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Bookworms Day Care

Ofsted: Good
(Feb 2025)
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4.8(21 parent reviews)
·The Old Library, 1 Carnegie Road, ROWLEY REGIS, B65 8BY · Sandwell
Number of places
44 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2025
Local authority
Sandwell

About this day nursery

Bookworms Day Care Ltd, located in Rowley Regis, is committed to providing comprehensive childcare with an emphasis on educational development. Established in February 2013 in a building that was formerly the Blackheath Library, the nursery aims to continue the legacy of learning and discovery for future generations.

The nursery prioritises a safe, secure, and caring environment where children from 0-5 years can thrive and develop into confident, independent individuals. They offer homemade, nutritious meals prepared on-site, and for children under 2, nappies and wipes are included in the fees.

Bookworms Day Care focuses on learning through play, fostering a warm and flexible atmosphere. They also provide settling-in sessions to ensure a smooth transition for children and to allow staff to understand each child's individual needs and interests fully.

The nursery has received a "Good" rating from Ofsted in its most recent inspection.

Our ethos

Bookworms Day Care Ltd focuses on learning through play, fostering a warm and flexible atmosphere in a safe, secure environment, aiming to develop children into confident, independent individuals. They are committed to educational development and understanding each child's individual needs and interests.

What it's like

Children are welcomed by kind, caring practitioners, who create a safe and warm environment at the setting. Practitioners know the children well, build strong relationships, and use information from parents to plan engaging, needs-based activities. Managers have a clear vision for learning, focusing on personal, social, and emotional development, and promote independence.

Good Ofsted ratingCCTV in every roomNutritious homemade foodOnline learning journalsHistoric building

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
  • Non-term time (5 full days, monthly)£1231.44 / month
  • Non-term time (4 full days, monthly)£1037.00 / month
  • Non-term time (3 full days, monthly)£777.75 / month
  • Non-term time (2 full days, monthly)£518.50 / month
  • Term time (5 full days, monthly)£1159.00 / month

Key facts

Food

Nutritious homemade food, made on the premises. Meals, nappies and wipes included for under 2s. Option for nursery to provide meals for funded children at extra cost, or parents can send packed lunches.

Opening hours

Monday - Friday at 7am until 6pm

Age range

0-5yrs

Term time / All Year

All Year

Session types

Full Day (8.00am-5.00pm)

Waitlist

Unknown

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Bookworms Day Care

Last inspected 25 February 2025 · Danie Ellson

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Children are welcomed by kind, caring practitioners, who create a safe and warm environment at the setting. Practitioners know the children well, build strong relationships, and use information from parents to plan engaging, needs-based activities. Managers have a clear vision for learning, focusing on personal, social, and emotional development, and promote independence.

Inspector highlights

  • Children benefit from a range of communication programmes to further develop their language skills.
  • Managers and practitioners offer inclusive and diverse practice when planning a wide range of experiences within and outside of the setting.
  • Managers provide practitioners with regular opportunities to talk about their welfare and professional development during well-being chats and planned supervisions.
  • Children's transitions through nursery are carefully planned and parents are involved in the process.
  • Parent partnerships are strong and practitioners share information about what children are learning and how parents can encourage their children's development at home.

Areas to develop

  • 1promote children's language and communication skills further by using open- ended questions so that children can explain what they know and understand
  • 2support staff to manage children's behaviour in clear and consistent ways, to help children self-regulate and understand what is expected of them.
Inspection #10368570 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents value the high-quality care and consideration practitioners provide to their children.

Parents feel supported by the practitioners and management team.

They comment that the setting is like a family and the team go above expectations to support children and parents.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those in receipt of additional funding are well supported. Managers use additional funding thoughtfully to provide one-to-one support, resources, and training for practitioners to further support children. Practitioners work closely with outside agencies to ensure appropriate support is in place.

Outdoor space

The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that it was having on children's learning.

Parent Reviews of Bookworms Day Care

4.8
(21)
Margit Pukk
3 years ago

Great nursery! Staff are always very caring, friendly and open. Manager Kylie is great and ready to help and support with any queries. We love the detailed reports from nursery every day, and seeing how happy and content our son is. I am also very impressed with the variety of activities and the variety of food they provide. Our little one is very happy at Bookworms and is learning so much while playing with his friends.

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Reeccam Davison
6 years ago

Fantastic nursery!!! My twins have gone there since they were 12 months old and are now three. They love it, they skip into nursery on the morning and when I pick them up they often don't want to come home. Staff are very friendly and caring. One of my boys suffers with febrile convulsions and has had an episode whilst at nursery, staff were outstanding and when he stopped breathing they were very calm and pretty much saved his life!! My other twin often chokes on his food, one day he really choked and started turning blue, but staff knew exactly what to do and were very calm. When you send your child to nursery you want to know that they are safe and happy, well we never worry about them because Bookworms staff are trained so well and only have the children's best interest at heart. I would definitely recommend this nursery to anyone who wants their child to be happy and feel secure. Dinners are wonderful and my boys often have second or even third helpings!!! Yeah, they often come back looking a little scruffy but they are toddlers and I would be more concerned if they came back spotless, to have fun you've got to get a little messy!!!

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Jamie Rose
6 years ago

great nursery, my son regularly comes back with photos and crafts that he has made. Always something lovely for fathers day and Christmas. My son has been in attendance since he was old enough and the staff are very understanding of parents who have high stress jobs and can sometimes be running a wee bit late! Sports days, organised trips to Weston and Warwick were excellent in addition to the carol singing. Cannot fault any of the girls/ladies at Bookworms - keep up the good work!

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Gemma Davison
6 years ago

I love Bookworms Daycare! Both my children have attended from 1 year old, my youngest is in the pre/school room. I couldn’t recommend this setting highly enough, my children have thrived under the care of the loving passionate staff, some of which are now good friends. It is a small setting which gives it a feeling of home, the children get to know all the staff so transitioning between rooms is a really easy process. Nanny Lisa produces delicious home cooked food which my children can have 2 or 3 helping if they want! The outside facilities are really good for all age groups. I have always felt my worries/concerns as a parent have been listened too and some great professional advice given. Lisa who currently runs the pre-school room works really hard to get them school ready, I felt my daughter left to start school happy and confident. I’ll be sad when we no longer have to attend.

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Zoya Outama
7 years ago

Rubbish nursery, I have been sending my daughter since September and I am very disappointed with the level of care given to her. I have come in several times dropping her off and no one to greet her and she’s just standing there. In addition I pay for her food on a monthly basis, however they still require me to ring up everyday before 10am to say whether she is coming or not, today I dropped her off at 11.30am ( 11is her her usual time) and they said they have no food for her as I forgot to ring up, but surely they should make her food anyway as I am paying for it? Also I have come in several times where they haven’t changed her nappy and she is still in the same nappy that I changed her in. She hardly does any pictures or arts and crafts ( probably about 4 since she started). Do not send your kids here.

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Inspection history

Date: August 2013

  • February 2025Good
  • March 2019Good
  • April 2016Good
  • August 2013Requires improvement

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