My Sunshine Day Nursery & Pre-School Mortlake

35 Lower Richmond Road, Mortlake, London SW14 7EZ
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  • My Sunshine Day Nursery & Pre-School Mortlake, London
My Sunshine Day Nursery & Pre-School is a family operated Nursery which opened its first setting in Mortlake (SW14) in January 2018 and offering Nursery & Pre-School places for children aged from 3 months to 5 years. The nursery is open 51 weeks of the year from 7.30am to 6.30pm.

My Sunshine Mortlake operates across 2 floors with the Baby and Toddler rooms on the ground floor and the Pre-School room on the first floor. The Baby Room also has a separate Cot / Sleep Room. The nursery provides nurturing spaces where all children are actively encouraged to explore, learn, and develop through play.

Led by the nursery manager, My Sunshine Mortlake’s team of practitioners are passionate about early years childcare and work day-to-day to support each child to reach its full potential. The team also provides support with your child’s physical, emotional and social development and wellbeing.

Located 5 minutes from both Mortlake train station and Mortlake Green, My Sunshine is a focal point for local families. In addition to using the nursery outdoor garden on a daily basis, the children make regular visits to Mortlake Green where they enjoy exciting nature explorations and fun play.

Nutritious meals are prepared fresh on a daily basis by the in-house Chef, who operates on a rolling 4 week menu covering breakfast, lunch, tea and morning and afternoon snacks.

Extra-curricular activities include Sporty Minis (PE), Hartbeeps and language lessons for all room settings.

My Sunshine Mortlake has a GOOD Ofsted rating (June 2022) and a 5 Star Hygiene Rating (April 2025).
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Daniella Heath (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 22

Total Places for Children

  • 52

Age Range

  • from 1 years 7 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • £125.00 per 10 hour day for 1 or 2 days
    £114.00 per 10 hour day for 3 to 5 days

  • We provide 51 week per year wraparound care for all working and government supported families.

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

  • No parking on-site. Unmetered parking is available on Lower Richmond Road.

My Sunshine Day Nursery & Pre-School Mortlake Reviews (67)

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My Sunshine Day Nursery & Pre-School Mortlake has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.897) out of 10, based on 13 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time My Sunshine Day Nursery & Pre-School Mortlake has 67 reviews.

