Full-day nursery in St Mary's Bay, Kent
Sunshine & Showers 1
16 Jefferstone Lane, St. Marys Bay, Romney Marsh, TN29 0SW · 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 October 1998Reference 127664Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 1 July 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 June 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
16 Jefferstone Lane, St. Marys Bay, Romney Marsh, TN29 0SW · More nurseries in TN29
Stations
- St Mary's Bay Station (RHDR)6 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Jefferstone Lane and Railway Station.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground10 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 Kent there are about 3.2 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.
What parents say
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Sunshine & Showers 1 is a full-day nursery at 16 Jefferstone Lane, St. Marys Bay, Romney Marsh, TN29 0SW, in St Mary's Bay, Kent. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Sunshine & Showers Nursery School Limited.
Run by Sunshine & Showers Nursery School Limited (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Dymchurch Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.5 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 Sunshine & Showers 1's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Sunshine & Showers 1 Good at its inspection on 1 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Sunshine & Showers 1 take?
Sunshine & Showers 1 is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
Who runs Sunshine & Showers 1?
Sunshine & Showers 1 is run by Sunshine & Showers Nursery School Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Sunshine & Showers 1?
St Mary's Bay Station (RHDR) is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Sunshine & Showers 1?
You can call 01303 872610 and visit www.sunshineandshowersnursery.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.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 127664 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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