Full-day nursery in The Railway Sidings, Tameside
The Sunflower Centre
The Sunflower Childrens Centre, Victoria Street, Hyde, SK14 4AA · 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 2014Reference EY480405Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 February 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places110 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 2 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
The Sunflower Childrens Centre, Victoria Street, Hyde, SK14 4AA · More nurseries in SK14
Stations
- Newton for Hyde5 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Flowery Field13 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Hyde Central19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Commercial Brow, Godley Street and Newman Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hyde Park3 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 Tameside 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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The Sunflower Centre is a full-day nursery at The Sunflower Childrens Centre, Victoria Street, Hyde, SK14 4AA, in The Railway Sidings, Tameside. It is registered for 110 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 6 reviews (October 2026).
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Sunflower CentreThis 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
- St. Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.1 miles
- Godley Community Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.4 miles
- Oakfield Primary and Moderate Learning Difficulties Resource Provision Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.4 miles
- Flowery Field Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- Thomas Ashton School ages 5–14Ofsted: Inadequateinspected November 2023 0.6 miles
- Bradley Green Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected December 2024 0.6 miles
- Endeavour Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.6 miles
- St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.7 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 The Sunflower Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Sunflower Centre Good at its inspection on 18 February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Sunflower Centre take?
The Sunflower Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 110 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Sunflower Centre?
Newton for Hyde is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Sunflower Centre?
You can call 0161 882 9959 and visit www.sunflowergroup.co.uk.
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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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY480405 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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