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Review from Georgina R (Mother of Child) published on 12 September 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We returned from Sydney a year ago and were really worried about the transition and finding a nursery to even compare with the one in Australia, which the kids adored. But we needn't have worried, My Sunshine was so helpful and patient with the kids (and us), they settled in quickly and happily, and
we now can't imagine them anywhere else. The care and attention that the team provides is second to none, and the kids have formed some really strong bonds with them. The days are interesting, carefully planned, educational but fun, varied and mixed with plenty of external activities. Our eldest will leave to start school in September and the team have done a wonderful job in preparing her and supporting yet another transition. The graduation was amazing, so thoughtful and emotional. Luckily our youngest stays on for another year as I am not ready to say goodbye. Cannot recommend My Sunshine and the amazing team enough.
Reply from Harriet Ballardie, Owner at My Sunshine Day Nursery & Pre-School Mortlake
Thank you for an amazing review, Best Wishes Harriet
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Review from Megan L (Mother of Child) published on 19 August 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I can't recommend this nursery enough. Our little one joined as a ten month old and he's leaving to start school this month. The staff have been consistently brilliant throughout - they care so much and my son loves them. Good food, an interest rotation of externally-led sessions which are really engaging
for the kids, and really good provision in terms of hours. The graduation ceremony the nursery put on was so thoughtful (and emotional!). Thank you MSDN for giving my son the happiest and best few years. We will miss you.
Reply from Harriet Ballardie, Owner at My Sunshine Day Nursery & Pre-School Mortlake
Thank you so much, it has been a pleasure having you as part of MSDN
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Review from L F (Mother of Child) published on 29 July 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
It's a great place. My daughter has been there 6 months so far and loves it. Staff turnover is low, she's had the same people in her room and a dedicated key worker. There is lots of messy play, a great food provision that's full of variety and healthy. They do loads of activities and trips, messy play,
hartbeeps, French, activities that involve families. Settling in sessions were well planned and managed. Also - she just loves going there, which is comforting and makes me think they treat her well.
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Review from A B (Mother of Child) published on 28 July 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
A really lovely nursery that nurture and develop children. Settling in was as smooth as it could be and they took the time to learn about my son and make it as smooth as possible. Staff really care about the kids and make learning really fun. My son goes in with a smile on his face every day.
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Review from Shraddha S (Mother of Child) published on 23 July 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our little one has been attending this nursery since she was a baby. It's wonderful to see the level of care the nursery provides. It's been a joyful environment for our child to learn, grow in confidence and make lots of friends.
Reply from Harriet Ballardie, Owner at My Sunshine Day Nursery & Pre-School Mortlake
Thank you for your lovely review. It has been a pleasure seeing your little one grow and develop.
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Review from Katerina L (Mother of Child) published on 23 July 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We are absolutely amazed by the nursery at all levels. The activities, impact on our child, their communication with us parents, the level of care for individual pupils and their specific needs. Our daughter didn't speak much of English when she started attending and now she is confident in using English
as her third language. She loves the teachers (so do we) and is sad as she is graduating as that means no more of the nursery. I appreciated variety of experience the children gained during their time. I can't recommend My Sunshine enough. We were very lucky to have this choice.
Reply from Harriet Ballardie, Owner at My Sunshine Day Nursery & Pre-School Mortlake
Thank you for such a lovely review. It has been our pleasure
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Review from Shaun L (Father of Child) published on 23 July 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have had 3 children over the last 7 years at My Sunshine and they have been absolutely amazing. The whole organisation from top to bottom is friendly, engaging and they clearly care about providing excellent care. The staff are consistently well motivated and my kids have loved every single person
who has looked after them. Childcare in London is very expensive wherever you go but we have received excellent value. Cannot recommend highly enough. Best in the business.
Reply from Harriet Ballardie, Owner at My Sunshine Day Nursery & Pre-School Mortlake
It has been a pleasure having all 3 of your little ones in MSDN. Thank you for such a lovey review. Best Wishes
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Review from Natalie L (Mother of Child) published on 22 April 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
All three of my children have been at My Sunshine from when they turned 1 until they go to school. My youngest is there now and will do the same. It would have been more convenient for us to put the baby in a nursery closer to school. But I trusted my gut and we stayed with My Sunshine. I'm so glad
we did as it's been the best decision. I know the nursery well and the staff and the care they provide. All three have been very happy at nursery. They do so many activities there. The two main points for me were that they have external companies that come in to do classes like Hartbeeps and sports. The other point was that they go out. Not many other nurseries do either of those things. They make the most of the location and go to the river, the park and the train station. My elder two were well prepared for school because of the preschool there. The Famly app they use is also a big positive to be able to know what your child is up to and to see photos each day.
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Review from E R (Mother of Child) published on 17 April 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I can't tell you how delighted my husband and I are with My Sunshine. There are so many excellent things about the nursery but the thing we like most is that they really care about all the children. As a result our son is happy and confident and genuinely looks forward to going to nursery. When we are
at work it's incredibly comforting to know that he's being well looked after.
Another thing that really stands out is the huge range of activities the children are involved in. From learning French to football and face painting, the staff are brilliant at making sure every day is fun packed. And unlike other nurseries, the teachers are all incredibly experienced. In a couple of instances staff have left only to return which shows what a lovely place it is.
The menu is very varied and management take on board feedback from parents.
We have met some lovely other parents as a result of our son (and shortly daughter) being at the nursery.
We cannot recommend My Sunshine more highly!
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Review from C K (Mother of Child) published on 7 April 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We are delighted with My Sunshine! Choosing childcare for our first child starting at age 1 felt daunting but all of our worries were quickly dispelled. We could quickly see how well-run the nursery is, how much our child loves being there, and how warm and caring the staff are. Our child's development
there has been brilliant and we particularly love the nursery's focus on emotional wellbeing. We can't recommend the nursery highly enough.
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Review from Matt S (Father of Child) published on 9 August 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have loved and will continue to love our time with the team at My Sunshine Day Nursery. They have brought real joy to our two kids and have developed them very well through the years. Our eldest has transitioned extremely well to primary school reception and was very well-prepped to join. Our youngest
feels ready to go now but we still have one more year! Yay!
The team are so friendly and encouraging, providing challenge, praise, development, comfort and safety. What more could you want?
Oh...Our kids have always eaten well at nursery with good variety and standards! There, complete.
Thanks, everyone at My Sunshine Day Nursery!
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Review from M E (Mother of Child) published on 7 August 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We are really happy with the nursery. The staff show genuine care for the children, it's a nice intimate environment, and they put on a great range of activities. Staff provide regular updates throughout the day which is nice and they are very responsive to communications and are organised. They made
the settling-in period really seamless and I feel that my child is well cared for and enjoys her time at nursery. I'd definitely recommend it.
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Review from Sasha C (Mother of Child) published on 7 August 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Absolutely wonderful nursery. It's the staff at My Sunshine Day Nursery that makes it such a happy and loving place for the kids. My 18-month-old is happy to see everyone in the mornings and it's an enormous comfort to see him so happy and welcomed with warm hugs and genuine smiles every morning. Every
day there are engaging, interactive and creative activities for the babies. The staff are incredible at coming up with different activities to help them develop and there's excellent communication so you always know how your child's day was, what they're learning or anything else you should know. Would very highly recommend the nursery.
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Review from S S (Mother of Child) published on 5 September 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have been with My Sunshine for the past 5 years (both Mortlake and Barnes) with both my little ones and we can’t recommend the nursery enough. The nursery offers a variety of activities keeping the children engaged and active. The staff get to know each child individually and are very responsive
to their needs. When our little one turned two we had a sense he was struggling and had some emotional and social challenges and the nursery team worked with us, supported my son through his needs and happily supported us with a referral to SLT. The management team are very knowledgeable about the early years education system and great all around. Staff have been fairly consistent which has been amazing to help settle our kids. The preschool has been great in prepping for school and they focus on independence. We couldn’t have asked for a better nursery team and setting.
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Review from M F (Mother of Child) published on 30 May 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My Sunshine Nursery has been the absolute best thing for my son. He loves it so much, has the best carers and has made some life long friends, as have we as parents. He is always stimulated and does different things so never gets bored. They serve delicious and nutritious meals which he eats far more
of than anything at home. The nursery staff have been amazing and really accommodating, and we can’t wait for our second child to join them in the baby room in a few months.
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Review from Fem M (Mother of Child) published on 22 April 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Truly the best nursery that we could wish for, for our little one! The staff are superb and provide a great curriculum of activities. Our daughter's development has sky-rocketed since she started nursery here, and we know she is safe and well taken care of here. We are very happy with My Sunshine Day
Nursery & Pre-School Mortlake and would recommend it to anyone looking for a great nursery!
Reply from Harriet Ballardie, Owner at My Sunshine Day Nursery & Pre-School Mortlake
Thank you for your lovely feedback. We love having you as part of our Nursery Family.
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Review from Emily B (Mother of Child) published on 21 April 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent care and genuine affection given to my son. I feel confident sending him there 3 days a week as I know he is so well looked after and has an amazing day full of activities. They understand his personality and quirks and do everything they can to accommodate his interests. They have so many
wonderful activities to celebrate different cultures and special days too.
Reply from Harriet Ballardie, Owner at My Sunshine Day Nursery & Pre-School Mortlake
Thank you for your lovely feedback. We love having you as part of our Nursery Family.
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Review from Busra U (Mother of Child) published on 22 September 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My 1 year old daughter has been going to My Sunshine for about 3 months now. It is her first nursery and she is absolutely loving it. The management and all staff are lovely, responsible and extremely helpful. The food is very good, the activities are fun. The parent app keeps the parents updated about
everything in real-time including the baby’s developmental journey.
I am very happy and comfortable that they are taking care of the little one and recommend them to everyone I know.
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Review from Cressida M (Mother of Child) published on 9 August 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been incredibly happy at My Sunshine - he absolutely loves going. The setting is really welcoming and staff are wonderful - kind, caring and fun. We get excellent communication from staff via the app so one is always aware of the child's activities, food intake, sleeping etc. and we receive
lots of lovely photos every day. There's a fantastic array of activities arranged every day. The staff are very attentive in observing, encouraging and recording each individual child's development.


