Sunnyhill Day Nursery

16-27 Browning Street, Sunnyhill, Derby DE23 8DN
Review Us
Top 20 award
10 50 Reviews
  • Sunnyhill Day Nursery, Derby
Sunnyhill Day Nursery is in the heart of the community within the Children's Centre. It has a spacious open plan learning environment that leads itself directly onto a natural outdoor space.

The nursery is a safe and nurturing environment full of activities that provide awe and wonder and the experienced staff support and extend children's curiosity. The approach of 'learning by doing' enables children to have a can do attitude and build their own independent skills.         

The highly experienced staff team work in partnership with families and other professionals to ensure every child reaches their full potential.

The nursery offers flexible sessions to help parents with childcare, daily reports and an electronic journal is provided to each family, ensuring they feel in the 'moment' of their child's day.
Show Sunnyhill Day Nursery on the Map

Funding & Fees

Full Day Fees
All fees shown are monthly for a full year of childcare.


Without Funding   
3 days - £891.99    
4 days - £1189.32    
5 days - £1486.65


With 30 Hours Funding
3 days - £485.90
4 days - £783.23
5 days - £1080.56


Full day rate: £69.96


Most popular choice: 4 full days with funding – £783.23 per month


Half Day Fees (Morning or Afternoon)


Without Funding
3 half days - £572.35
4 half days - £763.13
5 half days - £953.91

With 30 Hours Funding
3 half days - £242.38
4 half days - £323.17
5 half days - £403.96


Half day rate: £44.89

We offer 30 / 15 hours funded childcare, helping to significantly reduce your monthly costs.
Funded places are limited, so we recommend securing your sessions early.


We understand every family’s routine is different, which is why we offer:
- Flexible session patterns
- Morning and afternoon options
- Tailored schedules can be discussed during your nursery tour


We’ll work with you to create a plan that fits your needs.


Discounts Available
- Sibling discount available
- Additional savings for consistent 5-day bookings


Full details will be discussed during your visit.


What Happens Next?
- The best way to understand your exact monthly cost is to visit us.
- During your tour, we will:
- Walk you through your options
- Calculate your personalised fees
- Help you maximise your funding


Book your nursery tour today to secure your place

Contact Sunnyhill Day Nursery to get a personalised quote.

Contact Sunnyhill Day Nursery to get a personalised quote.

Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Laura Blagden / Lisa Snell (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 17

Total Places for Children

  • 92

Age Range

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

Opening Times

  • Monday 08:00-18:00
    Tuesday 08:00-18:00
    Wednesday 08:00-18:00
    Thursday 08:00-18:00
    Friday 08:00-18:00

When Closed

  • 1 week at Christmas & Bank Holidays

Parking

  • Plenty of parking on site.

Sunnyhill Day Nursery Reviews (50)

10

Sunnyhill Day Nursery has a Review Score of 10 (9.995) out of 10, based on 31 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Sunnyhill Day Nursery has 50 reviews.

