Full-day nursery in St Michaels, Torbay
Braeside @ Sunflowers Paignton
1 Braeside Road, Paignton, TQ4 6BX · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since November 2017Reference EY551320Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 6 June 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places69 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
1 Braeside Road, Paignton, TQ4 6BX · More nurseries in TQ4
Stations
- Goodrington (Paignton and Dartmouth Railway)6 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Paignton11 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Braeside Road, Youngs Park and The Big Tree Fisher Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Goodrington Park2 min walk
- Paignton Green (South)8 min walk
- Burma Star garden9 min walk
- Torbay Park10 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Torbay there are about 5 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
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Braeside @ Sunflowers Paignton is a full-day nursery at 1 Braeside Road, Paignton, TQ4 6BX, in St Michaels, Torbay. It is registered for 69 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Sunflower Day Nursery LLP.
Run by Sunflower Day Nursery LLP (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Michael's Church of England Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.4 miles
- Curledge Street Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2023 0.4 miles
- Hayes School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- Sacred Heart Catholic School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.8 miles
- Oldway Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.9 miles
- Roselands Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected February 2025 1.0 miles
- White Rock Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 1.3 miles
- Kings Ash Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 1.5 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Braeside @ Sunflowers Paignton's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Braeside @ Sunflowers Paignton Good at its inspection on 6 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Braeside @ Sunflowers Paignton take?
Braeside @ Sunflowers Paignton is registered with Ofsted for up to 69 children at any one time.
Who runs Braeside @ Sunflowers Paignton?
Braeside @ Sunflowers Paignton is run by Sunflower Day Nursery LLP, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Braeside @ Sunflowers Paignton?
Goodrington (Paignton and Dartmouth Railway) is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY551320 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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