
Amazing staff, always so welcoming. Have always said and always will it is home from home.Victoria H(Mother of Child)

The nursery has consistently provided excellent levels of care, great safeguarding in placeRebecca O(Mother of Child)


Amazing staff, always so welcoming. Have always said and always will it is home from home.Victoria H(Mother of Child)

The nursery has consistently provided excellent levels of care, great safeguarding in placeRebecca O(Mother of Child)


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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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.
A team of caring, friendly and qualified staff help each child develop at their own pace in a safe, friendly and fun environment and actively encourage parents to become involved in the life of the nursery.
Sunshine Corner is located in Kent, Canterbury, and was assessed as 'Good' by Ofsted on January 10th 2023.
The nursery is open from 7.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday, 51 weeks of the year (closed 1 week for Christmas), excluding bank holidays and three staff training days.
Type of Service
- Day Nursery
Opening Schedule
Open all yearAttendance patterns offered
All Year
Minimum attendance
- 2.5 days per week
Full days available
YesHalf day sessions offered
YesGroup / Owner
- Early Years Alliance
- Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned
Person in charge
- Hayley Nash (Manager)
Number of Childcare Staff
- 25
Registered Charity Number
- 1096526
Total Places for Children
- 57
Age Range
- from 0 years 2 months
- to 5 years 0 months
Meals Provided
YesMeal Types Provided
Breakfast, Dinner / Tea, Lunch, Snacks
Consumables provided
NoOpening Times
- Monday07:30-17:30
- Tuesday07:30-17:30
- Wednesday07:30-17:30
- Thursday07:30-17:30
- Friday07:30-17:30
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
Funding & Fees
Typical monthly cost for a 3-days place
£296/ month
Families accessing government-funded childcare hours are not charged for extras such as consumables, learning resources, or activities. However, a contribution is asked towards snacks and meals, which is entirely voluntary for families accessing funded hours.
Families accessing government-funded childcare hours are not charged for extras such as consumables, learning resources, or activities. However, a contribution is asked towards snacks and meals, which is entirely voluntary for families accessing funded hours.
Breakfast: £1.50. Lunch: £3.50. Tea: £1.50.
Late pick-up charges are: £20 for the first 15 minutes, £10 for every additional 5 minutes thereafter
Refundable Deposit
The nursery does not charge a registration fee. However, families who are paying fees are required to pay a deposit to secure their child's place. This deposit is fully refundable and will be deducted from your final invoice, provided the required notice period has been given and all terms of the agreement have been met. Full details of the deposit and notice requirements will be provided during the enrolment process to ensure complete transparency and peace of mind for families.
Calculated from data given to us by this nursery. Your final quote may vary slightly.
Averaged monthly figure. Actual billing varies; some nurseries bill weekly or by use.Defaults shown
9 months to 2 years • 3-days • 30 hours funding • all year
How this price scales (per month)
2.5 days per week
£149
3 days per week
£296
5 days per week
£908
Adjust for your situation
What this price covers
- Standard chargeable day 7:30am to 5:30pm (10 hours)
- 22.4 funded hours used per week. Remaining hours charged privately.
- Included in this price: Breakfast, Dinner / Tea, Lunch and Snacks
- You may need to provide everyday consumables, such as nappies, wipes and sun cream
Price without government funding: £918 / month (£72 / day)
If you're not eligible or haven't claimed funded hours.More info
- £622/month more than the funded price.
- This is what you'd pay if your child is under 9 months, or if you're not eligible for or haven't claimed funded hours.
About this price
How funding is applied, how the monthly figure is calculated.More info
- Working parents of children aged 9 months to 2 years can usually claim up to 30 funded hours a week. The working-parent hours depend on each parent meeting the minimum earnings rules and earning under £100,000 a year. This nursery stretches funded hours across 51 weeks of the year. You've selected 30 funded hours.
- This nursery applies up to 10 funded hours per day, stretched across 51 weeks of the year. With your selected funding, 22.4 hours are covered each week. Hours beyond this, including the early and late parts of the day, are charged at the standard rate.
- We work out the total cost across the year and divide by 12, so the figure shown is a smoothed monthly average. In practice, nurseries bill in different ways. Some bill monthly at this average. Others bill weekly, or charge for what happened that week or month, which can vary across the year. Confirm billing details with the nursery when you enquire.
Contact Sunshine Corner Nursery to get a personalised quote:
Sunshine Corner Nursery Reviews (132)
Sunshine Corner Nursery has a Review Score of 10 (9.956) out of 10, based on 44 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Sunshine Corner Nursery has 132 reviews.
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...
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.
My daughter has been going for a few months now and they have been fantastic with her extra needs. Couldn't fault them.
My daughter has been going for a few months now and they have been fantastic with her extra needs. Couldn't fault them.
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...
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!
Fantastic nursery, friendly and homely. The staff are absolutely amazing with the children and the setting is perfect. I cannot recommend this nursery enough! Thank you for all you do for my daughter and had done for my son, both my children are thriving.
Fantastic nursery, friendly and homely. The staff are absolutely amazing with the children and the setting is perfect. I cannot recommend this nursery enough! Thank you for all you do for my daughter and had done for my son, both my children are thriving.
I love this nursery. The staff are so happy and welcoming and my son adores them. He started off hating nursery but within two weeks he begs to go. He loves all the ladies there and he is happy to leave me and go play. Both my children have attended Sunshine Corner and my daughter has very fond...
