Food
Meals freshly prepared on-site, no additional charge
Sandhills Day Nursery Heath Mill
Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2025)
Number of places
71 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2025
Local authority
Staffordshire
About this day nursery
Sandhills Day Nursery Heath Mill is located in Wolverhampton, providing care for children from birth to four years old. The day nursery operates from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays and one week at Christmas. Ofsted inspected the nursery in July 2025 and judged its overall effectiveness to be 'Good'. The inspector found that children are happy and confident learners who have respectful relationships with staff, supported by an effective key-person system.
The nursery has secure spaces for active play that support children's physical development. For example, staff encourage babies to crawl, and low-level furniture helps them practise standing. The setting supports children with special educational needs, with staff working alongside external professionals to implement agreed targets. Leaders use funding to provide resources that help children express their feelings, and staff have received training to access support for early intervention. Through play, staff promote children's mathematical development, encouraging them to investigate size and shape.
Our ethos
Sandhills Day Nursery Heath Mill focuses on creating a safe and secure environment where children are supported to be happy and confident learners. The nursery emphasises developing self-help skills and fostering strong relationships, ensuring each child's individual needs are met through attentive care and effective communication with parents.
What it's like
Children are happy, confident learners. They greet visitors with a cheerful hello and eagerly share their learning with them. Respectful relationships between staff and children are evident, and an effective key-person system is in place.
Montessori approachOutdoor learningBrighter Learning ApproachNext Stop School programmeNo extra charges for food or enhancements
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
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.
Request pricing →Key facts
Opening hours
7:30am - 6:30pm, 51 weeks a year
Term time / All Year
All Year
Session types
Full day, Early start, Late finish
Registered with Ofsted
2019
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Sandhills Day Nursery Heath Mill
Last inspected 29 July 2025
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, confident learners. They greet visitors with a cheerful hello and eagerly share their learning with them. Respectful relationships between staff and children are evident, and an effective key-person system is in place.
Inspector highlights
- Leaders have introduced purposeful professional development for staff, strengthening their focus on children's learning and improving teaching quality.
- There are secure spaces for both quiet activities and active play that support children's physical and emotional well-being.
- Staff monitor children's development to identify any gaps in learning and work effectively with external professionals to implement agreed targets.
- Staff demonstrate secure knowledge of how to report any concerns about a child's welfare and actively keep their safeguarding knowledge up to date.
- Through play, staff promote children's mathematical development, encouraging them to investigate size and shape and use related terms.
Areas to develop
- 1encourage staff to regularly reflect on their interactions with children to promote greater engagement and independence in children's learning
- 2obtain detailed information from all parents more promptly to ensure their views are used effectively to enhance each child's individual planning and care.
Inspection #10379988 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents and carers value the close relationships all staff develop with their children.
Parents are happy with the setting and appreciate how attentive staff are to their children's individual needs, such as creating activities that support oral health and managing emotions.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Leaders allocate funding based on the specific needs of eligible children. For instance, resources have been purchased to support children who are experiencing difficult times, helping them to express their feelings. Staff work effectively with external professionals to implement agreed targets for children with learning gaps, and recent training has strengthened staff's ability to access additional funding quickly, enabling timely support and early intervention.
Outdoor space
There are secure spaces for active play that support children's physical well-being. For example, staff skilfully roll and spin bracelets across the floor to encourage babies to crawl and reach. Low-level furniture allows babies to pull themselves up and practise standing, helping to strengthen core muscles in preparation for walking.
Google Reviews of Sandhills Day Nursery Heath Mill
5.0
(2 Google reviews)
Stephanie Norton
3 years ago
My child started at Sandhills Heath Mill in March 2023, and I couldn't be happier with her transition, and this is mainly down to the wonderful people and environment there! Her keyworker made me feel immediately at ease on our settling-in days and was so warm and loving towards my little girl; I knew that she would be ok! The deputy manager has also been an incredible support and always checked in to see if I was ok through my transition back to work (which is also so important to have!). The staff have also been very supportive of our use of cloth nappies, which I was very worried about as not many people use them. The food menu is also very varied; I love checking my app to see what has been offered (and mostly eaten!). My little girl has really thrived there the past few months, and I am just so thankful we chose Heath Mill!
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Jo Wright
10 months ago
Wonderful nursery environment. Thank you for showing me around. We can’t wait to get stuck in with the messy play.
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Inspection history
Date: March 2022
- September 2025Good
- July 2025Good
- January 2025Requires improvement
- November 2024Requires improvement
- June 2024Requires improvement
- May 2024Requires improvement
- April 2022Good
- March 2022Good
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