Full-day nursery in Horden, Durham
The Sunshine Nursery
Dene House Sure Start Children's Centre, Manor Way, Peterlee, SR8 5RL · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 May 2007Reference EY345360Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 November 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places62 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
Dene House Sure Start Children's Centre, Manor Way, Peterlee, SR8 5RL · More nurseries in SR8
Stations
- Horden17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Eastfield, Eastfield junction and Dene House School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground8 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 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 Nursery is a full-day nursery at Dene House Sure Start Children's Centre, Manor Way, Peterlee, SR8 5RL, in Horden, Durham. It is registered for 62 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in November 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 9 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
- Dene House Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Yohden Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.5 miles
- Cotsford Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.5 miles
- Seascape Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.6 miles
- Horden Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.6 miles
- Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2023 1.0 miles
- Open Air Education ages 4–14 1.0 miles
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Inadequate; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Inadequateinspected November 2024 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 Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Sunshine Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 11 November 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Sunshine Nursery take?
The Sunshine Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 62 children at any one time.
Who runs The Sunshine Nursery?
The Sunshine Nursery is run by Katherine Hardman & Anne Arrowsmith Partnership, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Sunshine Nursery?
Horden is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Sunshine Nursery?
You can call 0191 586 4752 and visit 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 EY345360 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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