Sunhill Day Nursery Royston

Grantham Close, Royston SG8 5WY
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9.8 91 Reviews
  • Sunhill Day Nursery Royston, Royston
Sunhill Royston is a welcoming setting located in the heart of the community. The setting follows a Montessori approach to education, which prioritises the growth and development of each child, in a supportive and engaging space designed for them to learn and thrive.

Children can enjoy a spacious environment, with free flow access to the garden space and a plethora of resources and activities designed to promote development and engage children each day. With a focus on child-led activities, the team spend time getting to know the children they care for in order to promote experiences that complement their personalities and encourage them to follow their natural curiosities.

With the environment in mind, this organic-enhanced nursery ignites curiosity, sparks creativity, and promotes well-being. Children enthusiastically participate in nurturing plants, caring for their growth, and harvesting their own produce, gaining essential knowledge about plant life, a variety of fruits and vegetables, and culinary skills.

The nursery offers exceptional care, enriched by unique learning opportunities for your child. These unique learning opportunities include child-friendly cooking classes as well as organic growing and food classes. These classes are inspired by the Montessori approach, fostering meaningful connections between children and the world around them and help to equip children with valuable skills and deeper knowledge of the cooking process, the environment and sustainable living.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Jan Homewood (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 20

Total Places for Children

  • 87

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • Full Day Session £87.00

  • A £100 non-refundable registration fee is required to secure a place. Exact days of attendance should be confirmed no later than 6 weeks prior to the child’s start date. Any changes are subject to availability.

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:30
    Tuesday 07:30-18:30
    Wednesday 07:30-18:30
    Thursday 07:30-18:30
    Friday 07:30-18:30

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Parking

  • Large car park on site for parents and visitors.

Sunhill Day Nursery Royston Reviews (91)

9.8

Sunhill Day Nursery Royston has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.795) out of 10, based on 18 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Sunhill Day Nursery Royston has 91 reviews.

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Review from Emma Q (Mother of Child) published on 16 August 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Sunhill have been fantastic at helping settle my son into nursery. They have been extremely kind and helpful. Always keeping his best interests at heart. The activities they offer are stimulating and enjoyable for little ones. My son comes home sticky, tired and very happy!
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Review from Laura B (Mother of Child) published on 16 August 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fantastic and caring staff who really care about my son and his development.
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Review from Catherine B (Mother of Child) published on 16 August 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My son really enjoys coming to nursery. He has made friends who he asks daily if he will be seeing. Food is always well received, he often has seconds! The meals sound great. Activities are always varied. Staff genuinely care about the children. Very happy.
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Review from J E (Mother of Child) published on 13 August 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Every morning my son is greeted with smiles and taken for breakfast which helps us feel happier about leaving him for the day. He seems to love his time here and is certainly learning a lot, which always surprises us at home when he does new things and makes us smile. Thank you to all the team on a
great job.
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Review from Stephanie B (Mother of Child) published on 13 August 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Our child enjoys lots of different activities and always talks about his friends at nursery. Any issues are resolved quickly.
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Review from Becky C (Mother of Child) published on 10 December 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been at Sunhill for 2 years now and during that time he has come on leaps and bounds. The staff are caring and I always know my son has a great day. He is in pre-school 2 now and has learnt a lot in his few months in this class. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this nursery.
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Review from N K (Mother of Child) published on 16 November 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The nursery has turned around lots since the new Manager. A very welcoming and happy environment. My little girl enjoys coming every day. The staff seem a lot happier now too. They get a very well balanced meal every day. Very happy parent!
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Review from E E (Mother of Child) published on 6 November 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Its got better. Staff issues used to be an issue (i.e. not enough, changing) but with the new Manager, it is better. I can tell they are really trying to improve the nursery. They have more structure in PS2, which is good e.g. Jolly Phonics, less messy play is better as there was too much of that in
PS1 and the room before.
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Review from V D (Mother of Child) published on 6 November 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son loves to come to the nursery. We especially like the structured learning of letters and numbers that have been introduced in preschool 2. The food is very good quality and he always tries new things that he might not eat at home.
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Review from H H (Mother of Child) published on 6 November 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter (aged 3) loves it at her nursery. The staff are extremely supportive of her learning, both academically and socially. They supply a range of resources and activities to ensure that she is stimulated. She enjoys her days and the nursery staff are very communicative as to her progress.
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Review from Sophie M (Mother of Child) published on 6 November 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff are always really friendly and welcoming and really accommodating.
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Review from Mike W (Father of Child) published on 6 November 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very experienced staff. Clean, caring. Excellent improvements over the years.
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Review from Laura H (Mother of Child) published on 6 November 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My children have attended Sunhill for the last 4 years between them. I have always found it to be a loving, nurturing environment that have done their best for both of my children. Any issues or queries are always resolved quickly and communications have improved greatly over the last 18 months.
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Review from Simone G (Mother of Child) published on 6 November 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
I have two children in the nursery and both are very happy. They have really connected with the teams in their rooms. Since the new manager took over it has been amazing. More organised, happier children and team.
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Review from Sally M (Mother of Child) published on 6 November 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Great nursery. My son is really happy here. Love the times when they invite parents in. Photos would be nice. Some nurseries take photos to send to parents.
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Review from Sarah R (Mother of Child) published on 14 August 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been attending the nursery for a few months and absolutely loves nursery. She cannot wait to go there in the mornings and talks about nursery all the time at home. The staff are lovely and very caring as well as understanding. I could not recommend the nursery enough, it is the best
nursery in the area and am glad my daughter attends here.
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Review from Simon W (Father of Child) published on 6 March 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Our son has a great time at the nursery and loves all the staff and the activities. He especially enjoys the outdoor space and being read stories.
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Review from R P (Mother of Child) published on 26 February 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My son has been here since September 2017 and as a first-time mum, I was initially really concerned with who I was going to leave him with. The carers and staff at Sunhill were amazing from the very beginning.
They are warm, welcoming, caring and efficient all around. I am so happy and could not recommend
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Review from Beth H (Mother of Child) published on 8 February 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
The fact that my little girl is always so excited to go to nursery says it all.
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Review from Samantha G (Mother of Child) published on 8 February 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Since my child returned a couple of month's ago we are much happier. Communication has improved.
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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.795)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.795) out of 10 for Sunhill Day Nursery Royston is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 18 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 18 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:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.795 for Sunhill Day Nursery Royston is calculated as follows: ( (174 Excellents x 5) + (38 Goods x 4) + (3 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 215 Ratings = 4.795
  2. 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 Sunhill Day Nursery Royston is based on 18 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 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
    2. 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 87 number of registered child places is 17.4, which has been reached with 18 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. 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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Jan

Jan Homewood

Job Title: Nursery Manager & SENCo Joined: 2013

Hi! I'm Jan and I'm the Nursery Manager here at Sunhill Day Nursery Royston.


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