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Sunshine Corner Nursery

The grounds of Aylesham primary, Attlee Avenue, Aylesham, Canterbury CT3 3BS
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Sunshine Corner Nursery, Canterbury
Sunshine Corner Nursery, Canterbury
Sunshine Corner Nursery, Canterbury

Sunshine Corner Nursery is run by a well-qualified, kind and caring team who make the most of indoor and outdoor learning environments in order to support positive early years learning.

The nursery offers 57 places a day and all professionals are trained to pursue key EYFS objectives.

Part of the Early Years Alliance, the nursery offers a friendly and secure approach to learning for children aged from birth to five years old.

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Funding & Fees

Full day from £72

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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery

Opening Schedule

Open all year

Full days available

Yes

Half day sessions offered

Yes

Group/Owner

Person in charge

  • Hayley Nash (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 22

Registered Charity Number

  • 1096526

Total Places for Children

  • 57

Age Range

  • from 0 years 2 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Meals Provided

No

Consumables provided

No

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-17:30
  • Tuesday 07:30-17:30
  • Wednesday 07:30-17:30
  • Thursday 07:30-17:30
  • Friday 07:30-17:30

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas

Parking

  • Car parking available (please note) the gates will be closed between 8:30am-9am and 3pm-3.30pm Parking for baby unit parents only

Sunshine Corner Nursery Reviews (129)

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Sunshine Corner Nursery has a Review Score of 10 (9.951) out of 10, based on 53 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Sunshine Corner Nursery has 129 reviews.

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Review from Alice M (Mother of Child) published on 16 November 2020 Submitted via Website
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My son has health difficulties which are rare. I never feel worried or anxious when I drop him off. They take such good care of him. They are supportive and engaging. I honestly could not recommend this nursery enough. The staff are worth their weight in gold!

Reply from Hayley Nash, Manager at Sunshine Corner Nursery

Thank you so much; we are glad you feel reassured, we are always here to help in any way we can. It is always a pleasure to support you both.

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Review from Hayley B (Mother of Child) published on 3 September 2020 Submitted via Website
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Can’t believe it’s my children's last day. We are so grateful to everyone at Sunshine Corner. Thank you! For everything, one of the nursery workers, for her squishy breakfast hugs when my child was feeling grumpy in the mornings. All the staff, all of you and your happy warm smiles, for making the girls feel so loved and special. For two baby room staff - so many lovely memories, pics and videos in the baby room with my child. We will miss you all.

And of course the key workers, you made nursery such a fun and happy time for both children. They couldn’t wait to come to nursery every day to see you all and play. Keep shining Sunshine Corner because you light up our little one's day.

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Review from Harriet P (Mother of Child) published on 9 July 2020 Submitted via Website
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Both of my children attended Sunshine Corner three days a week until lockdown began. My eldest son is very shy and not great with new people, the staff at Sunshine Corner worked so hard with him to build relationships and his confidence grew no bounds. He went from a full break down when I tried to leave him in the morning to the occasional need for an extra cuddle. The staff showed great patience and a comprehensive understanding of him as an individual. They have without question been a vital part of the hilarious and confident person my little boy has grown into and I can’t thank them enough.

Reply from Hayley Nash, Manager at Sunshine Corner Nursery

Thank you, Harriet. We will miss you son so much, we wish him well at big school.

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Review from Sandra R (Mother of Child) published on 23 March 2020 Submitted via Website
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I can't express how extremely supportive the staff are in the nursery. With all that's going on with Covid-19. They have gone above and beyond their duties as a nursery. They are here to support the whole family and not just the child attending nursery. I couldn't ask for a more fantastic team, they have given my child the best experience and it's going to be hard for me and my child not attending anymore. I would always have great respect and love for Sunshine Corner and it has been even better since the new manager took over and the assistant manager. My child's keyworker has worked so hard to give her the best start for attending primary school in September.
I will always be grateful. Anyone looking for a nursery, this is the best one. I know because I travel to bring my child to Aylesham.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Reply from Hayley Nash, Manager at Sunshine Corner Nursery

Thank you for such a lovely review I am very proud to have been a part of both of your children's nursery experience. We will miss you all so much, good luck at big school.

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Review from Daniella H (Mother of Child) published on 19 March 2020 Submitted via Website
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My daughter has been coming to Sunshine Corner for over a year now and really has come one leaps and bounds - she thoroughly enjoys her time here. The staff are wonderful and attentive.

I would highly recommend this nursery to people I speak to.

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Review from Lisa J (Mother of Child) published on 19 March 2020 Submitted via Website
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Staff are brilliant, so friendly, helpful and welcoming. I love being updated on my son's progress whilst at school, and the app is very useful. My son has come on so much, and the staff are very encouraging. The children always have a range of activities to do, and the staff are very creative with playtimes.

