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Earlswood Early Years

Ofsted: Good
(Jan 2025)
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4.0(4 parent reviews)
·133 Earlswood Common, Earlswood, Solihull, B94 5SH · Warwickshire
Number of places
60 places
Age range
0–3 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2025
Local authority
Warwickshire

About this day nursery

Earlswood Early Years is a nursery dedicated to fostering a love for learning in children, valuing their individual ideas and opinions, and supporting them in achieving their full potential. " The nursery emphasises nurturing curiosity and creativity through ample outdoor exploration.

They believe that by encouraging children to develop their own theories about the world, they can grow and learn without fear of making mistakes. The staff are described as experienced and caring, passionate about supporting each child's development.

The nursery prioritises a focus on individual children, creating a nurturing atmosphere filled with laughter and love.

Our ethos

Earlswood Early Years is dedicated to fostering a love of learning by valuing children's individual ideas and creativity, encouraging them to develop theories through outdoor exploration in a safe, joyful, and homely environment. They believe in supporting children to reach their full potential without fear of mistakes, creating an atmosphere where each child feels central.

What it's like

Staff are very nurturing and caring, using techniques to settle children, especially new ones and babies after naps. Children form strong bonds with staff. Babies have ample space to practice physical skills. Staff use open questions to support critical thinking and children show resilience in their activities. Children like attending to play with friends, and staff provide experiences based on interests, supporting their development. Children are given space to develop independence skills, with staff encouraging their participation in routines and tidying.

Nurturing EnvironmentOutdoor Play AreasExperienced StaffIndividualised Learning

Pricing & funding

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 7.30am until 6pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2020

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Earlswood Early Years

Last inspected 7 January 2025

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

Staff are very nurturing and caring, using techniques to settle children, especially new ones and babies after naps. Children form strong bonds with staff. Babies have ample space to practice physical skills. Staff use open questions to support critical thinking and children show resilience in their activities. Children like attending to play with friends, and staff provide experiences based on interests, supporting their development. Children are given space to develop independence skills, with staff encouraging their participation in routines and tidying.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders effectively monitor the nursery's quality and use feedback to develop a clear self-evaluation plan.
  • Leaders have improved their knowledge of reportable information to Ofsted and implemented effective safeguarding procedures.
  • Leaders monitor staff well-being and performance through supervision, improving training opportunities and staff's knowledge and confidence.
  • Leaders have developed a curriculum that builds on children's knowledge over time and focuses on communication and language development.
  • Staff engage in discussions with parents, ensuring care is tailored to children's individual needs, and work closely with other professionals to support children with SEND or complex needs.

Areas to develop

  • 1raise the consistency of teaching and learning children receive across the whole setting, to ensure all children make the best possible progress in their development and receive the full support they require from staff
  • 2strengthen further the strategies used to manage younger children's behaviour to help them to understand the boundaries in place.
Inspection #10365469 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Children explain they like to come to nursery to play with their friends.

Parents appreciate the regular updates from staff regarding their child's learning.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Leaders work very closely with other professionals. They gather and share key information about the children's needs. Leaders share this information with staff and use the information to update children's plans. This helps to ensure that children with special educational needs and/or disabilities or children with complex needs receive the specialist help and intervention they require.

Outdoor space

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

Parent Reviews of Earlswood Early Years

4.0
(4)
Jenny Jewsbury
2 years ago

I have just read the reviews from Lara and Ben and categorically disagree with what they have said. Do you actually have children that attend the nursery? My daughter has been going here for 2 years and I can 100% recommend it and have done to a number of people. Yes there has been some management changes but in my opinion it has made the nursery even better. I know exactly who looks after my child and always have done. She is excited to go in the mornings and when I collect her she is happy and tells me about all the fun things she has done during the day. Staff leaving could be for a number of reasons as with any other business, it's not necessarily down to bad management. Overall I feel the nursery and it's staff are brilliant and the two reviews I have mentioned are a personal attack on staff members which is both slanderous and inappropriate

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Lara Evans
2 years ago

Seen this nursery go from 5 stars down to 1 star drastically. Since under new management this nursery has really gone down hill. The staff turnaround rates here are quite simply appalling. With many long term staff members leaving due to how new management want it to be ran. Parents don’t even know who is looking after their children anymore due to how many new starters are being employed to fill old gaps. Unfortunately the staff that have left can never be replaced as are they are too good for the place. It’s such a shame that the nursery is the worst it’s ever been. I’d definitely class this is as a last resort to ever take my children; If they treat their valuable staff members the way they do god knows how they will end up treating the children! If I could give it 0 stars I really would. They will never realise how lucky they were to have the staff that have now rightly left and have moved on to bigger and better things!!

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Sophie Chandler
4 years ago

My son attends this nursery . He goes for one day a week which can generally be challenging and take them alot longer to settle as its longer period inbetween visits . But yet thanks to the amazing ladies and facilities here he has settled so well . He is so happy everytime i collect him . They do great activities art work , baking , singing and encoraging lots of play and independant play too which helps them learn so much . So glad i chose this nursery and will always recommend it highly . Thankyou for everything you are doing here !

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Inspection history
Improved from Inadequate → Good in 2025

Date: June 2022

  • January 2025Good
  • August 2024Inadequate
  • April 2024Inadequate
  • June 2022Good

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