Overall Experience
  • 50
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Date Published
  • 50
  • 15
  • 17
  • 31
  • 19
Reviewer Connection to Sunnyhill Day Nursery
  • 39
  • 11
Total of 50, showing 41-50
Review from T S (Mother of Child) published on 1 February 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My child began settling in sessions at the end of November and very quickly adjusted to the nursery. This is down to the lovely staff members, they ensured he settled in without a problem. He loves going to nursery, he loves playing and interacting with the staff members. I am very pleased with sending
my child to this nursery as I find the staff members absolutely amazing. They go above and beyond to make you comfortable and happy and the same applies to what they do for the children. It is also a beautiful nursery, it is very clean and there are plenty of different areas for children to explore. I would highly recommend the nursery to everyone.
  • Facilities / Outside Space
  • Learning
  • Resources / Equipment / ICT
  • Care
  • Activities
  • Staff
  • Food / Nutrition
  • Management
  • Cleanliness
  • Safeguarding
  • Value for Money
Review from A S (Mother of Child) published on 10 January 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our girl has been going there from October and she seems to enjoy it. (Too young to tell us about it). Staff is very kind and friendly, give updates about time spent in the nursery. We feel at ease leaving our little girl there as staff is fully capable of looking after her. Would recommend.
  • Facilities / Outside Space
  • Learning
  • Resources / Equipment / ICT
  • Care
  • Activities
  • Staff
  • Food / Nutrition
  • Management
  • Cleanliness
  • Safeguarding
  • Value for Money
Review from Jennifer G (Mother of Child) published on 3 January 2024 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have found that my son has come on leaps and bounds since starting nursery, with his words and learning, and is a different child since starting nursery. Before couldn't leave him alone to go the the toilet etc. without screams and cries and now I can. He was quite a whingey and whiney baby before
nursery and now so much better. I can get things done while he watches whereas couldn't before and I put that down to nursery, so thank you so much.
  • Facilities / Outside Space
  • Learning
  • Resources / Equipment / ICT
  • Care
  • Activities
  • Staff
  • Food / Nutrition
  • Management
  • Cleanliness
  • Safeguarding
  • Value for Money
Review from Natalie H (Mother of Child) published on 11 December 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Nursery has been great with settling my little boy. He's a very anxious boy, but all the staff have gone above and beyond to help him settle. The staff have kept me informed and up to date using the app.
  • Facilities / Outside Space
  • Learning
  • Resources / Equipment / ICT
  • Care
  • Activities
  • Staff
  • Food / Nutrition
  • Management
  • Cleanliness
  • Safeguarding
  • Value for Money
Review from Taliyah H (Mother of Child) published on 31 October 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Honestly, I am amazed with this nursery and my little boy is super happy here. The staff are amazing and super reassuring due to us having a bad experience with a previous place. They update me every day and all day communication with them is key and super easy to do. Can’t wait to see how much he progresses
in the next year. Thank you Sunny Hill Day Nursery.
  • Facilities / Outside Space
  • Learning
  • Resources / Equipment / ICT
  • Care
  • Activities
  • Staff
  • Food / Nutrition
  • Management
  • Cleanliness
  • Safeguarding
  • Value for Money
Review from Barbara M (Mother of Child) published on 31 October 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son started here this week and had 2 settling days last week. He has really enjoyed his time there so far and I have had regular updates on his days with pictures and times of feeds, sleeps etc. The app makes it really easy to see how he is getting on and the staff I have met so far have been very
welcoming and put me at ease leaving my son as he really likes them too. The nursery itself is very modern and clean with lots of different activity areas for the children to play in, including a great outdoor play area. The only other thing I think I should mention is that this nursery is all-inclusive so it’s great that all I have to remember to take with us is a couple of changes of clothes and his bottle for milk.
  • Facilities / Outside Space
  • Learning
  • Resources / Equipment / ICT
  • Care
  • Activities
  • Staff
  • Food / Nutrition
  • Management
  • Cleanliness
  • Safeguarding
  • Value for Money
Review from G P (Mother of Child) published on 13 October 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I'm really grateful to this nursery for being so accommodating. I was anxious about sending my daughter to another nursery after a less than favourable experience at another nursery!
The staff are friendly and willing to go above and beyond and because of the strong bond my daughter has with her key
worker and the nurturing environment at the nursery, my daughter always looks forward to going.
Whenever I pick my daughter up there are always smiles and laughter. They keep me informed via the app and the daily handover is more than reassuring that I've chosen the right nursery. Thank you Sunnyhill Day Nursery!
  • Facilities / Outside Space
  • Learning
  • Resources / Equipment / ICT
  • Care
  • Activities
  • Staff
  • Food / Nutrition
  • Management
  • Cleanliness
  • Safeguarding
  • Value for Money
Review from Tamara B (Mother of Child) published on 13 October 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I cannot fault this nursery at all, the staff are absolutely brilliant, so loving and welcoming and very knowledgeable, the nursery rooms are very homely and welcoming, I really cannot recommend this nursery enough!
  • Facilities / Outside Space
  • Learning
  • Resources / Equipment / ICT
  • Care
  • Activities
  • Staff
  • Food / Nutrition
  • Management
  • Cleanliness
  • Safeguarding
  • Value for Money
Review from T S (Father of Child) published on 13 October 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter spends three days a week at nursery and she enjoys every minute she is here. Thanks to all the staff for the service they provide for the little ones. I will definitely recommend this nursery to other parents.
  • Facilities / Outside Space
  • Learning
  • Resources / Equipment / ICT
  • Care
  • Activities
  • Staff
  • Food / Nutrition
  • Management
  • Cleanliness
  • Safeguarding
  • Value for Money
Review from P G (Father of Child) published on 13 October 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son absolutely loved his nursery. He settled within 2 weeks and had a good attachment with his key Worker. The nursery staff provided different activities to support his learning and followed his interests. He has a good attachment with the key worker and always talks about her at home. Nursery staff
communicate very well with parents.
  • Facilities / Outside Space
  • Learning
  • Resources / Equipment / ICT
  • Care
  • Activities
  • Staff
  • Food / Nutrition
  • Management
  • Cleanliness
  • Safeguarding
  • Value for Money
Current Review Score: 10.0 (9.995)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 10 (9.995) out of 10 for Sunnyhill Day Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 31 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 31 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 4.995 for Sunnyhill Day Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (370 Excellents x 5) + (2 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 372 Ratings = 4.995
  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 Sunnyhill Day Nursery is based on 31 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 20 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews, 0.05 Points for the next five Positive Reviews, and finally 0.025 Points for the next ten Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.050, 7th = 0.050, 8th = 0.050, 9th = 0.050, 10th = 0.050, 11th = 0.025, 12th = 0.025, 13th = 0.025, 14th = 0.025, 15th = 0.025, 16th = 0.025, 17th = 0.025, 18th = 0.025, 19th = 0.025, 20th = 0.025) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 = 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 92 number of registered child places is 18.4, which has been reached with 31 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.

