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The Sunshine Centre

Ofsted: Good
(May 2025)
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4.8(5 parent reviews) ·The Sunshine Centre, Edmunds Road, BANBURY, OX16 0PJ · Oxfordshire
Number of places
91 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
May 2025
Local authority
Oxfordshire

About this day nursery

The Sunshine Centre is a community hub in Banbury dedicated to supporting families and ensuring children have an excellent start in life. They provide practical assistance, guidance, and emotional support, striving to create a happy and nurturing environment for young ones.

The centre offers a range of services designed to help families navigate various challenges. This includes a Community Larder, stocked daily, where individuals can pick up essential items.

They also host Citizens Advice sessions on Mondays, offering convenient drop-in support. Beyond direct aid, The Sunshine Centre actively participates in community initiatives such as "Brighter Futures in Banbury," which provides valuable resources and tips for improving well-being.

The centre also works with various external organisations to offer comprehensive support, including advice on managing energy bills, dealing with debt, and accessing benefits through charities like Turn2Us, Step Change, Money Advice Trust, National Energy Action, and Energy Saving Trust.

Our ethos

Our aim is for children in the community to be happy and receive the best possible start in life.

What it's like

Children are happy, curious and confident at nursery, engaging in carefully planned activities that meet their interests and needs. They focus well, developing collaborative play and learning skills, and are kind and respectful to peers and adults.

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for The Sunshine Centre

Last inspected 14 May 2025 · Lisa Robinson

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 are happy, curious and confident at nursery, engaging in carefully planned activities that meet their interests and needs. They focus well, developing collaborative play and learning skills, and are kind and respectful to peers and adults.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders have made significant improvements since the last inspection.
  • Children are happy, curious and confident at nursery.
  • Staff praise and encourage positive behaviour and set clear expectations.
  • Staff encourage and effectively support children's communication and language development.
  • Leaders have a clear and ambitious vision of what they want children to learn.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen teaching to offer more precisely targeted support for children's individual learning and next steps
  • 2enhance strategies for monitoring children's progress, particularly for those with SEND, to help them consistently make the progress they are capable of.
Inspection #10358139 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff know how to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) effectively, providing support and guidance to enable all children to engage and focus on their play. However, leaders do not consistently support staff to monitor and assess children's progress closely and precisely, so they know that the teaching they provide is having a positive impact.

Parent Reviews of The Sunshine Centre

4.8
(5)
Peter Elliott
13 years ago

Great alternative church service on Sunday at 5pm with St Paul's Church... tea and teaching; cakes and communion! Great mix.

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Róisín Fountain
5 years ago

My 19 month old Son goes to nursery here every Thursday and Friday mornings, he loves it. The staff are great so helpful 😀

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Inspection history
Improved from Requires improvement → Good in 2025

Date: May 2012

  • May 2025Good
  • June 2024Requires improvement
  • March 2024Inadequate
  • April 2019Outstanding
  • July 2016Good
  • August 2014Good
  • September 2013Inadequate
  • May 2012Good

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