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Ilm Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2021)
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4.1(16 parent reviews) ·163 Gerrard Street, Lozells, Birmingham, B19 2AH · Birmingham
Number of places
50 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2021
Local authority
Birmingham

About this day nursery

Ilm Nursery, established in 2018, operates all year round from 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, catering to children aged 1 to 4 years. The nursery, which received a 'Good' rating from Ofsted in its latest inspection on 25 June 2021, provides a warm and welcoming environment where children form strong relationships with staff and settle in well.

Children are happy, behave appropriately, and easily adapt to routines, showing a keen interest in early writing, language, and number activities. They also enjoy books and outdoor play, fostering an interest in the natural world.

Ilm Nursery prides itself on its ambitious curriculum, developed by a knowledgeable manager who draws on extensive research and training. The passionate and well-supported staff utilise assessment information effectively to address learning gaps, ensuring all children, including the youngest and most disadvantaged, make good progress.

The nursery places a high priority on supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those who speak English as an additional language (EAL). Staff swiftly identify these children and provide targeted support to promote their communication and language skills, enabling them to make good progress, enjoy routines, and fully engage with the nursery's offerings.

Recognising the importance of outdoor play for well-being and physical development, staff educate parents on its benefits, and children confidently use a range of physical play equipment to develop their skills. Parents have expressed extreme satisfaction with the nursery's improvements, appreciating the regular, detailed updates on their children's progress and the valuable advice provided on supporting learning at home, managing behaviour, toilet training, and language development.

What it's like

Children are warmly welcomed and settle in well, forming strong relationships with staff. They are happy, behave well, and easily adapt to routines, showing keen interest in early writing, language, and number activities. They also enjoy books and outdoor play, developing an interest in the natural world.

Good Ofsted ratingAmbitious curriculumStrong parent partnershipSEND and EAL supportOutdoor play focusHappy, well-supported staff

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday from 8am until 5pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2018

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Ilm Nursery

Last inspected 25 June 2021

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 warmly welcomed and settle in well, forming strong relationships with staff. They are happy, behave well, and easily adapt to routines, showing keen interest in early writing, language, and number activities. They also enjoy books and outdoor play, developing an interest in the natural world.

Inspector highlights

  • Good progress has been made to address previous actions and recommendations, with a knowledgeable manager who uses research and training to create an ambitious curriculum.
  • Staff are passionate, happy, and well-supported, using assessment information sharply to close learning gaps for all children.
  • Staff quickly identify and support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who speak English as an additional language, promoting their communication and language skills.
  • Parents are extremely happy with changes and improvements, valuing the regular, detailed information and advice they receive on supporting their children's learning and development.
  • Staff promote healthy lifestyles, educating parents on the importance of outdoor play for well-being and physical development, and encouraging children to use physical play equipment confidently.

Areas to develop

  • 1continue to build on staff professional development opportunities, in particular for new staff and apprentices, to help sustain and build on the good quality practice that is already achieved
  • 2support staff to help children gain a deeper understanding of what is being taught. This relates to providing a richer range of meaningful experiences to help them learn about people, living things and the natural world.
Inspection #10130588 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents state they are extremely happy with the changes and improvements since the last inspection.

They are delighted with the regular, detailed information they receive about their children's progress and how they can support their learning at home.

They value the advice and support they receive on issues, such as managing their children's behaviour, toilet training and supporting their language skills.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff swiftly identify any children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and children who speak English as an additional language. They place a high priority on supporting these children to settle and promote their development of communication and language skills. These children make good progress, enjoy the routine and make the most of what is on offer.

Outdoor space

Children enjoy being outdoors and begin to show an interest in the natural world as they notice the insects as they dig. Staff work hard to educate parents about the importance of outdoor play to support children's well-being and physical development. Children confidently use a range of physical play equipment to test and extend their physical skills.

EAL / language support

Staff swiftly identify any children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and children who speak English as an additional language. They place a high priority on supporting these children to settle and promote their development of communication and language skills. These children make good progress, enjoy the routine and make the most of what is on offer.

Parent Reviews of Ilm Nursery

4.1
(16)
Madiha Kausar
a year ago

My daughter attend this nursery. All Nursery stuff are very nice , caring and friendly. They do different activities for children Which is very good. Thank you all teachers for being really kind. I’ll recommend this Nursery to all the Parents.

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Al Hands
7 years ago

My daughter attends ILM nursery, the staff are polite and professional, I have always found the setting welcoming , family friendly with a variety of learning activities. Any concerns I have, are addressed immediately by management and I feel at ease leaving my child at the nursery. I would completely disagree with the previous review , if they have any concerns they can speak to the management.

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Dalila Brown
2 years ago

My daughter has thrived in ILM nursery. The moment I stepped onto the door as a first time mom. I felt the support of management. Within the first two days I seen development in my daughter. The staff are amazing past and present. I traveled from Moseley to Lozells daily to get my daughter to nursery and I made the sacrifice to do this journey as I had faith and trust in the many individuals whom work in ILM. I have nothing but thanks and admiration for all the past and present teachers in the nursery because they have poured and poured into my daughter. They gave. Me security and I knew my daughter was safe each day. Well fed and happy. They showed her so much support and love. She has just finished nursery and she will truly miss them all as will I. They have supported me , listerned, understood and I always had great communication with all staff members. They were always only a phone call away. They were there for me and my daughter at a time when we needed them the most and beyond. Grateful is an understatement there are no words worthy enough of gratitude. Thank you Thank you Thank you

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Habibur Rahman
5 years ago

We first started using the nursery 6 years ago when it was at it's best, we chose this over all the one's we reviewed and visited (busy bees, ladybird, angel's, cherry orchid... to name a few). Being first time parents we wanted the best for our child. The place has had a lot of changes and I would agree with some of the comments it might have dipped a bit in the middle... But now our second child attends there and I have to say it's still pretty good. Staff are friendly and welcoming, the place is clean and hygienic, they are constant and diligent with all the COVID requirements, the management are great and have helped us out with all the information we needed. They have all (staff and management) been very responsive to our feedback and all our requests and demands. I honestly couldn't be happier. Our child has grown and developed so much more since joining there. They're always doing something different, making learning fun! This week our child helped and learned to bake a cake!!

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Ahmina Begum
5 years ago

I've been sending my son here for the past 3 years and i must say their service has improved alot compared to what it was a year ago. The cleanliness has improved immensely, the communication with parents is great we get reports on our childs development as well as advice on how to encourage them to improve further. This was not the case 2 years ago, we would drop them off and pick them up and that was that! My son really enjoys is there he has a great bond with his key worker and the staff take the time to give us daily feedback as well any advice if we need it. They are very approachable. They have taken the time to carefully implement Covid-19 standard regs and hygiene has improved immensely. They are also very flexible in order to meet the needs of parents and this not common with alot of nurseries. Which is why this nursery works great for working parents.

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Inspection history
Improved from Requires improvement → Good in 2021

Date: October 2019

  • June 2021Good
  • October 2019Requires improvement

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