What Ofsted grade does Sunshine Nursery School have?

Sunshine Nursery School has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 27 January 2026. Its most common grade is strong standard in all 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.

How many children can Sunshine Nursery School take?

Ofsted registers Sunshine Nursery School for 141 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Sudbury has 52.

How much does Sunshine Nursery School cost?

Sunshine Nursery School sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in East of England charges £192 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does Sunshine Nursery School 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 Nursery School how it offers them.

When was Sunshine Nursery School last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Sunshine Nursery School on 27 January 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Sunshine Nursery School?

Nearby in CO10: Tots & Teepees, Cavendish Pre-school, Springfields Day Nursery.

Sunshine Nursery School

Day nursery in Sudbury, CO10. Part of the Suffolk council area.

8 Warner Way, Chilton Industrial Estate, Sudbury, CO10 2GG

141 places

2010 registered with Ofsted

1 of 9 in our Sudbury ranking

£135 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, East of England average

What Ofsted found

Strong standard in all 6 Inspected 27 January 2026

Ofsted report card for Sunshine Nursery School
Area	Grade	What the grade means
Inclusion	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Curriculum and teaching	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Achievement	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Behaviour, attitudes and routines	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Children’s welfare and well-being	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Leadership and governance	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Safeguarding	Met	Ofsted found the nursery keeps children safe in the ways the law requires.

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What a place could cost

Sunshine Nursery School sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in East of England, 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	£155	£489
2 years old	£141	£446
3 to 4 years old	£135	£428

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

Sunshine Nursery School against Sudbury

	Sunshine Nursery School	Sudbury average
Places	141	52
Ofsted outcome	Strong standard in all 6	89% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Sunshine Nursery School

What Ofsted grade does Sunshine Nursery School have?: Sunshine Nursery School has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 27 January 2026. Its most common grade is strong standard in all 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.
How many children can Sunshine Nursery School take?: Ofsted registers Sunshine Nursery School for 141 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Sudbury has 52.
How much does Sunshine Nursery School cost?: Sunshine Nursery School sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in East of England charges £192 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Sunshine Nursery School 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 Nursery School how it offers them.
When was Sunshine Nursery School last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Sunshine Nursery School on 27 January 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Sunshine Nursery School?: Nearby in CO10: Tots & Teepees, Cavendish Pre-school, Springfields Day Nursery.

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.