Full-day nursery in Hill, Southampton
Sunshine Pre-School and Day Nursery
36 Thornbury Avenue, Southampton, SO15 5BR · 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 March 2000Reference 131613Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 April 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places35 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 4 December 2025Food 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
36 Thornbury Avenue, Southampton, SO15 5BR · More nurseries in SO15
Stations
- Southampton Central15 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Millbrook (Hants)20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Howard Road, Atherley Road and Silverdale Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Friends of the Field - Shirley Playing Fields5 min walk
- Southampton Common5 min walk
- Rollesbrook Greenway6 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground10 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 Southampton 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 Pre-School and Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 36 Thornbury Avenue, Southampton, SO15 5BR, in Hill, Southampton. It is registered for 35 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 8 reviews (November 2026).
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunshine Pre-School and Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Paint Pots Preschool & NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| Paint Pots Preschool @ St MarksSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
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| Bright Horizons Southampton Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Paint Pots Preschool & NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Shirley PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Springhill Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2022 0.2 miles
- St Mark's Church of England School All-throughages 4–16Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.3 miles
- Banister Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.3 miles
- Freemantle Church of England Community Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.5 miles
- Foundry Lane Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected January 2022 0.8 miles
- Bevois Town Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected February 2024 0.8 miles
- Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.9 miles
- The Gregg Preparatory School ages 4–11 0.9 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 Pre-School and Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Sunshine Pre-School and Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 25 April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Sunshine Pre-School and Day Nursery take?
Sunshine Pre-School and Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 35 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Sunshine Pre-School and Day Nursery?
Southampton Central is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Sunshine Pre-School and Day Nursery?
You can call 023 8063 8270 and visit sunshinedaynursery.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 131613 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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