Welcome to Sunnybank Nursery
A warm, relaxed, and homely environment for your children
About Us
Sunnybank Nursery was established in 1993 and has been in the Cannon Family ever since. Dr Peter Cannon and his wife Alison took sole ownership of the Nursery in 2008 and have lead us to be a popular and well sought after setting.
Sunnybank Nursery is register for children ages 0 - 8 years and provides holiday care for children who have previously attended the Nursery. The Nursery is open from 7am - 6pm Monday - Friday all year round except for Bank Holidays and one week at Christmas.
Sunnybank Nursery provides a warm, relaxed, inclusive and most importantly homely environment in which children can flourish to the best of their capabilities. We pride ourselves in our standards of care and positive relationships with our children, parents and wider families.
Sunnybank Nursery is register for children ages 0 - 8 years and provides holiday care for children who have previously attended the Nursery. The Nursery is open from 7am - 6pm Monday - Friday all year round except for Bank Holidays and one week at Christmas.
Sunnybank Nursery provides a warm, relaxed, inclusive and most importantly homely environment in which children can flourish to the best of their capabilities. We pride ourselves in our standards of care and positive relationships with our children, parents and wider families.
Reasons to choose Sunnybank
Sunnybank Nursery provides a warm, relaxed, inclusive and most importantly a homely environment, in which children can flourish to the best of their capabilities. We provide fun, educational activities and experiences to aid development in all areas and to encourage confidence and independence. We pride ourselves in our standards of care and positive
relationships with children, parents and carers respecting diversity and
cultural beliefs. We have an open door policy where parents and carers can telephone or call in for a chat and a cup of coffee.
All the staff at Sunnybank hold a minimum Level 3 Qualification in Child Care and Development, with our Manager Christine being Level 3 qualified and holding an award in Team Leadership and Management. All the staff also take on extra curricular courses in order to develop their personal performances. All staff are trained in 1st Aid, Health and Safety, Food Safety, Fire Safety, Additional Needs and Equal Opportunities. The staff work in a manner which is open and honest. We understand that the
relationships which children establish with adults and other children are of
central importance in their development. We understand that children
need time and space to produce work of quality and depth and they learn
most effectively when they are actively involved and interested. Each member of staff
through their appearance, manner and general approach to colleagues, parents
and visitors will be able to reflect the high professional standards of the Nursery.
The nursery offers both full and part-time
placements as well as a flexible system. For 'settling-in' purposes and
continuity of care, we recommend a minimum of two sessions per week.
However, we are happy to discuss individual requirements. The nursery
prides itself on our ability to be flexible with all our families offering the
best service possible. We endeavour to ensure all our families’ needs are
taken into consideration and individual requirements are met.
Full/Part time
These placements are fixed and involve you choosing specific sessions and
having those sessions each week. Once they are agreed, they are
secured. However, should you need to alter a session then provided we
have a minimum of one weeks’ notice and availability, you are welcome to
change. We always endeavour to try to accommodate parents at short notice.
Flexible
These placements are designed primarily for parents who work shifts and rarely
have two weeks the same. They are limited and work on a first come, first
served basis. These sessions are only secured once booked and hence
advance booking is essential to ensure reliability.
The nursery is located in the small village of Calow that has a school, community centre and is very close to the town centre with numerous local schools. Our location within the village is on the main A632 road through Calow, but with ample farmlands and rural areas surrounding us providing an excellent short nature walk which the children frequently enjoy. We are also very close to the nearby village of Arkwright that has a small school with which we hold a strong relationship. Access is good from Chesterfield, Bolsover and the M1 Motorway. We have adequate car parking facilities to the rear of the premises.
We believe parents/carers are the most important educators for their children and that by working in partnership with you we can encourage each child to develop and progress. Therefore, from your first tour of the Nursery, we will assign you with a key person who is responsible for your child's well being, learning and development. Your key person will be able to support you with learning at home including toileting etc, discuss building relationships and confidence, prepare you child ready for school when necessary and much more whilst ensuring they are happy and motivated to learn.
At Sunnybank we are committed to promoting British Values. We value the diverse ethnic backgrounds of all our children and families and celebrate a variety of events and occasions. We promote values in many ways; by teaching children right from wrong at an early age, by teaching and encouraging decision making and democracy, by teaching respect for each others views and values, talking about our feelings and learning about sharing and taking turns during play.
The Nursery is focused on our Mission Statement and feel this reflects British Values.
Since the start of the food hygiene rating system was introduced, we have received the 5 star food hygiene rating awarded by the North East Derbyshire Environmental Health Authority. Our menus are carefully designed and can be viewed on this website.
Our latest inspection is dated 30th May 2017 and graded 5 stars!
Our latest inspection is dated 30th May 2017 and graded 5 stars!
What our customers have to say about Sunnybank
"To all the staff at Sunnybnk.
Thankyou all so much for the care you have given Alfie over the past 3 1/2 years. He has come on so much since starting at Sunnybank!
I know he will miss you all SO much :( !
Lot's of love,
Sadie, David, Aaliyah and Alfie xxx"
SEPTEMBER 2018 Sadie Sellars
"To all the staff at Sunnybank
We can't believe our time at Sunnybank ha come to an end!
