Alum Rock, Birmingham. This purpose-built facility offers a seamless transition between indoor and outdoor play, fostering children's independence and ability to choose their own activities.

The nursery caters to babies, toddlers, and pre-schoolers, maintaining strict staff-to-child ratios to ensure a safe environment. The spacious, well-lit rooms provide a comfortable and engaging atmosphere for learning and development.

Highly qualified staff deliver stimulating activities aligned with the 7 areas of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). The outdoor area includes both covered and uncovered sections, allowing children to enjoy outdoor play in all weather conditions, with various climbing equipment to develop physical skills.

Healthy fruit and vegetable snacks are provided daily, and children have continuous access to milk and water. Sunshine Nursery offers flexible childcare options, including morning, afternoon, and full-day sessions, as well as regular or ad hoc hourly bookings.

They also accommodate parents with specific work patterns like shift work, rolling rotas, or term-time contracts, and provide discounts for NHS, emergency services personnel, and siblings.

What it's like

Children arrive to the setting happily and benefit from nurturing relationships with staff. Key persons know their key children well and plan activities to meet their needs and interests, ensuring children have fun at the setting. Children explore the environment and enjoy engaging in purposeful play with staff and peers, developing their independence by putting their own bags away and putting on their own jumpers and jackets.

Purpose-built facilityIndoor-outdoor flowFlexible childcare optionsEYFS curriculumHealthy snacks provided

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Food

Healthy snacks of fruit and vegetables are served every day and children have access to milk and water throughout the day and at meal times.

Session types

Mornings, Afternoons, Full days, Hourly bookings

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 8am until 6pm

Age range

Babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers

Term time / All Year

Term Time

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Sunshine Day Nursery

Last inspected 7 July 2022 · Laura Reason

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

Children arrive to the setting happily and benefit from nurturing relationships with staff. Key persons know their key children well and plan activities to meet their needs and interests, ensuring children have fun at the setting. Children explore the environment and enjoy engaging in purposeful play with staff and peers, developing their independence by putting their own bags away and putting on their own jumpers and jackets.

Inspector highlights

  • The manager knows what she wants children to learn and ensures a broad and well-sequenced curriculum.
  • Staff provide encouragement and opportunities for children to develop speaking skills, resulting in progress in communication.
  • Staff promote positive behaviour well, and children are confident to engage with visitors and peers.
  • The manager is proactive in seeking additional support from specialist professionals to help children make progress.
  • The manager is reflective and effectively evaluates overall practice, leading to continuous enhancement of experiences and learning opportunities.

Areas to develop

  • 1make sure that all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, gain the support and interactions they need to enable them to make consistent progress in their learning
  • 2broaden the range of opportunities to support children's physical development, particularly their fine-motor skills.
Inspection #10207699 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents speak highly of the setting.

They say they feel well informed and receive regular communication from staff in relation to their children's development.

Parents feel supported with helpful strategies to help their children to learn at home.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

At times, children with special educational needs and/or disabilities become unsettled when staff do not engage with them or encourage interactions among peers. The manager is proactive in seeking additional support from specialist professionals to ensure that children get the help they need to make progress in their learning.

Outdoor space

Children run and laugh as they take part in engaging outdoor activities. They enjoy finding transport toys that staff have hidden in the outside area and then talk to each other about their favourite type of transport while drawing a picture of it on the garden chalkboard.

Inspection history

Most recent inspection

7 July 2022

Good

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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