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Fairytales Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2025)
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4.6(71 parent reviews) ·6 Birmingham Road, Great Barr, BIRMINGHAM, B43 6NR · Sandwell
Number of places
53 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2025
Local authority
Sandwell

About this day nursery

Fairytales Nursery, situated in Great Barr near Birmingham, offers high-quality childcare for children from birth to school age, operating Monday to Friday from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm. The nursery is committed to providing a safe, secure, and stimulating learning environment, encouraging children to explore and expand their comfort zones.

With state-of-the-art security, parents can have complete peace of mind regarding their child's safety. The nursery follows 'The Curiosity Approach,' aiming to foster curiosity, awe, and wonder in early childhood to develop future thinkers and doers.

As a family-run establishment, Fairytales Nursery treats each child as an individual, with loving staff dedicated to their care and development. They adhere to the Early Years Foundation Stage framework, preparing children for full-time education and inspiring a lifelong love of learning, with a curriculum emphasising empathy, kindness, and respect.

The nursery also actively partners with parents to raise enthusiastic, smart, and capable children.

Our ethos

Fairytales Nursery is committed to fostering curiosity, awe, and wonder through 'The Curiosity Approach,' aiming to develop future thinkers and doers. They adhere to the Early Years Foundation Stage framework and emphasise empathy, kindness, and respect to inspire a lifelong love of learning and prepare children for education. The nursery treats each child as an individual, valuing a partnership with parents to raise enthusiastic, smart, and capable children.

What it's like

Children are settled and content attending. Staff develop lovely, positive and caring relationships with children and care deeply about them. Babies seek out staff for comfort and reassurance, and two- to three-year-old children behave incredibly well and giggle during mealtimes.

Family-run nurseryThe Curiosity ApproachEarly Years Foundation Stage curriculumFrench lessons included

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)
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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 7:30am - 6:00pm

Age range

Birth to school age

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Fairytales Nursery

Last inspected 7 July 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

Children are settled and content attending. Staff develop lovely, positive and caring relationships with children and care deeply about them. Babies seek out staff for comfort and reassurance, and two- to three-year-old children behave incredibly well and giggle during mealtimes.

Inspector highlights

  • Leadership is strong and management is highly reflective, striving for the best outcomes for all children.
  • The environment is clean, secure and safe, with robust safeguarding practices and continuous supervision of children.
  • The management team is open and approachable, prioritising staff's well-being and fostering mutual respect and teamwork.
  • Staff know children well, allocating a key person to each child and building good relationships with families, observing and assessing children routinely.
  • Parents are very happy and report positively on the quality of the provision, with staff accommodating parents' wishes and catering for children's needs.
  • Partnership working is strong, providing access to extra-curricular experiences and support groups, welcoming visitors, and accessing professional support.

Areas to develop

  • 1embed the curriculum ethos and make the best use of strategies available to fully engage children with SEND throughout the day
  • 2enhance the quality of teaching further, especially at times of transitions in the daily routines, to ensure messages are clearly conveyed and well understood by all children to gain their full cooperation in the tasks expected.
Inspection #10411949 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The management team are in the process of reflecting on the curriculum and embedding a new ethos, including reviewing some of the strategies available to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). However, staff do not yet make the best use of all available resources and tools to fully engage children with SEND throughout the day. They also access professional support, including the local speech and language and inclusion teams.

Outdoor space

Children have a lot of fun, and they engage in a broad range of exciting experiences throughout the day. For example, babies enjoy playing outside in the garden in the water and blowing bubbles. The inspector 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 Fairytales Nursery

4.6
(71)
Luke Brunner
3 months ago

Our little one has been here for over 4 months now and couldn’t recommend them enough. They have changed his behaviour, social skills and the foods he will eat for the better. Always tells me that he has had a great time with his friends and is always glad to see his teachers.

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Merc Browm
a year ago

My daughter started this nursery at 2 years old. She has really come along with her social skills since then. Fairytales not only support the child but give the parents peace of mind and support. The lovely practitioners become your friends as well as your children’s, the bonds they create with your children are amazing because they truly care. Great facilities, and constantly striving to improve. Consistent activities such as day trips outside of the nursery and also inside of the nursery celebrating different cultures. It’s truly a place built on love. If I ever have any more children they will be going here. Thank you fairytales

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Nicole Chatha
a year ago

Great Nursery the team have been absolutely brilliant, both my children went to the nursery. My one child suffered from allergies, they always made sure she was safe, constantly checking on updates as to her dietary requirements. Can see they are investing in the Nursery with a new garden and more room for 2's. Parent partnership is a great addition to the Nursery big thank you to Dona for arranging days out etc. Also a big thank you to all staff you have all been amazing.

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Ram Jamil
3 months ago

My son loves it here the nursery staff are incredible! He’s eating so much better playing and growing everyday couldn’t recommend anymore!

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Mélina MERABLI
2 years ago

Fairytales Nursery in Great Barr is truly special, like an extension of our family home. The way the workers interact with my child is fantastic. They're professional, caring, and make my child's learning experience truly exciting. The staff really do their best to help him and I'm really grateful for leaving him at Fairytales as I know he feel safe and comfortable. In my eyes, Fairytales Nursery is not just “good” but OUTSTANDING ! I highly recommend it to all parents looking for a wonderful place for their child. It's where dreams come true! Xx

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Inspection history

Date: March 2012

  • July 2025Good
  • February 2022Good
  • August 2021Inadequate
  • June 2017Good
  • April 2015Good
  • March 2012Good

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