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HARRY'S DAY NURSERY

Ofsted: Expected standard·
5.0(7 Google reviews) ·446-450 Kingstanding Road, kingstanding, B44 9SA · Birmingham
Number of places
56 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
May 2026
Local authority
Birmingham

About this day nursery

Harry's Day Nursery in Kingstanding, Birmingham, provides a warm, inclusive, and stimulating environment designed to nurture every child. Their philosophy centres on fostering curiosity, encouraging creativity, and instilling a love of learning through play and exploration.

The day nursery is committed to creating a safe and supportive space that embraces diversity and cultivates positive relationships, helping each child develop a strong sense of self and confidence. The dedicated team collaborates closely with families to support the unique developmental journey of each child, aiming to lay a robust foundation for lifelong learning and overall well-being.

They strive to make quality childcare accessible by offering various funding options and guiding families through the process. The nursery operates Monday to Friday, from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm, catering to children from 9 months onwards with specific booking requirements for different age groups.

Our ethos

At Harry’s Day Nursery, we believe in nurturing the whole child by creating a warm, inclusive, and stimulating environment where every child feels valued and respected. Our ethos is built on fostering curiosity, encouraging creativity, and promoting a love of learning through play and exploration. We are committed to providing a safe and supportive space that embraces diversity and cultivates positive relationships, ensuring each child develops a strong sense of self and confidence. Our dedicated team works in partnership with families to support the unique development journey of each child, laying the foundation for lifelong learning and well-being.

What it's like

Children arrive at the setting and are welcomed warmly by caring and supportive staff, settling quickly into thoughtfully prepared play. Relationships between staff and children are secure and well established, with staff responding to individual needs and ensuring all children, especially those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, are supported and kept safe. Children benefit from responsive staff and positive relationships, where their uniqueness is identified, helping them to thrive and achieve and access a full curriculum. They explore resources, engage imaginatively, and receive support to make progress towards school readiness.

Play-based LearningInclusive EnvironmentSupports Funding Options

Pricing & funding

Harry's Day Nursery offers various government funding options, which can be stretched over 51 weeks or used term-time only (38 weeks) depending on the funding type and age group. Meals are provided within the nursery but are not covered by government funding.

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)

Good to know

  • A minimum of two full days per week is required for children under 2 to secure a place.
  • A minimum of three sessions per week (3 mornings/3 afternoons or 1.5 days) is required for children over 2 to secure a place.
  • All sessions are based on an annualised booking pattern over 51 weeks, with exceptions for Two Year Funding and Universal Entitlement which can be offered term-time only over 38 weeks.
  • Funding entitlements can be stretched over 51 weeks for annualised bookings.
  • Meals are not included in EEE funding; morning sessions include breakfast and lunch, while afternoon sessions include tea.
  • The nursery does not allow food to be brought in from home.

Key facts

Session types

Full day, Morning session, Afternoon session

Opening hours

Monday – Friday, 7:30 am – 6:00 pm

Age range

From 9 months

Registered with Ofsted

2024

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Expected standard

Last inspected May 2026

Headline: Expected standard

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
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Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.

Category grades

AchievementExpected standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesExpected standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
InclusionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
0 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted report for HARRY'S DAY NURSERY

Last inspected 15 May 2026

What it's like to attend

Children arrive at the setting and are welcomed warmly by caring and supportive staff, settling quickly into thoughtfully prepared play. Relationships between staff and children are secure and well established, with staff responding to individual needs and ensuring all children, especially those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, are supported and kept safe. Children benefit from responsive staff and positive relationships, where their uniqueness is identified, helping them to thrive and achieve and access a full curriculum. They explore resources, engage imaginatively, and receive support to make progress towards school readiness.

Inspector highlights

  • The safeguarding standards are met, with leaders fulfilling their responsibilities and establishing an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility.
  • Leaders have built a warm, caring and positive ethos, with strong relationships between staff, children, and families clearly evident.
  • Children's routines are supported through a thorough settling-in process, and key-person systems are well established.
  • Leaders have created a culture of excellent inclusivity, ensuring all children receive what they need to thrive, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
  • Funding is used highly effectively to enhance opportunities for children, such as transforming a quiet room into a dedicated sensory room for one-to-one support.
  • The curriculum is inclusive and responsive, with staff adapting experiences to children's starting points, interests, and needs, and giving clear priority to language and vocabulary.
  • Parent partnerships are effective, with parents speaking positively about leaders and staff and feeling included in their child's learning.
  • Safer recruitment arrangements are robust, with new staff receiving thorough induction and support.
  • Children enjoy a variety of activities and develop knowledge and skills across all areas of the curriculum.
  • Children are well prepared for the next stage of their learning, including transitions between rooms and into school.

