Angels Day Nursery Great Barr

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, all year around, except one week at Christmas. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6.30pm.

Food

Meals and snacks are provided, with additional charges for non-funded children.

Term time / All Year

All Year

Rachel Brown

5 years ago

Our son has been going to Angels Day Nursery since the beginning of October, we have been so impressed with the nursery overall. The nursery is amazing, feels homely yet professional. The staff are excellent and have helped our son settle so well. He goes in each day with a smile. I’m so glad we picked this nursery 🥰 and we cannot recommend it enough!

B Hammond

3 years ago

Our baby started here when he was 7 months old but we removed him after a couple of weeks as we weren’t happy with the communication. There are no handover notes for babies with regards to nappy changes, milk drunk, food, sleep etc. The handover is all verbal although in our experience it only ever consisted of, “he’s been fine” and details about food, we then had to pry to find out more information about milk/sleep/nappies. The manager said that girls complete day sheets with this info and come out with a clipboards to run through it with parents but we never saw this happen. Our baby was coming home with a croaky throat and cry whenever he spent the day there but we didn’t know whether it was because he’d not drunk all day (this happened a lot- but not their fault as he’s a fussy drinker) or because he’d been crying loads? We were told we could ring to ask how he was and to do a verbal handover on the phone but then we would hear different things on the phone to what was said on the door which wasn’t particularly reassuring. Angels use Tapestry to document photos which is great and the app was really easy to use but photos need to be approved by a manager so take a while to come through and uploads aren’t daily. Disappointingly, we didn’t get anything uploaded for his first day despite me asking to please upload one photo so I knew he was OK as we’d dropped him off hysterically crying. I understand that childcare providers don’t want to be strapped to an iPad all day pacifying parents instead of caring for their children but this seemed to show a lack of emotional intelligence and understanding that it’s really hard leaving your baby with strangers for the first time and first time parents (like us) often need reassurance that their baby is in good hands. Our son started at another nursery nearby and the difference has been palpable. He seems much more settled and the nappy changes/food/sleep etc are uploaded onto an app along with loads of photos as well as a more detailed handover in the morning and at pick up so we feel so much better about leaving him there. When I ring up too they will be honest about whether he’s crying or emotional which is so much better than just, “he’s been fine mum/dad.” The price is the same as Angels too! It’s a massive shame that we had the experience we did at Angels because it’s an absolutely beautiful nursery. The rooms are amazing, the outdoor area is great and the managers we met were lovely.

Louise Evans

5 years ago

My child has attended Angels from the first week that they opened, I could not recommend them enough to any new parents with the worries we have. When I had a look around with a member of management I was blown away by what I saw in each room, every child was engaged with creative activities and couldn't look happier. My little one struggled with settling in again after lockdown but the management team did everything they possibly could to make it easier for not only my little one but me as well. The progress I have seen in my daughter over the last year is amazing and I couldn't thank them enough, the support from the team was continued over lockdown with my child having her own work pack sent via email for them to complete and regular phone calls from Miss Hadley and Miss Callaghan to check in on us as a family. I couldn't thank them enough for all their hard work and love they show to us as a family.

Indi S

5 years ago

Brilliant, caring and friendly staff. My son loves attending nursery and he has settled in really fast. He is excited to go in and I can see he is really happy. As a mum this was a massive relief, as all you want is for your child to be happy and thriving.

Ash k

3 years ago

If i could give them no stars i would! I went in to have a look around, the staff were all sitting having teas and coffees in the office. The mess was outrageous. The kids were all crying with their noses running, looked very understaffed despite the staff sitting in the office. Children were crying for milk, which wasn't ready! Also, i was beyond annoyed about the fact that the nursery had positive cases of hand foot and mouth, yet they failed to inform me on the phone or even during the visit. I seen the notice on the door on the way out. They showed me their baby room which had one cot, apparently they had 5 babies in that room, who were no where to be seen. The nappy areas was filthy( hence why i was shown from far). It was hot and the windows were all closed, there was no ventilation nor did they have cameras around the nursery. I have visited a number of nurseries which have cctv in every room and have adequate ventilation. The hygiene was so poor for this place, i would not leave my cat with them let alone my child.