Full-day nursery in Peterlee, Durham
The Sunshine Day Nursery
O'Neill Drive, Peterlee, SR8 5UD · 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 October 2001Reference EY136884Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 26 May 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places66 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 5 August 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
O'Neill Drive, Peterlee, SR8 5UD · More nurseries in SR8
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including North Blunts Community Hospital and Manor Way - Labour Club.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground8 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 Durham there are about 4.6 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 Sunshine Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at O'Neill Drive, Peterlee, SR8 5UD, in Peterlee, Durham. It is registered for 66 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Katherine Hardman & Anne Arrowsmith Partnership.
Run by Katherine Hardman & Anne Arrowsmith Partnership (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Open Air Education ages 4–14 0.5 miles
- Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.5 miles
- Dene House Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.6 miles
- Shotton Hall Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.8 miles
- Seascape Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.8 miles
- Howletch Lane Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.9 miles
- Acre Rigg Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.1 miles
- Acre Rigg Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 1.1 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 Sunshine Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Sunshine Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 26 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Sunshine Day Nursery take?
The Sunshine Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 66 children at any one time.
Who runs The Sunshine Day Nursery?
The Sunshine Day Nursery is run by Katherine Hardman & Anne Arrowsmith Partnership, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Sunshine Day Nursery?
Horden is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Sunshine Day Nursery?
You can call 0191 586 9222 and visit www.thesunshinedaynursery.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 EY136884 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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