The only niggle I have is with the price of lunches. I don’t mind at all paying for them, I just feel it is a bit expensive, but as he only has lunch twice a week I don’t mind paying it.

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Review from Lisa C (Mother of Child) published on 19 March 2020 Submitted via Website
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Sunshine Corner is an excellent nursery. All of the staff are extremely friendly, helpful and approachable. They always give me good advice on how best to help my son with his extra needs. They also work very hard with all the children and parents.

Reply from Hayley Nash, Manager at Sunshine Corner Nursery

Thank you Lisa for taking the time to write such a lovely review.

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Review from Gillian C (Mother of Child) published on 4 February 2020 Submitted via Website
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My first child started Sunshine Corner nursery six years ago and since then both of her siblings have also attended the nursery. It's lovely that so many members of staff are still working here, a familiar face is always nice. All my children settled well and have had really positive experiences at Sunshine Corner. The room is always bright and full of colour with the children's artwork or crafts, there is a huge range of ever-changing activities for the children. Both of the eldest children had a brilliant transition from nursery to primary school, with their key workers making sure their needs were met with things they needed to know before school. Staff were always helpful and efficient when it came to potty training and carrying on what we would be doing at home. The staff at Sunshine Corner have always got a smile on their face and are easy to approach with anything we need to share about our child. There is also a great level of communication between the nursery and parents.

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Review from Emily K (Mother of Child) published on 4 February 2020 Submitted via Website
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I can’t speak highly enough of this nursery. All three of my children have attended and the standard has remained excellent throughout. The nursery is always clean, the staff have a low turnover and are always frozen and knowledgeable. The quality of the food is excellent. I love the app as it means even when I’m at work, I can be kept up to date with what the kids are up to, whether they’ve had a nap and what and how much they’ve eaten. I’ve never worried about leaving my children there and cannot fault the nursery. Highly recommended.

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Review from Claire J (Mother of Child) published on 24 January 2020 Submitted via Website
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I thought I would ask my 3-year-old daughter what she thought about nursery as she has been going since she was 11-months-old.
Her comment was "I love my friends, I love the big girl who looks after me in the big room. It's my favourite playing in the garden, and I have my own peg. The grown-ups are nice, and l love them holding my hand."

She is very happy and settled, and I am confident that when she goes, she will be well looked after and will have a fun-filled day, which I hear about on the way home in the car.

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Review from Christine H (Mother of Child) published on 24 January 2020 Submitted via Website
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We have had all three of our boys go to Sunshine Corner over the last 10+ years. The service has remained outstanding throughout. All three children loved their time at Sunshine Corner, and our youngest still attends.
As a preschool, they have helped each of my children in different ways, our eldest was extremely energetic and hard to control at times, with guidance we changed a few things and he was a different child. Our second child had speech issues, and again with the help from everyone at Sunshine Corner, his speech improved significantly.

All children are different and require different things, Sunshine Corner is able to cater to these needs with a smile on their faces. I couldn’t fault a single thing. They are always improving their play areas and outdoor space, my children love all the staff, they do an awesome job!

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Review from Renata G (Mother of Child) published on 24 January 2020 Submitted via Website
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It’s an amazing setting that I have recommended to a few other parents.
Always clean, safe and all children well looked after.

Management is very understanding and helpful.

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Review from Celeste H (Mother of Child) published on 24 January 2020 Submitted via Website
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My son has been going to Sunshine Corner Nursery for almost two months now, in the baby room and he loves it. He settled straight away and loves exploring and playing. There are so many different things for him to do. All the staff are so friendly and incredibly helpful. Very lucky to have this nursery on my doorstep.

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Review from Rachel H (Mother of Child) published on 24 January 2020 Submitted via Website
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Sunshine Corner Nursery is a wonderful place. My son has come on leaps and bounds and thoroughly enjoys his time there. I feel confident that he is safe and well looked after and that he’s also learning and having fun.

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Review from Lauren C (Mother of Child) published on 24 January 2020 Submitted via Website
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My daughter has been attending since she turned two in September. I am so, so happy with the nursery and all the staff.

My daughter was extremely shy to the point I couldn’t even leave her with family. She is now like a different child. She is confident and will go and talk to anyone. She loves all the staff and is always so excited to go in the morning. The staff always let me know how she has been and has helped with any issues we have been having at home with advice. I cannot compliment this nursery enough!

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Review from Becky T (Mother of Child) published on 24 January 2020 Submitted via Website
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Very friendly nursery and so good with the children.

They keep you up to date on how your child is progressing and settling in.

