Full-day nursery in Kirkbarrow, Westmorland and Furness
Sunnybrow
Sunny Brow, Elmhurst, Bankfield, KENDAL, LA9 5DR · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Sunny Brow, Elmhurst, Bankfield, KENDAL, LA9 5DR · More nurseries in LA9
Stations
- Kendal20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- Bowling Fell4 min walk
- Nobles Rest10 min walk
- Abbot Hall Recreation Ground10 min walk
- Miller Field11 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground7 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.
What parents say
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Sunnybrow is a full-day nursery at Sunny Brow, Elmhurst, Bankfield, KENDAL, LA9 5DR, in Kirkbarrow, Westmorland and Furness. It is registered for 92 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ghyllside Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected July 2025 0.2 miles
- Kendal Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.4 miles
- Vicarage Park CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.5 miles
- Stramongate Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.6 miles
- Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School, Kendal Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.6 miles
- St Thomas's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.9 miles
- Heron Hill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.9 miles
- Sandgate School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 1.0 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Sunnybrow's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Sunnybrow Outstanding at its inspection on 24 November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Sunnybrow take?
Sunnybrow is registered with Ofsted for up to 92 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Sunnybrow?
Kendal is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Sunnybrow?
You can call 01539 729437 and visit www.sunnybrowdaycare.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY500609 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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