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Little Folks Day Nursery & Out Of School Clubs in Birmingham (B8)

Ofsted: Good
(Oct 2024)
·80 Anthony Road, Birmingham, B8 3AA · Birmingham
Number of places
60 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Oct 2024
Local authority
Birmingham

About this day nursery

Little Folks Day Nursery & Out Of School Clubs provides a nurturing and engaging environment for children from three months up to twelve years old. The nursery focuses on supporting each child's individual growth, curiosity, and independence, aiming to bridge the gap between home and nursery life.

They are dedicated to unlocking each child's potential to help them develop into their best selves. The nursery chain prides itself on offering safe, affordable, and high-quality childcare within a warm and welcoming atmosphere.

They incorporate heuristic play with open-ended resources to foster imagination and creativity. The curriculum is based on the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework, with a strong emphasis on the Characteristics of Effective Learning: Playing and Exploring, Active Learning, and Creating and Thinking Critically.

Staff plan stimulating activities tailored to each child's needs, taking into account their interests and progress using the Development Matters framework. Outdoor learning is highly encouraged in all weather conditions to promote physical development, health, environmental awareness, and social skills.

The nursery also operates a Key Person system to ensure individualised support for children as they learn and explore at their own pace across all seven areas of learning.

Our ethos

Little Folks Day Nursery & Out Of School Clubs nurtures individual growth, curiosity, and independence, incorporating heuristic play with open-ended resources. Their curriculum is guided by the EYFS framework and the Characteristics of Effective Learning, with a focus on outdoor learning in all weather conditions. They utilize a Key Person system to provide individualized support aligned with the Development Matters framework.

What it's like

Children are happy and content and settle in quickly to play with their friends upon arrival. They build close relationships with staff, who are kind and nurturing, helping them to feel safe and secure. Staff arrange play environments to allow children to access and engage with resources that interest them, encouraging exploration and experimentation with different textures and materials.

EYFS curriculumHeuristic playOutdoor learningIndividualized support

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Not specified

Age range

3 months to 12 years

Term time / All Year

Term Time

Session types

Full day, Out of school club

Food

Not specified

Staff

Not specified

Established

2019

Waitlist

Not specified

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Little Folks Day Nursery & Out Of School Clubs

Last inspected 2 October 2024 · Suzanne Taylor

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 happy and content and settle in quickly to play with their friends upon arrival. They build close relationships with staff, who are kind and nurturing, helping them to feel safe and secure. Staff arrange play environments to allow children to access and engage with resources that interest them, encouraging exploration and experimentation with different textures and materials.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders have ensured required improvements in learning and development arrangements have been made.
  • Staff model and promote communication and language exceptionally well.
  • Children develop increasing independence in managing personal care needs.
  • Children enjoy their time in the outdoor space, developing physical and creative skills.
  • Managers ensure staff receive the support, guidance and training they need.

Areas to develop

  • 1build on the information gathered from parents when children first start, to gain further details about children's prior learning that will enable staff to focus their plans for children's next learning from the outset.
Inspection #10318159 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents comment on how supportive and helpful the staff are and that they teach their children well.

Parents say their children are excited to attend and report that they are happy with the learning progress their children make.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The nursery curriculum is ambitious, and staff have clear intentions for what they want all children, including those in need of additional support, to achieve.

Outdoor space

Children enjoy their time in the outdoor space. They practise and develop their climbing and balancing skills, and strengthen their hands, wrists and arms while they dig in the sand and use tools to collect the sand into various-sized containers. Other children build tall structures with blocks.

Inspection history

Date: August 2022

  • October 2024Good
  • October 2023Good
  • August 2022Met

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