Full-day nursery in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex
Sunshine Day Nursery
6 Tarmount Lane, SHOREHAM-BY-SEA, BN43 6DA · 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 August 2009Reference EY397431Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 23 April 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places85 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 20 July 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
6 Tarmount Lane, SHOREHAM-BY-SEA, BN43 6DA · More nurseries in BN43
Stations
- Shoreham-by-Sea (Sussex)4 min walk · 0.1 miles
Buses
17 bus stops within 400 m, including Ham Road, Footbridge and Surry Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Coronation Green3 min walk
- Windlesham Gardens8 min walk
- The Meads Open Space8 min walk
- Beach Green9 min walk
- Beach Green10 min walk
- Playground9 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 West Sussex there are about 2.7 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 Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 6 Tarmount Lane, SHOREHAM-BY-SEA, BN43 6DA, in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. It is registered for 85 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunshine Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Young Sussex Nursery (Shoreham)Full-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Swiss Gardens Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.3 miles
- Shoreham Beach Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.4 miles
- Buckingham Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.4 miles
- St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.5 miles
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.5 miles
- Shoreham College ages 2–16has a nursery class 1.1 miles
- Glebe Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 1.3 miles
- Herons Dale School ages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.4 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 Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Sunshine Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 23 April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Sunshine Day Nursery take?
Sunshine Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 85 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Sunshine Day Nursery?
Shoreham-by-Sea (Sussex) is the nearest station we know of, 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Sunshine Day Nursery?
You can call 01273 441912 and visit www.sunshine-nursery.com.
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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 EY397431 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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