Opening hours
8.30am to 3.30pm
Little Saplings Childcare Centres - Yew Tree
Ofsted: Good
(May 2021)
Number of places
24 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
May 2021
Local authority
Sandwell
About this day nursery
Little Saplings Childcare Centres is an award-winning day nursery situated conveniently for families in areas like Sandwell, Walsall, Wednesbury, West Bromwich, Friar Park, Yew Tree, Park Hall, and Great Barr. Established in 2017, the nursery provides a stimulating and engaging environment where children from 18 months old can learn, play, and grow, ensuring they receive a strong start in life.
The centre prides itself on delivering high-quality, accessible, and affordable childcare, aiming for parents to feel secure and confident in the care their children receive. They offer both funded hours and competitive private rates, and spaces are sometimes available for immediate starts.
Committed to the development of each child, Little Saplings aims to help them explore, play, and thrive in a friendly and exciting atmosphere. The nursery has received accolades such as 'Most Professional & Trusted Childcare Centres 2025' and 'Nursery of the Year 2025 - Walsall', and holds an 'Ofsted Good' rating.
What it's like
Children gain a broad range of useful skills and knowledge that prepare them well for school. They gain confidence and develop good levels of concentration. Staff carefully consider each child's starting points and adapt their teaching accordingly, including how COVID-19 has changed children's experiences. They plan learning experiences that help children to build on what they know and can do.
Award-winning nurseryAccepts funded hours and childcare vouchersCaters to children from 18 monthsOfsted "Good" rating
Pricing & 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)Tax-Free Childcare
Pricing on request
This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.
Key facts
Age range
18 months and over
Term time / All Year
All Year
Session types
9am till 12pm, 12pm to 3pm, 9am to 3pm
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Little Saplings Childcare Centres - Yew Tree
Last inspected 19 May 2021
Overall effectiveness
Good
What it's like to attend
Children gain a broad range of useful skills and knowledge that prepare them well for school. They gain confidence and develop good levels of concentration. Staff carefully consider each child's starting points and adapt their teaching accordingly, including how COVID-19 has changed children's experiences. They plan learning experiences that help children to build on what they know and can do.
Inspector highlights
- Children gain a broad range of useful skills and knowledge that prepare them well for school.
- The manager effectively reviews the service they provide to identify areas for further development and works with staff to make changes.
- The manager and staff work closely with parents, exchanging information and offering useful ideas to support learning at home.
- Teaching is good, with staff knowing about children's individual learning needs and planning well for them.
- Staff have increased opportunities for children to be more physically active and to develop muscle strength, recognising the impact of COVID-19 on outdoor play experiences.
Areas to develop
- 1identify ways to extend even further the language staff use with children in the two-year-old room
- 2increase opportunities for children to assess risks, to help them to engage in more adventurous play outdoors.
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Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
They work with other professionals to plan targeted learning experiences to help children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities to make good progress.
Outdoor space
Staff have increased opportunities for children to be more physically active and to develop muscle strength because they know that children have had less outdoor play experiences because of COVID-19. They give children equipment to use to help them to build their strength, and children enjoy using their leg muscles to travel on jumping equipment, balancing along a beam, and jumping off equipment.
Parent Reviews of Little Saplings Childcare Centres - Yew Tree
5.0
(11)
Nifnof
a year ago
My son has been going to little saplings since September, he was 20months when he started, it was his first time going to nursery and I was really nervous but it only took 2 days for him to settle and get familiar with the teachers. He is given snack and milk followed by lunch before he is picked up at 12pm, this has really helped my toddler be introduced to new foods and the effort put in from the teachers to feed him even if he’s only there for half day has been so amazing, as I am familiar with other nurseries not doing that. I can tell he enjoys his time there and I recommend little saplings to other parents.
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Beth Dyke
a year ago
My daughter went to little saplings, the staff at little saplings were always welcome, the environment was always clean and the children were always smiling, I’ve never had an issue, they always gave me and update on how she had been while she was there and what she had eaten and how much she had eaten when picking her up. They always went into depth on how she was settling and what new things she had learnt to do., little saplings helped me with potty training my daughter! Will 100% recommend little saplings to anybody!
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Helen Lowbridge
a year ago
I can not rate this nursery enough, my grandson absolutely loves going every day. The staff are amazing with my grandson and have helped him so much with his development he is always happy to go in to nursery with a smile on his face and its so lovely to see all of the other happy children when dropping off my grandson. The staff communicate really well with me via class dojo and when it is time to pick him up I get feedback of what he has eaten and how his day has been. Thankyou so much little saplings for helping my grandson learn and develop 🥰
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Amanda Handley
a year ago
The work these ladies do at Little Saplings is beyond amazing. My little boy came here with speech and behavioural problems and within a few months he was a different child, I saw a massive improvement in his behaviour at home and he was finally able to put clear sentences together. Staff are beyond amazing, there attentive, caring and eager to help in anything they can, by far the best nursery around ❤️
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Matthew Williams
a year ago
My daughter has attended the nursery for the last 6 months, I’ve not had a single day where she hasn’t come out happy and wanting to stay longer. The staff are very informative with what she has done all day had to eat and anything that has happened or any concerns. The class dojo app they use is also very good and lets me see what she’s up to during the day and some lovely memories as she grows up. Couldn’t recommend the nursery enough to anyone looking for one. Thankyou Little Saplings
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Inspection history
Most recent inspection
19 May 2021
Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.
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About the setting
Little Saplings Childcare Centres - Yew Tree registered in 2017. The setting employs eight members of childcare staff, of these five hold relevant early years qualifications at level 3. The setting opens Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7am until 6pm. The setting receives funding to provide free early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.
- URN
- EY548662
- Registered person
- Little Saplings Childcare Centres Partnership
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
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