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Review from Vanessa A (Mother of Child) published on 24 January 2020 Submitted via Website
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I will definitely recommend this nursery to friends and family. Firstly, I would like to thank all the staff for always being ever so helpful anytime I need help, and their friendliness is absolutely fantastic.
The ambience of the nursery is always clean and tidy, and I was impressed with when I first visited the nursery.
Since my son started the nursery he looks forward to going each day, even during the Christmas holidays he kept on asking everyday ‘Mummy are we going to nursery today’ I will say no it’s Christmas darling! That shows he settled in the nursery. My son’s speech has improved tremendously since he started; now he’s able to make sentences and also express his needs/ wants appropriately.

I just want to say a massive thank you to the manager and to his keyworker as well as all the nursery staff who have supported my son these past few months he’s been there.

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Review from Tamatha G (Mother of Child) published on 24 January 2020 Submitted via Website
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The nursery accommodates for all children and is very good for times throughout the week. The staff are fantastic and care for each individual children needs, always treating them with dignity and respect. The food is lovely there, which my child thoroughly enjoys. They also do a lot of fundraising for the nursery, which I think is great.

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Review from Chloe S (Mother of Child) published on 8 November 2019 Submitted via Website
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My daughter has been going for a few months now and they have been fantastic with her extra needs. Couldn't fault them.

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Review from Rebecca (Mother of Child) published on 5 November 2019 Submitted via Website
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My daughter has settled really well here and that is all to do with the time and effort the staff have put in. She has a brilliant bond with her key worker and loves going to nursery. The facilities are great, the communication with parents is great and really cannot fault it. Would and have recommended it to others.

Specifically loved that meals are cooked on-site, this was something that stood out to me when selecting this nursery and is so rare these days - I hope they continue it for a long time!

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Awards / Recognitions (3)

  • Recipient: Early Years AllianceDate: Thursday 28 Mar 2024
  • Recipient: Early Years AllianceDate: Friday 28 Apr 2023
  • Recipient: Early Years AllianceDate: Tuesday 31 Mar 2020

Meet the Team (24)

Hayley Nash Job Title: Early Years Manager Joined: 2004
Hayley Nash

NVQ 4 in Childhood Studies

Sally Heathcote Job Title: Early Years Assistant Manager Joined: 2010
Sally Heathcote

Level 3 BTEC National Diploma/Senco.

Caitlan Nash Job Title: Lead Early Years Educator Joined: 2019
Caitlan Nash
Level 3 Early Years Educator

Studying level 5 Diploma for the Early Years senior practitioner

Donna Townsend Job Title: Early Years Educator Joined: 2006
Donna Townsend

Level 4 NVQ

Tracy Butcher Job Title: Lead Early Years Educator Joined: 2010
Tracy Butcher

NVQ Level 3

Georgina Robson Job Title: Early years Educator Joined: 2019
Georgina Robson

Cache Level 3

Emily Martin Job Title: Early Years Assistant Joined: 2009
Emily Martin

Cache Level 3

Maria Cudworth Job Title: Lead Early Years Educator Joined: 2016
Maria Cudworth

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Karen Jones Job Title: Early Years Educator Joined: 2013
Karen Jones

Cache Level 3

Toni Brazier Job Title: Early Years Educator Joined: 2004
Toni Brazier

NVQ Level 3

Laura Motte-Styles Job Title: Early Years Educator Joined: 2014
Laura Motte-Styles

CACHE Level 3

Chanelle Shackleton Job Title: Early Years Assistant Joined: 2015
Chanelle Shackleton

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Jessica Sellwood Job Title: Early Years Educator Joined: 2018
Jessica Sellwood

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Ellie Monks Job Title: Early Years Educator Joined: 2022
Ellie Monks

Early Years Educator.

Millie Price Job Title: Early Years Educator Joined: 2022
Millie Price

Cache Level 3.

Chloe-Ruth Fagg Job Title: Early Years Educator Joined: 2025
Chloe-Ruth Fagg

Cache Level 2

Tillie Young Job Title: Lead Early Years Educator Joined: 2025
Tillie Young

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Chloe Jones Job Title: Early Years Educator Joined: 2025
Chloe Jones

Cache Level 2

Nicola Hanagan Job Title: Early Years Cook Joined: 2016
Nicola Hanagan

NVQ 2 Diploma in Food Production and Cooking

Chantel Espie Job Title: Early Years Assistant Joined: 2022
Chantel Espie
Early years assistant

Chantel has just begun her level 3 in the early years

Lily Motte-Styles Job Title: Flexible Early Years Assistant Joined: 2024
Lily Motte-Styles

Unqualified

Sasha Cudworth Job Title: Flexible Early Years Assistant Joined: 2025
Sasha Cudworth

Currently Training towards Level 3.

Shannon Walton - Meredith Job Title: Flexible Early Years Assistant Joined: 2025
Shannon Walton - Meredith

Currently training towards Level 3.

Charlotte Clayson Job Title: Flexible cook Joined: 2025
Charlotte Clayson

Level 2 Diploma in Professional Cookery.

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