Sunrise Day Nursery at Harrietsham is the sister site to our Langley nursery and is housed in the old station master’s house next to Harrietsham railway station. The fully refurbished building was adapted and registered to offer care for 36 children. The nursery opened in September 2011 and provides modern facilities, whilst ensuring a ‘home-from-home’ feel.
The setting is spread over two floors. Our baby room is downstairs and is dedicated to meeting the needs of up to 6 children between the ages of 6 months and 2 years. Upstairs, we have three rooms which meet the needs of our 2 – 3 year olds. Our dedicated preschool room is housed in a brand new mobile classroom within our designated parking and next to our outdoor play area. The room has a capacity for 10 children from 3 years old.
The site has extensive outdoor space, which includes a paved area and artificial grassed areas providing separate all weather surfaces for our youngest and oldest children. In addition we have access to a public footpath directly opposite the building; allowing us to take children out for walks to access the local area and environment.
As part of our site security, we have parent allocated parking, a cctv entry system on our main door and cctv cameras across the site.
Our lunches are supplied by Zebedees, who provide healthy, balanced and nutritionally analysed meals using fresh ingredients that are appealing to young children. Our snacks and teas are supplied and prepared in house. The weekly menus are made available to parents each term.
Nicola Springett is our Assistant Nursery Director and is supported by our Assistant Managers Emma Clark and Sarah Bryan. Although our Nursery Director, Julie Starns, manages the Langley setting and is based there, the management team from both settings work together closely to ensure the Sunrise ethos is consistent and quality of care and learning is consistent.
