Sunhill Day Nursery Colchester

Braiswick Primary School, Apprentice Drive, Colchester CO4 5QJ
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9.8 63 Reviews
  • Sunhill Day Nursery Colchester, Colchester
Located within the grounds of Braiswick Primary School, Sunhill Colchester offers a safe, secure and happy environment for children, enabling them to develop at their own pace, whilst having fun, making friends and becoming a confident and independent little person. The nursery offers exceptional care, enriched by unique learning opportunities for your child. One such experience is child-friendly cooking classes, helping to equip children with valuable skills and deeper knowledge of the cooking process.

The nursery offers 3 age-appropriate rooms which have been carefully planned to help children's learning and development as they grow. Each room has individual access to a free flow area which consists of a big sandpit, a music and water wall, and a newly planted sensory garden for the children to manage and investigate.

The children are also able to explore the nursery's big open space which consists of climbing apparatus, a mud kitchen, an investigation area for the children to look for and identify bugs and a bug hotel.

As the nursery is conveniently located on school grounds, the children are able to access some of the school's facilities such as Forest school and the use of the hall for yoga sessions.

The location also aids children's progression to 'big school' whether they will attend Braiswick Primary School or elsewhere. Being located in a school setting helps the children to become familiar with a school environment.

Sunhill Day Nursery Colchester proudly offers an exclusive 5% discount on fees for those working for the police and fire services. Please contact the nursery for more information.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Elaine Sim (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 13

Total Places for Children

  • 65

Age Range

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

Funding & Fees

  • Full Day Session £88.90

  • 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

  • The nursery has 10 car parking spaces in front of the nursery for parents and visitors.

Sunhill Day Nursery Colchester Reviews (63)

9.8

Sunhill Day Nursery Colchester has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.770) out of 10, based on 11 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Sunhill Day Nursery Colchester has 63 reviews.

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Review from C H (Mother of Child) published on 11 September 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent experience. Professional room leaders who permanently care about the children. This nursery setting has provided a fun environment for my toddler to meet lots of new friends and to prepare for school. Excellent preschool and prepping for school, and a very good relationship with local schools
where children have formed a relationship with their prospective teacher.
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Review from Holly D (Mother of Child) published on 22 July 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Our son has had a lovely experience at the nursery. He speaks fondly of it and has made some great friends there. The staff are very warm and welcoming and provide a great environment in which to care for the children. Our son talks about the staff positively and loves the activities he is involved
in. He adores the outside space and spends a large portion of his time there. It is a lovely bright and open space. Overall, we are very happy with his care.
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Review from Emily M (Mother of Child) published on 22 July 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
A lovely nursery with very friendly and caring staff. A happy place for children to thrive.
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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.770)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.770) out of 10 for Sunhill Day Nursery Colchester 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 11 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.8 out of 5 from 11 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 4.924 for Sunhill Day Nursery Colchester is calculated as follows: ( (122 Excellents x 5) + (8 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 131 Ratings = 4.924
  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 4.846 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Sunhill Day Nursery Colchester is based on 11 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 65 number of registered child places is 13. 11 Positive Reviews ÷ 13 = 0.846
  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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Meet the Team (1)

Elaine

Elaine

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2017

Qualifications: Level 3

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