Sunnyhill Day Nursery

16-27 Browning Street, Sunnyhill, Derby DE23 8DN
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  • Sunnyhill Day Nursery, Derby
Sunnyhill Day Nursery is in the heart of the community within the Children's Centre. It has a spacious open plan learning environment that leads itself directly onto a natural outdoor space.

The nursery is a safe and nurturing environment full of activities that provide awe and wonder and the experienced staff support and extend children's curiosity. The approach of 'learning by doing' enables children to have a can do attitude and build their own independent skills.         

The highly experienced staff team work in partnership with families and other professionals to ensure every child reaches their full potential.

The nursery offers flexible sessions to help parents with childcare, daily reports and an electronic journal is provided to each family, ensuring they feel in the 'moment' of their child's day.

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Care Provided by Sunnyhill Day Nursery

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Privately Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Julie Stamps (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 17
  • Total Places for Children
  • 92
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 08:00-18:00
    Tuesday 08:00-18:00
    Wednesday 08:00-18:00
    Thursday 08:00-18:00
    Friday 08:00-18:00
  • When Closed
  • 1 week at Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for Sunnyhill Day Nursery

  • Full Day £60
    Morning/Afternoon £38.50
    School Day £48

  • Additional charges for hours and late fees apply
    Limited Free Funded places available
    Funding fee rates on request

Sunnyhill Day Nursery Reviews (36)

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Sunnyhill Day Nursery has a Review Score of 10 (9.958) out of 10, based on 36 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Sunnyhill Day Nursery has 36 reviews.

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Review from A K (Mother of Child) published on 7 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son started this nursery in January 2024 and settled in within no time because of the cooperation of the staff. Earlier my son used to go to some other nursery but he was unable to adjust himself there and then unfortunately I had to drop him off from that nursery and decided to opt for Sunnyhill
nursery. I told everything to the staff and they assured me that he would settle here and the same happened. I am very happy to send my child here because all his fear of school is gone now and it all happened because of the teachers. The staff here are fully trained, experienced, understanding and polite to handle all sorts of children so it is the best nursery for my child according to me.

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Review from B G (Mother of Child) published on 27 February 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I am super happy my little boy goes to this nursery, the staff have been brilliant with him, I used to struggle leaving him in previous playgroups but now he's happy to start nursery every morning and the staff are super reassuring. They keep me updated all day on the app with praise and meals and photos
and learning activities which I think is such a lovely idea. Great for pickups as I can talk to him about his morning activities and meals and he's always so excited to tell me, he also loves the staff there and has made some lovely playgroup friends, the nursery staff also made me feel very comfortable with the hours I chose to put him in also reassured me if it didn't work we could change to something that would suit him better. He's continued to progress every week and now loves going to nursery 15 hours a week. I would highly recommend for parents to send their children here, Lovely nursery! Thank you.

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Review from S G (Mother of Child) published on 14 February 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son started in November and has come on leaps and bounds since starting, he walks in confidently when he attends and the staff are absolutely amazing with him and all go above and beyond. I also feel that my mind is at ease when he is at nursery, knowing that I get regular updates about him throughout
his time there. I couldn't recommend this nursery enough.

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Review from Claire S (Mother of Child) published on 13 February 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Great nursery, my daughter settled in very well and very happy going. Very clean place. I'm very pleased. Very helpful. Good with diet. My daughter gets very excited when she goes. I do recommend the nursery.

Reply from Lisa Snell, Director at Sunnyhill Day Nursery

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review of our nursery. We are thrilled you are very pleased and happy with how excited your daughter is when she attends and that you would recommend us to other families, much appreciated.


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Review from T S (Mother of Child) published on 1 February 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My child began settling in sessions at the end of November and very quickly adjusted to the nursery. This is down to the lovely staff members, they ensured he settled in without a problem. He loves going to nursery, he loves playing and interacting with the staff members. I am very pleased with sending
my child to this nursery as I find the staff members absolutely amazing. They go above and beyond to make you comfortable and happy and the same applies to what they do for the children. It is also a beautiful nursery, it is very clean and there are plenty of different areas for children to explore. I would highly recommend the nursery to everyone.

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Review from A S (Mother of Child) published on 10 January 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our girl has been going there from October and she seems to enjoy it. (Too young to tell us about it). Staff is very kind and friendly, give updates about time spent in the nursery. We feel at ease leaving our little girl there as staff is fully capable of looking after her. Would recommend.

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Review from Jennifer G (Mother of Child) published on 3 January 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have found that my son has come on leaps and bounds since starting nursery, with his words and learning, and is a different child since starting nursery. Before couldn't leave him alone to go the the toilet etc. without screams and cries and now I can. He was quite a whingey and whiney baby before
nursery and now so much better. I can get things done while he watches whereas couldn't before and I put that down to nursery, so thank you so much.