Areas to develop

  • 1Leaders should further support staff to embed consistently high-quality teaching throughout the setting, to provide opportunities for all children to excel.
  • 2Leaders should further support staff to help babies and toddlers to develop more consistent positive attitudes to their learning.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Leaders have created a culture of excellent inclusivity within the setting. Staff know the children and their community very well and thoughtfully adapt their practice so that every child, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities or who face barriers to learning, can participate within the provision. Funding is used effectively to enhance opportunities for children, for example, the quiet room has been transformed into a dedicated sensory room for one-to-one support. More staff have completed special educational needs and/or disabilities training, which has had a positive impact because of the high proportion of children attending.

Outdoor space

Children access a well-resourced outdoor area, where they develop physical skills, such as running and climbing, while also increasing their understanding of the world. Leaders have plans to create a new baby garden.

Google Reviews of HARRY'S DAY NURSERY

5.0
(7 Google reviews)
Umme Shahid
6 months ago

Harrys Day Nursery has been absolutely great for our daughter! Cannot fault them, all the staff and management are kind, caring and passionate about their work. Karen and Paul (management) were fantastic with our daughter along with the rest of staff. They kept our mind at ease when we first joined Harry's. All the staff and management are lovely couldn't recommend a better daycare in the area. Our daughter took a particular shine to Lexi and Wendy when she first joined they were great with her and then continued to grow closer to Paul and Karen. And now asks about them constantly! But the whole team are fantastic on how they cared for our daughter. They do different activities each day and learn new things too aswell try a variety of different foods. They are kind, patient and caring for our daughter. They give regular updates on what she did on the day and ate and how much too. Our daughter loved her time so much and would always ask for the whole team even on the weekends! And was always eager to go everytime. They made her time there lovely and enjoyable, couldn't be happier on how they cared for her. Highly recommend Harry's to anyone who is looking for a daycare in the area , you will not be disappointed again big shout out to Paul & Karen and their whole team. They work incredibly hard and our daughter loved her time there. Wish Harry's all the best for the future :)

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Becky Bartram
a year ago

Harry's Day Nursery have been amazing with my son since he started here. They are so attentive to my sons needs, give him the time needed to help him to progress and are so informative to how his days have been and share any advise that they can give me to help me with anything i need. They have been so dedicated to help with his SEN plans, any referrals needed and always make sure to involve me as much as possible. They also have a great app which you can use to see what your child has eaten during the day with their 'care diary', and also have a section where they will upload videos and pictures that they take so you can see just what your child has been doing while there. The app also let's you upload pictures of your child so they can see how you help with your child's development at home. To see how much my son has progressed during his time here is incredible and he loves going to nursery so much. It's such a great environment and I honestly recommend this place so much to anyone who asks me about what nursery my son attends. The staff are incredible, so friendly and funny and make you so at ease. And a huge shout out to Karen the manager who is absolutely incredible and works so hard, you can see how much dedication and passion she puts in to making the time here for your children a great one. Sending my son to this nursery has been such a great decision and I recommend anyone to do the same!

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Yvonne
a year ago

My daughter loves going to Harry's day nursery and has settled in very quickly. I have seen her confidence and independence grow a lot in the short space of time she has been here. The staff are brilliant and know their job very well. They are very kind, patient and attentive and everything is very well organised and structured. They are a great team. Each time I go to pick up my daughter, they take their time telling me how she has been today, what she has had for break and lunch (Including how much she ate) and anything else that they think I should be aware of. They are constantly doing different things each day, from crafts, learning the letters of alphabet, colours, role playing such as camping around the make - believe campfire - the list is endless. All this is documented on an individual private account which only the parents and staff can see. On this platform, the staff upload photos of what my daughter has been doing each day which is lovely to see. I would happily recommend Harry's day nursery to my family and friends.

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Samrawit Ghirmay
a year ago

My son started at Harry’s Day Nursery in January, and he settled in right from the first session. The staff are brilliant – they genuinely care for the children, paying close attention to their hygiene, well-being, likes, and dislikes. I really appreciate the regular updates on how my son is doing throughout the day, and when I pick him up, they always provide helpful feedback on his progress. They also support him with his individual needs, which gives me great peace of mind. The nursery itself is always clean and well-maintained, and the staff are warm, welcoming, and professional. Their friendly smiles and positive attitudes make such a difference. I highly recommend Harry’s Day Nursery – they truly deserve 5 stars!

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Malika Ghafuri
10 months ago

Absolutely love this nursery! Since my daughter started, she’s learnt so many new skills – from serving her own food and eating properly, to listening to instructions, painting, reading, and even balancing during outdoor play. It’s amazing to see how much she’s grown in such a short time. The teachers are brilliant – they really take the time to show the kids a variety of things and keep them engaged. I get daily updates on what activities they’ve been doing and exactly what my daughter’s eaten and how much – really informative and reassuring as a parent. The staff are always friendly and helpful, you can tell they genuinely care about the children. Couldn’t be happier with the care she’s getting. Highly recommend!

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

15 May 2026

Expected standard

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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