Full-day nursery in Lakenheath, Suffolk
Sunshine Corner Day Nursery
Abundant Life Church, Back Street, Lakenheath, Brandon, IP27 9HF · 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 September 1999Reference 251800Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 August 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places32 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 7 March 2023Food 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
Abundant Life Church, Back Street, Lakenheath, Brandon, IP27 9HF · More nurseries in IP27
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Library, Post Office and Primary School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground12 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 Suffolk there are about 3.5 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.
What parents say
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Sunshine Corner Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Abundant Life Church, Back Street, Lakenheath, Brandon, IP27 9HF, in Lakenheath, Suffolk. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Lakenheath Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.8 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 Sunshine Corner Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Sunshine Corner Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 24 August 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Sunshine Corner Day Nursery take?
Sunshine Corner Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
How do I contact Sunshine Corner Day Nursery?
You can call 01842 862646.
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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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 251800 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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