Full-day nursery in Windmill Hill, Halton
Sunshine Under 5's
441 Eastwood, Windmill Hill, RUNCORN, WA7 6LJ · 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 April 1998Reference 303487Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record3 inspectionslatest 16 September 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places19 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 22 January 2024Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (3)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
441 Eastwood, Windmill Hill, RUNCORN, WA7 6LJ · More nurseries in WA7
Stations
- Runcorn East21 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Southwood Avenue, Windmill Hill Estate and Norton Hill.
Parks and playgrounds
- Norton Priory5 min walk
- Phoenix Park5 min walk
- Town Park12 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground3 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 Halton there are about 3.1 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 Under 5's is a full-day nursery at 441 Eastwood, Windmill Hill, RUNCORN, WA7 6LJ, in Windmill Hill, Halton. It is registered for 19 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026).
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| Sunshine Under 5'sThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Windmill Hill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.2 miles
- St Berteline's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- Bridgewater Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.5 miles
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.6 miles
- Astmoor Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11 0.8 miles
- The Brow Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 1.0 miles
- St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 1.1 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 Under 5's's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Sunshine Under 5's Good at its inspection on 16 September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Sunshine Under 5's take?
Sunshine Under 5's is registered with Ofsted for up to 19 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Sunshine Under 5's?
Runcorn East is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Sunshine Under 5's?
You can call 01928 716061.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 303487 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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