Welcome to Sunny Brow Playschool
The first five years of a child’s life lay the foundations of their future learning, health and wellbeing. The children’s early experiences also influence their physical development, language skills and emotional security. There-fore we are committed to giving every child the best start in life, we ensure that we provide high-quality early year’s care through experienced practitioners who have continuous access to high quality training and regular professional development opportunities.
We nurture the children through positive and purposeful interactions. We make them feel safe and secure following reliable routines in our home from home, natural learning environment. A love of outdoor learning is promoted and the children have a constant free flow access to the outdoor environment. We always learn through play, doing, repeating and embedding. Key workers follow the interests of the children to ensure a personalised approach that motivates and captures their attention. We ensure children develop confidence, independence and resilience – essential skills which will help build strong foundations for school and for later life.
The curriculum at our nursery adheres to the Early Years Foundation Stage framework and we build on this with rich, play-based experiences that are tailored to each child’s needs. We aspire for our children to leave us as:
Fantastic Friends who are able to develop strong and long-lasting attachments. They can create positive relationships that are respectful because they treat everyone kindly and fairly.
Confident communicators who know they are always listened to and know the importance of listening to others. They have a wide vocabulary and are able to communicate effectively and confidently.
Emotionally intelligent empaths who understand their emotional needs and are able to regulate themselves effectively through a range of different strategies. They show compassion and concern when others need emotional support too.
Lifelong learners who have a growth mindset. They overcome challenges with perseverance and a ‘I can do anything’ attitude.
Inquisitive investigators who are curious and ask lots of questions. They are confident to follow their own individual ideas and explore these further.
Climate changers who understand sustainability and looking after our world as a whole. They know how to recycle, reduce waste and that all living things should be cared for.
Book borrowers who love and find comfort in reading story after story and also know how to use books to find out facts. They are able to use what they learn through books in other areas of development.
Creative children – who have an excellent imagination that they use to create narratives for their play. They have a love for music and have favourite nursery rhymes. They enjoy being artistic and creative with their own ideas.
Mathematical masters who see the fun in maths. They are able to see the importance to learning how to problem solve and how maths is woven throughout what we do every-day.
Healthy little human-beings- who enjoy a variety of ways of being physically active and they understand the need for good nutrition to fuel our bodies. They are also aware of other ways to look after their bodies such as hand washing and teeth brushing.
Sunny Brow Playschool's Ethos
Our ethos is centred around providing high quality care, promoting positive partnerships with parents and carers, building connections within the community to create confident, considerate, curious learners who have a strong self of belonging.
We believe children thrive when they have the freedom to explore, imagine and play in a home from home environment. We nurture the whole child emotionally, socially and developmentally, through play, meaningful interactions and fulfilling relationships.
Our caring and experienced staff team provide safe and highly engaging learning spaces where children can choose activities that are provided based on the children’s interests and development needs to inspire them to be curious and confident learners and to discover the world around them.
The free flow approach allows children to move freely between indoors and outdoors. This flexibility supports independence, encourages decision-making and promotes a deep love for learning outdoors.
Our mixed age setting creates a family-like environment where children learn from each other. The older children lead with kindness, they develop empathy and independent skills to become confident, considerate and compassionate. The younger children learn through observing, curiosity and sharing experiences.
The continuity of care from a small, familiar and close staff team secures relationships between families and children with their key staff for long periods of time – giving a deep sense of belonging within the setting and community.
Give your child the best start in life at Sunny Brow Nursery
Why Sunny Brow Playschool
My daughter has been going to sunny brow playschool since they opened in November. It’s a lovely little nursery, the children have access to the back play area constantly, which is great for my daughter as she loves being outside. Since she has been going to nursery she has come on leaps and bounds. From being socially awkward towards other children to having friends who she plays with. The staff have been amazing with everything. They really care for the children and also the parents. The manager Alex has helped me though a very rough patch. Reassuring me and giving top advice. Im so thankful to all staff for making my little girls upbringing more special.
Megan- My little boy started Sunny Brow a month ago, he welcomes the staff with a hug and runs in every morning. The staff are fantastic with him, they have a caring nature and you can see that towards the children. The manager is also very approachable and accommodating, helping us with any questions we have. My little boy is coming on so well and learning something new each day. We have decided to move our older child to Sunny Brow in the New Year as we find this is much better than her current setting. I would highly recommend Sunny Brow to anyone especially given it’s a smaller, homely setting.
Nick - My son has been attending Sunny brow for almost a month now and first impressions have been amazing! My son walked out on his first day and said ‘I love this nursery’ which has been very reassuring to hear. This move to Sunny Brow has come after switching him from another nursery nearby, which was a very busy setting that sometimes my son has struggled with. However with Sunny Brow being limited in numbers he has been just been thriving and we have seen fantastic progression over the last month. Another big selling point for Sunny Brow is the unlimited access to the garden with having a boy with lots of energy it been great for him get his wiggles out and enjoy the outdoors. The team have done a fantastic job at making sure he feels settled and send great updates about what he has been getting up to. They also make great effort to make sure that he feels special everyday and have a great understanding of what he needs as an individual. Would recommend this nursery to anyone! Looking forward to many more days in the new year! And for his little brother to start in the new year! Thank you
Samantha