I love this nursery. The staff are so happy and welcoming and my son adores them. He started off hating nursery but within two weeks he begs to go. He loves all the ladies there and he is happy to leave me and go play. Both my children have attended Sunshine Corner and my daughter has very fond memories of going to nursery. I would recommend to anyone looking for a nursery for their child. I cannot compliment them enough.
A very welcoming and beautifully clean nursery. My daughter fitted in very quickly with no fuss. I do like the app where I can see when my daughter logged in and out, updates on her learning. Very happy and would definitely recommend to anyone.
A very welcoming and beautifully clean nursery. My daughter fitted in very quickly with no fuss. I do like the app where I can see when my daughter logged in and out, updates on her learning. Very happy and would definitely recommend to anyone.
Amazing nursery! My son loves it. Brilliant communication between myself and staff. Safeguarding is outstanding! Couldn’t ask for anywhere better. I’m very impressed with the progress my son has made since being at Sunshine Corner.
Amazing nursery! My son loves it. Brilliant communication between myself and staff. Safeguarding is outstanding! Couldn’t ask for anywhere better. I’m very impressed with the progress my son has made since being at Sunshine Corner.
My son loves this place, so much so, he started going an extra day per week.
My son loves this place, so much so, he started going an extra day per week.
Staff are extremely friendly and caring. They go above and beyond for all the children who attend. Both of my children go and absolutely love it. I know they feel and and safe there as they walk in with confidence.
Staff are extremely friendly and caring. They go above and beyond for all the children who attend. Both of my children go and absolutely love it. I know they feel and and safe there as they walk in with confidence.
We put our child into Sunshine Corner as it was the closest nursery to us. We've since moved, and it's half an hour out of our way, but he's still there. Why? Because no other nursery in the area has the quality of indoor and outdoor space, good opening times, feeds your kids and has great staff....
We put our child into Sunshine Corner as it was the closest nursery to us. We've since moved, and it's half an hour out of our way, but he's still there. Why? Because no other nursery in the area has the quality of indoor and outdoor space, good opening times, feeds your kids and has great staff. There isn't a better pre-school in Kent.
Generally very competent in looking after children and excellent teaching by virtually all members of staff.
Generally very competent in looking after children and excellent teaching by virtually all members of staff.
Thank you, we are pleased you are happy with the care and curriculum we provide for all the children within our nursery.
My son has attended Sunshine Corner for the past year and a half, starting in the baby room and moving up into the toddler room. Our experience of Sunshine Corner has been overwhelmingly positive, particularly as regards the staff who really get to know the children and regularly go above and...
My son has attended Sunshine Corner for the past year and a half, starting in the baby room and moving up into the toddler room. Our experience of Sunshine Corner has been overwhelmingly positive, particularly as regards the staff who really get to know the children and regularly go above and beyond to provide for the needs of each child. For example, our son's language development was delayed and the staff were committed to using baby sign language in order to enable him to communicate with staff and other children. Any queries or worries we have had have been addressed quickly and effectively and communication with parents generally is excellent. Most importantly, our son is always happy to be dropped off at nursery in the morning.
Thank you K G, I am so pleased you feel the nursery addressed your son's needs effectively. It is so important to us that all parents/carers feel well supported. We strongly believe that early intervention is key in children's development in the prime areas. We see our service is not just to...
Thank you K G, I am so pleased you feel the nursery addressed your son's needs effectively. It is so important to us that all parents/carers feel well supported. We strongly believe that early intervention is key in children's development in the prime areas. We see our service is not just to care for our children but we care very much about our parents and carers. I am so glad we have been able to deliver this service to you. Thank you.
Child Vacancies
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News (4) & Events (0)
- 04 Sep 2026
On Friday 14 August, the babies at Sunshine Corner had the best day out taking a trip on the train to a local grand historic park Kearsney Abbey. Armed with...
- 22 Jul 2026
In April and May 2026, we invited families at our early years settings to share their honest feedback through our Parent/Carer Customer Satisfaction Survey. The survey, which received 325 responses,...
- 22 Jul 2026
The team at Sunshine Corner in Aylesham have been busy welcoming the beautiful season of spring! The children have been exploring the garden, noticing the changes all around them —...
There are no upcoming events for Sunshine Corner Nursery.
Awards / Recognitions (3)
- 28 Mar 2024Recipient: Early Years Alliance
- 28 Apr 2023Recipient: Early Years Alliance
- 31 Mar 2020Recipient: Early Years Alliance
Accreditations
There are no accreditations posted yet for Sunshine Corner Nursery.
Meet the Team (25)

NVQ 4 in Childhood Studies

Level 3 BTEC National Diploma/Senco.

Studying level 5 Diploma for the Early Years senior practitioner

- Level 4 NVQ

NVQ Level 3

Cache Level 3

Cache Level 3

- Cache Level 3

Cache Level 3

NVQ Level 3

CACHE Level 3

Cache Level 3

Cache Level 3

Early Years Educator.

Cache Level 3.

Cache Level 2

- Cache Level 3

Chantel has just begun her level 3 in the early years

Unqualified

Currently Training towards Level 3.

Currently training towards Level 3.

Level 2 Diploma in Professional Cookery.

CACHE Level 2 Diploma for Early Years.

Unqualified

- BA (Hons) Primary Education (QTS) 2023 Canterbury Christ Church University: First Class Honours Degree
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