Sunrise Preschool

Yoga, meditation and songs shape the daily rhythm at Sunrise Preschool's Tottenham branch. This is a small, charity-run setting at 55 Coniston Road for children from 12 months to five years. Its published ethos supports self-directed learning, while the branch page says yoga, meditation and kiirtan are practised every day.

At its March 2022 inspection, Ofsted rated Sunrise Preschool Good across education, behaviour, personal development and leadership. Children were happy and secure, relationships were warm and staff knew each child well. The setting opens Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm, with a part-time option also recorded.

Sunrise follows the Early Years Foundation Stage. For children, this means play and daily routines build communication, physical, personal, early literacy, mathematical, creative and wider-world understanding. Activities also follow children's interests. In practice, children selected fruit, poured drinks, put on coats and shoes, and helped serve themselves at meals.

The setting's character is clearest in its named experiences. The Tottenham page publishes daily yoga, meditation and kiirtan, with circle time at the start of the day and before lunch. Very young children also concentrated during bucket time as mechanical objects were revealed, alongside lively song sessions with guitars and percussion.

Learning is active indoors and outside. Children counted steps during a counting game, worked out how many cups of water plants needed and judged how many large wooden blocks they could jump across. Staff chose activities around children's interests. The improvement point was equally specific: adults needed to allow children more time to think and answer questions.

Relationships are a strength. During settling, children could choose a large or small group for songs and stories, giving quieter children a gentler route into shared activity. Parents valued both the guidance they received and having access to the wider staff team, alongside a close relationship with their child's key person.

Inclusion was practical rather than abstract. Staff used signs and visual markers, while children learning English heard their home languages alongside English to deepen understanding and vocabulary. The special educational needs coordinator coordinated tailored planning with staff and involved families in monitoring children's development.

Safeguarding was judged effective in March 2022. Staff understood child-protection concerns, completed training and used risk assessments indoors and outside. Children also learned to manage risk themselves, adjusting wooden planks into a safe bridge and chopping fruit carefully.

Sessions and Attendance

Sunrise Preschool is at 55 Coniston Road, London N17 0EX. The branch contact page publishes weekday opening from 8am to 6pm. The published record gives full-day care with part-time sessions available, although it does not define the part-time pattern. The current shorter-session combinations need checking directly.

The provider record describes the setting as term-time and lists closures at Christmas, Easter and in summer, while the provider homepage describes 48-week opening. This difference matters when planning annual cover.

Funding and Joining

The provider homepage says both branches offer the government's 30-hour funded entitlement. Eligibility and delivery patterns can differ by family and term, with the current delivery pattern set by the provider. Sunrise publishes an application route through the Tottenham email address, followed by a Parent Pack and application form. Its admissions page says a deposit is normally requested after the application process and that any waiting list is handled first come, first served.

• Calendar. The structured record says term-time, while the provider homepage says 48 weeks. Families need the current branch calendar and closure dates before comparing cover.
• Part-time pattern. The published record gives a part-time option but no clock times. The current combinations need checking with the setting.
• Questioning practice. The March 2022 improvement point was to give children more time to think and respond. Families may want an update on practice since inspection.
• Daily philosophy. Yoga, meditation and kiirtan are central to the published routine. Families need to decide whether that ethos fits their preferences.

Sunrise Preschool has a distinctive proposition: a small Tottenham setting where practical independence sits alongside daily yoga, meditation and song. The 2022 Good inspection gives solid reassurance on relationships, inclusion and safeguarding, while its detailed examples show children learning through music, practical tasks and outdoor problem-solving. It best suits families seeking either full-day care from 8am to 6pm or part-time sessions who also value this particular educational philosophy. The calendar and exact shorter-session pattern remain the key practical checks.