Thank you so much for taking such good care or our precious daughter Maisie Moo!
You all hold a very special place in our hearts for the kindness, love and support you have given us.
You have given Maisie the best start and experience we could have wished for!
We will miss you all, our Sunnybank Family,
Lot's of love,
Claire, Steve and Maisie Moo!
SEPTEMBER 2018 Claire Taylor
SUNNYBANK NURSERY
You welcomed me with a friendly smile when I was only '1'
You took my hand and cuddled me until I got used to everyone
Your reassured, encouraged me, watched that I didn't fall
You saw me grow in confidence and joined in with my play
You talked to me about the world and heard what I had to say
You helped me build first friendships to take turns and learn to share
You showed me the importance of trying to be fair
You laughed with me and shared my joy and joined me in a smile
You comforted me and listened if I was sad for a while
You taught me many of life's lessons amongst the paint and dough
You have been the best Nursery teachers and I do thank you so!
Thanking you all for looking after me and helping me grow - I will miss you all!
Maisie xx
SEPTEMBER 2018 Claire Taylor
Just a little card to say a BIG thankyou for all the fun and care you've given Theo over the last year and a bit!
I'm sure he will remember his time with you fondly and has learned and grown no end!
Many thanks
Tamara, Jon and Theo
:)
SEPTEMBER 2018 Tamara Smart
To all the staff at Sunnybank
Thankyou for helping me shine!
This greeting comes to bring many thanks for everything!
Lots of love and snuggles,
Teddy T xx
SEPTEMBER 2018 Katie Thornley
Sunnybank you are .... RAWRSOME!
To everyone at Sunnybank
We just wanted to thank each and everyone of you for being such a big part of Zachary's life over the past few years!
Thankyou for helping him grow, for all the support and encouragement you have given him and for all the love and care you have shown him.
He has absolutely loved his time at Sunnybank, he speaks about you all all the time and he honestly thinks the world of you!
It's been like home from home, we couldn't have wished for a better place, or better people, to have helped him develop and grow in his early years!
I know he is going to miss you all so much!
Thankyou!
Lot's of love
Becky, Daniel, Zachary and Sebastian xxxx
SEPTEMBER 2018 Rebecca Bite
Thank you for helping me grow ... Into who I am today!!
Thankyou for all the fun, learning and happy times, I have enjoyed and loved it all through my time at Sunnybank,
Love Summer xx Emma Harper
To all the lovely staff at Sunnybank
Thank you so much for looking after Toby so well and for giving him such a happy and fun time. There will always be such lovely memories!
Thank you for your kindness and for always being so friendly, warm and helpful and for putting a big smile on our little man's face!!
We feel so lucky that Toby had so much time at Sunnybank and such a positive and happy experience and we are so thankful to you all!
With love, Hannah and Chris xx
SEPTEMBER 2018 Hannah Alcock
"We moved our daughter to Sunnybank recently after a bad experience elsewhere and we absolutely love it! The staff are all so committed and caring it astounds us. They have gone above and beyond to support our little girl and are always tailoring her learning/play to what she is interested in at the time (which changes nearly every day!) She has transformed from a shy, nervous little girl who wouldn't communicate with others to a confident and clever individual! We could not be happier with the care provided and would recommend to everyone!" E.Knight - May 2017
"I had to find a new nursery at very short notice for my son and Sunnybank have been very accommodating. Although we still have a few tears at drop off time, the staff have been very supportive, finding ways to help settle my son, and put me at ease ( a stressing mum!!) and when it's time to pick him up he's always having lots of fun!" T.Smart - June 2017
"i just want to say thank you so much for all the staff team do...not least when we had forgotten ** bag of spare pants this week and Amber had to put him in girls' pants..when ** undressed him that night, he danced around singing 'ooh la la' and they fell about giggling..a happy moment! " R.Rice - Jan 2018
Snow day 2018
"Thanks for everything today. It was much appreciated. I don't know what I'd have done without the help. It was horrid and you all have to be commended for staying out in the cold to help. Well done!" L.Hawkins
"Well done everyone you’ve all done amazing! Thank you so much for staying open when you could and keeping everyone safe!" S.Watkinson
""Please can I thank the staff for last week when it was snowing. It was really helpful of you to bring the children out to us and Gemma in particular was doing a sterling job of shovelling the snow in the bitter cold! She just mucks right in! She even stopped the traffic for me bless her. I hope you all managed to get home ok that day!" L.Hopcroft
"Thank you so much to all the amazing staff. You have all been fantastic and we are lucky as parents to be able to send our children to such a lovely nursery with such committed and lovely staff. I know Toby loves you all. Hopefully he will be back in next week. Thank you x" H.Alcock
"Definitely agree with the stars of the week! I’m sure I speak for all the parents/carers and children when I say, your super efforts are very much appreciated :)" T.Smart
Louise Hawkins
We are so grateful for the families we meet through our setting, many of whom become lifelong friends!
Today we have received this lovely gift and card addressed to 'My Nursery Mommies' on Mothers Day - it's real reminder of how lucky we are to have the job that we do! Mothers Day