About us
Sunflower Children’s Centre
Our Centre
Sunflower Children’s Centre opened in 2002 and remains one of the largest independent nurseries in Sheffield. We are open for newborns to 8 yr olds and strive to exceed expectations and lead the way in everything we do; from the way we develop and support each child to the way we manage and engage our team.
Built adjacent and learning to the local primary school in Charnock, our Centre is a stimulating and bright earning environment that supports children, some with discreet learning needs, and their families from the local and surrounding areas.
What We offer?
Open 51 weeks of the year and more….
- We open from 7.30am – 6.30pm, 51 weeks of the year.
- We offer fixed and flexible sessions to suit parent’s individual work circumstances and currently have 150 children from the surrounding areas who attend regularly.
- With our highly qualified and growing team of 22 staff, we provide exceptional childcare in a stimulating and fun learning environment and host a range of various clubs and sessions available during and outside of term time including first aid classes for children and parents, Phonics Bear classes, Dinky Stepz dancing, Yoga, and Music and Movement and Little Kickers.
Our Facility
Our Rooms are Extensive & Verstile
We have five core groups; Seedlings, Potting Shed, Sunflowers, Treetops and Pre-School and the children enjoy experiences in their bubble in the garden, mud kitchen, musical centre, yard and static play yard, outdoor classroom and sensory room.
We are renowned our extensive and versatile facilities, overall learning experience and support of staff members.
Nurturing and Caring for your youngest children in an environment that babies can feel safe and secure in with our finger print secure entrance technology.
We have many different areas perfect for developing young minds and bodies.
Let’s enjoy listening to stories in our book corner. Small group work starts here. exploring through senses and making friends
Playloft den offering ample opportunity to use their imagination. Problem solving – teaching our oldest children to solve problems and look at maths in a fun way
The year before school, in our new space. Learning, phonics and preparations for school. We focus on the learning side.
A room to explore. Mood lighting, bean bags and all sorts of unusual sounds, sights and smells to challenge the senses of eyes, ears, nose and touch.
A lovely outdoor, undercover space. Our beautiful bespoke outdoor classroom enables us to play and learn outside all day long.
We have mud kitchen, garden – nature exploration – bug hunting and viewing, musical centre and large yard and static play yard
Accreditation and Awards
We are proud to be one of the highest achieving nursery settings in Sheffield.
Our accreditations include
Quality Counts
Maths Champion
Literacy Champion
Healthy Early Years Gold Award
Millie’s Mark.
We are committed to promoting Fundamental British Values.
We have also won the NDNA Outstanding Network Awards and been finalists in the SME National Business Awards, NMT Nursery Awards, Forward Ladies, Best Business Women Awards.
Our Response to Covid
We have worked extremely hard to ensure our nursery is a safe place for your children and for our staff during the recent Covid crisis.
Our proactive response to the pandemic ensured our setting was able to operate even during the most difficult times in lockdown, that we retained quality staff and made the setting safe. We invested thousands into PPE, protective screens, deep cleans, issued new safety procedures for drop off and collection and commissioned eight short videos about all the safety measures we were taking.
A Message From our Nursery OWner
Karen SIMPKIN
Although much has changed since March 2020, as a team we have never shown more dedication and commitment to achieving excellence in the Centre. It is fair to say we have had a culture change where our staff feel more empowered to make decisions about the way they work, embracing new challenges and pulling together as a team. It has been a difficult time but I could not be prouder of my team, more grateful of the families who continue to send their children to us and of course to the children who continually brighten our day with their smiles, laughter and eagerness to learn.
GET IN TOUCH
Where Are We
Telephone: 0114 265 7000
Email: team@sunflowercc.co.uk
Opening Times: 7:30 am - 6:15 pm