Day nursery in Leytonstone

Discover Sunbeams

Providing high-quality childcare and early learning in Leytonstone.

Our story

Our Story

Led by experienced owner Michelle Bradforth since 2018, we’re proud to support families in our community.

Located just 10 minutes from the tube, we offer a warm, home-from-home environment in a spacious house with bright playrooms and a beautiful garden.

Our Values

Children thrive in safe, happy spaces filled with laughter and discovery. At Sunbeams, the environment encourages exploration, problem-solving, and learning at each child's individual pace.

British values are woven into daily life, helping children build confidence and essential skills for the future.

Our Values
Our Staff

Our Staff

We carefully select staff who share our values—welcoming, fun, and dedicated to children’s development. It’s not just about qualifications; we value personality, passion, and a commitment to ongoing training.

We support childcare apprentices with mentorship and growth opportunities—many of our team, including managers, began their careers this way.

Our Facilities

Our nursery is equipped with age-appropriate, educational resources in bright, well-ventilated rooms, and a spacious garden divided into zones for safe, creative outdoor play.

Children enjoy daily access to areas like a mud kitchen, track circuit, climbing pyramid, and a planting space, all designed to support development and foster learning through exploration and play.

Our Facilities
Our Curriculum

Our Curriculum

Sunbeams Day Nursery follows the EYFS curriculum, covering seven key learning areas including language, physical, social, emotional, literacy, maths, world understanding, and the arts.

Carefully planned activities help children build and strengthen their skills with growing confidence.

Our Extra-Curricular

Throughout the week, children enjoy a variety of fun, fully funded sessions led by vetted professionals, including sports, music, sign language, and phonics.

These activities support key skills like communication, confidence, coordination, and early literacy through play and interaction.

Our Extra-Curricular
Ofsted

Ofsted

In our 2023 Ofsted report, inspectors observed that “Children show happiness as they arrive at the nursery. They have secure and trusting relationships with their key persons and demonstrate that they feel safe in the nursery.”

Our Ofsted registration number is 2579284.