What Ofsted grade does Sunshine Kids have?

Sunshine Kids was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 15 March 2022, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Sunshine Kids take?

Ofsted registers Sunshine Kids for 26 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Pontefract has 49.

How much does Sunshine Kids cost?

Sunshine Kids sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in Yorkshire and the Humber charges £156 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does Sunshine Kids offer 30 hours free childcare?

Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Sunshine Kids how it offers them.

When was Sunshine Kids last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Sunshine Kids on 15 March 2022. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Sunshine Kids?

Nearby in WF8: Stepping Stones Day Nursery, The Grange Nursery, Cherry Blossom Pre-School.

Sunshine Kids

Day nursery in Pontefract, WF8. Part of the Wakefield council area.

Newgate, Pontefract, WF8 1NB

26 places

1997 registered with Ofsted

3 of 19 in our Pontefract ranking

£118 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, Yorkshire and the Humber average

What Ofsted found

Outstanding Inspected 15 March 2022

Ofsted grades for Sunshine Kids, inspection of 15 March 2022
Judgement	Grade
Overall effectiveness	Outstanding
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding

The highest of the four grades Ofsted gave before report cards. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.

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What a place could cost

Sunshine Kids sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in Yorkshire and the Humber, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.

Child's age	You pay a week	About a month
From 9 months to 2	£126	£400
2 years old	£124	£392
3 to 4 years old	£118	£374

A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.

Sunshine Kids against Pontefract

	Sunshine Kids	Pontefract average
Places	26	49
Ofsted outcome	Outstanding	89% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Sunshine Kids

What Ofsted grade does Sunshine Kids have?: Sunshine Kids was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 15 March 2022, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Sunshine Kids take?: Ofsted registers Sunshine Kids for 26 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Pontefract has 49.
How much does Sunshine Kids cost?: Sunshine Kids sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in Yorkshire and the Humber charges £156 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Sunshine Kids offer 30 hours free childcare?: Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Sunshine Kids how it offers them.
When was Sunshine Kids last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Sunshine Kids on 15 March 2022. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Sunshine Kids?: Nearby in WF8: Stepping Stones Day Nursery, The Grange Nursery, Cherry Blossom Pre-School.

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.