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Review from Natalie H (Mother of Child) published on 11 December 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Nursery has been great with settling my little boy. He's a very anxious boy, but all the staff have gone above and beyond to help him settle. The staff have kept me informed and up to date using the app.

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Review from M G (Mother of Child) published on 1 December 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Your care and nuturing has been wonderful and he has gained so much from being at your nursery. He has been very happy to be dropped off. We are very thankful we chose you to start his school. He started to learn walking, his routine is getting much better. You have supported him to be himself and the
best of himself.

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Review from Taliyah H (Mother of Child) published on 31 October 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Honestly, I am amazed with this nursery and my little boy is super happy here. The staff are amazing and super reassuring due to us having a bad experience with a previous place. They update me every day and all day communication with them is key and super easy to do. Can’t wait to see how much he progresses
in the next year. Thank you Sunny Hill Day Nursery.

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Review from Barbara M (Mother of Child) published on 31 October 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son started here this week and had 2 settling days last week. He has really enjoyed his time there so far and I have had regular updates on his days with pictures and times of feeds, sleeps etc. The app makes it really easy to see how he is getting on and the staff I have met so far have been very
welcoming and put me at ease leaving my son as he really likes them too. The nursery itself is very modern and clean with lots of different activity areas for the children to play in, including a great outdoor play area. The only other thing I think I should mention is that this nursery is all-inclusive so it’s great that all I have to remember to take with us is a couple of changes of clothes and his bottle for milk.

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Review from E V (Mother of Child) published on 23 October 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Hello, I'm happy to say that my daughter is happy at this nursery, which makes me happy. It was her first week. She's never been separated from me and she took it really well and easy. When I come to pick her up she's shouting 'mama' with big smile. As she's still not talking, she can't tell how she
was, but I can feel she's really happy. She's looking forward every morning to going to this nursery, giving me her backpack and saying 'let's go'. Thank you for being so great to our little people.

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Review from G P (Mother of Child) published on 13 October 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I'm really grateful to this nursery for being so accommodating. I was anxious about sending my daughter to another nursery after a less than favourable experience at another nursery!
The staff are friendly and willing to go above and beyond and because of the strong bond my daughter has with her key
worker and the nurturing environment at the nursery, my daughter always looks forward to going.
Whenever I pick my daughter up there are always smiles and laughter. They keep me informed via the app and the daily handover is more than reassuring that I've chosen the right nursery. Thank you Sunnyhill Day Nursery!

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Review from Tamara B (Mother of Child) published on 13 October 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I cannot fault this nursery at all, the staff are absolutely brilliant, so loving and welcoming and very knowledgeable, the nursery rooms are very homely and welcoming, I really cannot recommend this nursery enough!

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Review from T S (Father of Child) published on 13 October 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter spends three days a week at nursery and she enjoys every minute she is here. Thanks to all the staff for the service they provide for the little ones. I will definitely recommend this nursery to other parents.

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Review from P G (Father of Child) published on 13 October 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son absolutely loved his nursery. He settled within 2 weeks and had a good attachment with his key Worker. The nursery staff provided different activities to support his learning and followed his interests. He has a good attachment with the key worker and always talks about her at home. Nursery staff
communicate very well with parents.

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Current Review Score: 10.0 (9.958)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 10 (9.958) out of 10 for Sunnyhill Day Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 36 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 36 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.958 for Sunnyhill Day Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (410 Excellents x 5) + (16 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 427 Ratings = 4.958

  • b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5').

    The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Sunnyhill Day Nursery is based on 36 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4

    • ii) 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 92 number of registered child places is 18.4, which has been reached with 36 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Meet the Team (6)

Julie

Julie Stamps

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2024

Holds a BA (Hons) LV 6 in Childcare & Education, and has worked in the sector for over 30 years. In her spare time she enjoys walking her dog and supporting in the community where she lives.


Laura

Laura Blagden

Job Title: Deputy Manager / SENDCo Lead

Joined: 2024

Laura is qualified to level 3 and enjoys crafting and socialising.


Abby

Abby Cowley

Job Title: Room Leader

Joined: 2024

Works in the Pre-School room and holds a LV 3 childcare qualification and in her spare time she enjoys socialising with friends and going out.


Rahnama

Rahnama Jannath

Job Title: Room Leader

Joined: 2024

Rahnama works in the Baby Room and holds a LV3 childcare qualification. She enjoys spending time with her family.


Eunice

Eunice Kitenge

Job Title: Early Years Educator

Joined: 2024

Eunice is qualified LV2 and is completing her LV3. She enjoys time in London with family and friends.


Samantha

Samantha Daniels

Job Title: Nursery Cook

Joined: 2024

Has worked in the cooking industry for over 10 years and enjoys spending time with her family.


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