We feel very sad that we are moving away from the area and will need to find a new nursery for him. I really don't know how we are going to find anywhere that is as good as My Sunshine.

Reply from Harriet, Nursery Director at My Sunshine Day Nursery & Pre-School Mortlake
Thank you for your lovely comments. We’re sorry that you’re leaving too!
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Review from Sonia L (Mother of Child) published on 28 July 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter attended My Sunshine Day Nursery & Pre-School Mortlake nursery for 2 years and from the very beginning has been so settled and excited to go to nursery every day. She has absolutely loved it and as parents, it has been great to see her learn and develop so much as well as knowing she is
having a lot of fun!
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.897)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.897) out of 10 for My Sunshine Day Nursery & Pre-School Mortlake is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 13 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 13 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 4.897 for My Sunshine Day Nursery & Pre-School Mortlake is calculated as follows: ( (140 Excellents x 5) + (14 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 155 Ratings = 4.897
  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 My Sunshine Day Nursery & Pre-School Mortlake is based on 13 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 52 number of registered child places is 10.4, which has been reached with 13 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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Awards / Recognitions (1)

Meet the Team (2)

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Harriet Ballardie

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2018

BA Hons in Childcare with a focus on special needs

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Danniella Heath

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2018

Frequently Asked Questions about My Sunshine Day Nursery & Pre-School Mortlake

What is the Age Range of Children that My Sunshine Day Nursery & Pre-School Mortlake accepts?

My Sunshine Day Nursery & Pre-School Mortlake accepts Children aged from 1 year 7 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is My Sunshine Day Nursery & Pre-School Mortlake Open?

My Sunshine Day Nursery & Pre-School Mortlake is open: 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.

How many Children does My Sunshine Day Nursery & Pre-School Mortlake have capacity for?

My Sunshine Day Nursery & Pre-School Mortlake has capacity for a total of 52 Children.

How far is My Sunshine Day Nursery & Pre-School Mortlake to the centre of London?

5.7 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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