Child Vacancies

Please contact us for latest vacancies.

Loading

Loading Loading

Loading

Loading

Awards / Recognitions (3)

Meet the Team (7)

Laura

Laura Blagden

Job Title: Nursery Manager (currently inducting) Joined: 2024

Laura is qualified to level 3 and enjoys crafting and socialising.

Ali

Ali Calladine

Job Title: Deputy Manager Joined: 2023

Ali holds a Level 4 Childcare qualification and has worked in the sector for nearly 30 years, mostly with babies. She enjoys watching horror films, reading books and spending time with family.

Rahnama

Rahnama Jannath

Job Title: Room Leader - Pre-School Joined: 2024

Rahnama works in the Baby Room and holds a Level 3 childcare qualification. She enjoys spending time with her family.

Lily

Lily Snell

Job Title: Room Leader - Toddlers Joined: 2025

Lily holds a Degree in Mathematics and is currently undertaking her Level 3 Childcare qualification. She enjoys listening to music and socialising with family and friends. Her passion and commitment are to ensure the children have the best day possible with sensory activities that are totally messy.

Abby

Abby Cowley

Job Title: Early Years Educator Joined: 2024

Works in the Pre-School room and holds a LV 3 childcare qualification and in her spare time she enjoys socialising with friends and going out.

Eunice

Eunice Kitenge

Job Title: Early Years Educator Joined: 2024

Eunice is qualified LV2 and is completing her LV3. She enjoys time in London with family and friends.

Samantha

Samantha Daniels

Job Title: Nursery Cook Joined: 2024

Has worked in the cooking industry for over 10 years and enjoys spending time with her family.

Information on this page is displayed without responsibility for its accuracy on the part of daynurseries.co.uk. Please contact Sunnyhill Day Nursery to verify any information. View our terms and conditions. Sunnyhill Day Nursery has an Enhanced Service - more info.