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Norfolk House Nursery in Birmingham (B15 3AA)

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Oct 2022)
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4.1(9 parent reviews) ·28 Harborne Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 3AA · Birmingham
Number of places
56 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Oct 2022
Local authority
Birmingham

About this day nursery

Norfolk House Nursery, located in Edgbaston, Birmingham, is a childcare setting for children aged 0-4 years, registered in 2014. The nursery provides full-day care and was last inspected on 18th October 2022, where it achieved an "Outstanding" rating for overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management.

The nursery prides itself on children making exceptional progress and thriving in a well-organised, bright, and clean learning environment. Staff build meaningful relationships with children and families, tailoring learning to children's interests through an "invitation to play" approach.

The nursery places a strong emphasis on independence, with babies encouraged to clean their hands and faces, toddlers progressing with toilet training, and pre-schoolers independently accessing fruit and water. Children also benefit from weekly forest school learning and music sessions, carefully linked to the curriculum.

The nursery collaborates with external agencies, including a regular health visitor and a nutritionist who contributes to weekly food menus, further supporting families. Managers also provide regular training opportunities for staff, ensuring high standards and nurturing professional development, and even invite parents to participate in SEND training to promote collaboration.

What it's like

Children thrive in this setting and make exceptional progress from their starting points. Staff plan learning for children based on their highlighted interests, initially using an 'invitation to play' to start the process. Staff create meaningful relationships with children and families. Learning environments are well organised, bright and very clean. Children are happy and can talk about what they enjoy learning at the setting. Multiple children talk about their recent learning around 'Jack and the Beanstalk', including showing props and acting out the story. Children's behaviour is excellent. The setting uses six golden rules to teach children about behavioural expectations, and each rule is linked to an animal to help children understand them.

Exceptional ProgressTailored LearningStrong Independence SkillsEffective PartnershipsValued Staff

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 7am until 7pm, all year round, except for bank holidays and public holidays.

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2014

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Norfolk House Nursery

Last inspected 18 October 2022

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding

What it's like to attend

Children thrive in this setting and make exceptional progress from their starting points. Staff plan learning for children based on their highlighted interests, initially using an 'invitation to play' to start the process. Staff create meaningful relationships with children and families. Learning environments are well organised, bright and very clean. Children are happy and can talk about what they enjoy learning at the setting. Multiple children talk about their recent learning around 'Jack and the Beanstalk', including showing props and acting out the story. Children's behaviour is excellent. The setting uses six golden rules to teach children about behavioural expectations, and each rule is linked to an animal to help children understand them.

Inspector highlights

  • Children's learning is purposeful. Education is based on a sequenced curriculum which complements the setting's planning processes. Staff identify children's interests and enhance their learning potential in the moment without hesitation.
  • Leaders in each area of the setting have a clear curriculum intent of what they want children to learn. The setting focuses on encouraging children's independence skills.
  • The setting goes over and above to develop inspiring partnerships with parents, holding regular meetings, workshops for parents, and providing home learning packs.
  • Children are deeply engaged in their learning through their own self-motivation and high-quality interactions with staff.
  • The setting works collaboratively with a range of external agencies to further support the children and families, including a regular health visitor and a nutritionist.
  • The setting recognises the importance of children's well-developed communication and language skills and has invested in external training to improve staff's storytelling abilities, also providing a lending library for both children and adults.
  • Staff are highly valued by managers through training opportunities related to staff preferences and children's current needs, and a monthly 'going the extra mile' award.
  • The provision offered to children with special educational needs and/or disabilities is excellent, with staff accessing training and inviting parents to join to promote collaboration and partnership working.
Inspection #10233917 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The provision offered to children with special educational needs and/or disabilities is excellent. Staff seek guidance from external professionals and dedicate time to make certain that these children make rapid progress. Staff access relevant training, and even invite parents to join the training with them, which helps to promote true collaboration and flawless partnership working.

Outdoor space

Children in pre-school and toddlers have access to forest school learning weekly. This enables them to practise their independence skills. Opening and closing safety checks are carried out, including for the garden and forest school area.

Parent Reviews of Norfolk House Nursery

4.1
(9)
Brigitte Robinson
5 years ago

I was instantly taken with Norfolk House when I was looking round prospective nurseries. The staff are so warm and friendly and I had no hesitations when leaving my son on his first day. In the 6 months he’s been at Norfolk House his development has gone from strength to strength. They do so many activities and I’m always amazed what they fit in to a day. My son is incredibly happy there and it feels like a home away from home.

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Jo Stevens
5 years ago

This is such a good nursery. We've had two children go through this nursery from the babies room to preschool and the care for both has been fantastic. Pre Covid times they have weekend and evening events, trips out for the children and opportunities for parents to join in with activities in the day sometimes. The staff are friendly and genuinely care about the children and you as a family and have been particularly supportive during the last 12 months. I will really miss Norfolk House when our second child starts school in September.

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Jessica Huntley
5 years ago

My son has been at Norfolk house since September and he absolutely loves it. I can see how much they care about him and I always get a full handover about his day. They do a wide range of activities with him, so much more than I could do, and really keeps him stimulated. I’m so grateful for the loving care and attention they give him. Really is a lovely, family nursery.

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Elizabeth Gregory
5 years ago

Our son has attended Norfolk House since August 2020. The staff here always welcome you with a smile, they make you feel as though your child and yourself are part of the team/family. The staff keep you updated with what your child has done throughout the day and we love getting photos to bring home with us. We love all the different activities that are set throughout the months. We also have strict religious dietary requirements for our son which the nursery respect. We would recommend this nursery to all parents.

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Jag Johal
2 years ago

Went for a viewing and was told that my son (who’s 10 months old) would be in with the 2 year old group as they didn’t want to ‘transition him too many times’ - it scared me since there was dry pasta shell scattered on the floor, a lot of baby furniture that I would want to baby proof while my son is still crawling yet. If that wasn’t stressful enough, one of the staff asked to hold my son, while I didn’t particularly feel comfortable doing so the staff were really friendly, I mentioned he needed a nappy change so he was already a little irritated but before I knew it she went and sat down with the group of toddlers which obviously upset my son a lot so I took him back to settle him - overall it was just a really poor experience for an already apprehensive mother because it showed me that they don’t actually listen or adjust according to the baby needs (like they said they claim they do), what’s the point in settling in sessions if they’re going to throw the baby in the deep end - Would not recommend.

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Inspection history
Improved from Good → Outstanding in 2022

Date: November 2016

  • October 2022Outstanding
  • November 2016Good

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