Hello
Dear parents / carers
Welcome to our website and thank you for your interest.
What is a Maintained Nursery School? We are funded and controlled by the Local Authority, in our case Rochdale LA, just like any other Local Authority school. They are led by a Head teacher and must employ other qualified teachers; like all schools in the country and their Special Needs Co-ordinator must be a teacher.
We hope our webpage introduces you to our wonderful school, situated in an historic house amid beautiful grounds and gives you a snap shot of life at Sunny Brow.
As we are a Maintained Nursery School we offer either full time places (9:00-3:00) or part time places (9:00-12:00) daily for children who are 3 & 4 years old. The term following a child’s 3rd birthday all children become eligible for the universal hours (15 hours per week) and some children are eligible for a further 15 hours (Working Families funding). To check your eligibility for the Working Families funding please visit the link below
https://www.beststartinlife.gov.uk/provider-guidance-and-resources/information-childcare-providers/tax-free-childcare
Our main intake takes place in September at the start of the academic year. For example a child who is 3 before 31st August is eligible for a place at Sunny Brow from the following September. Occasionally we don’t admit the maximum number of children in September and therefore we will have some January places available to offer parents of children who turn 3 between 1st September and 31st December. As mentioned above a full time place is 9:00-3:00. If your child is entitled to the Working Families Funding it covers 30 hours per week and there is nothing else to pay.
There is also a before and after school session available for parents to self-fund if necessary
The extras, there are very few. Take a look at the link which outlines any extra chargeable extras (before/after school and lunch periods not covered by the Government funding/snack donations
https://sunnybrow.rochdale.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Chargeable_extras_.docx
A small number of children maybe entitled to Early Years Pupil Premium and we are obliged to publish how we spend the money received in the following document
https://sunnybrow.rochdale.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/RO-EYPPstatement-for-web.docx
We do things differently here! If you choose us your child will commence their first year of the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum and our motto is… ‘Sunny Brow where Children grow.’ 💚 🌳 🧩 🖍️ 🖊️ You will find a short video on our webpage which will give you an insight into Sunny Brow through a child’s eyes.
Please follow us on social media. Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sunnybrownurseryschool/#
or our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/SunnyBrowNurserySchool/
where you will see lots of learning through play taking place both indoors and out.
Please don’t hesitate to contact Mrs Sharon Snook, School Business Manager either via e-mail or telephone (see below) if you have any questions that aren’t covered by our website
0161 643 3306 (Please note all calls are recorded for training and monitoring purposes) office@sunnybrow.rochdale.sch.uk
Our mission statement
To provide a high quality range of services to children and families which will set standards of excellence for children’s development through play, care and education.
Head Teacher
