Food
All meals and snacks included for full day and school day sessions; voluntary consumable charge for funded-only places covers meals and snacks, or parents can provide their own.
Smarty Pants @ Lightwoods House
Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2021)
Number of places
33 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2021
Local authority
Sandwell
About this day nursery
Smarty Pants @ Lightwoods House Limited, located in Bearwood, Smethwick, provides childcare services for children from 9 months to 4 years old. The nursery operates Monday to Friday, from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm, for 51 weeks a year, with closures on bank holidays and a week around Christmas.
They include nappies in their fees and offer all meals and snacks for full-day and school-day sessions. Funding options are available for working families from 9 months to 4 years, and they accept various government early-years entitlements.
The nursery also provides a voluntary consumable charge that covers meals, snacks, nappies, creams, suncream, and extra activities, which can be opted out if parents prefer to provide their own items. They offer flexibility in sessions, allowing parents to top up additional hours at an hourly rate.
The nursery regularly updates its fees annually in April and requires a month's notice for changes or withdrawals. Interested families are invited to visit the nursery for a tour and to receive a welcome pack.
What it's like
Children enjoy the calm and welcoming environment and form strong relationships with staff. Children are kind and look out for each other, and develop a desire to do things for themselves. They are gaining the necessary skills and attitudes for their next stage of learning, including school.
Nappies includedMeals and snacks includedFlexible session top-upsAnnual fee review in April
Pricing & funding
Nursery charges flat daily rates for full-day, school-day, and half-day sessions. Funded hours can be taken as specific sessions billed weekly, with extra hours available to top up. A registration fee, refundable deposit, and voluntary consumable charges also apply.
Funding accepted
15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
Good to know
- Registration fee and deposit required.
- Voluntary consumable charges apply per session.
- Funded children can top up additional hours.
- Funded-only sessions are available with weekly fees depending on options selected.
Key facts
Opening hours
Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 6:00pm, 51 weeks of the year (closed bank holidays and approx. one week at Christmas)
Age range
9 months - 4 years
Term time / All Year
All Year
Session types
Full day, School Day, Morning, Afternoon
Waitlist
Unknown
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating
Last inspected 15 July 2021
Overall effectiveness
Good
What it's like to attend
Children enjoy the calm and welcoming environment and form strong relationships with staff. Children are kind and look out for each other, and develop a desire to do things for themselves. They are gaining the necessary skills and attitudes for their next stage of learning, including school.
Inspector highlights
- Children enjoy the calm and welcoming environment and form strong relationships with staff.
- Children are kind and look out for each other.
- Children develop a desire to do things for themselves.
- Staff promote children's language skills well.
- The manager monitors the curriculum and children's learning effectively and provides swift intervention when children need extra help.
Areas to develop
- 1enhance opportunities for children to learn about the similarities and differences between people and other communities to further develop their awareness of diversity
- 2develop the educational programme for the most able children to enable them to make more rapid progress.
Inspection #10133759 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents speak highly of the staff.
They comment that staff are very supportive and provide regular updates on their children's learning and ideas of how they can extend their children's learning at home.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Children who need additional help with speech and language, including those children learning English as an additional language, make very good progress. Staff model words and encourage babies and toddlers to make sounds and verbalise what they see to support their early language.
Outdoor space
Children have plenty of opportunities to be physically active. Outdoors, they use their bodies to twist, bend and stretch as they chase after bubbles, squealing with delight as they catch them.
Parent Reviews
5.0
(15)
Chloe M
9 months ago
Our daughter has just finished her time at this nursery and we couldn't be more grateful for the wonderful start it gave her. The staff were consistently warm, caring, and supportive, creating a nurturing environment where she felt safe and happy every day. She developed so much confidence, made lovely friendships, and was more than ready for the transition to school. We’ll always look back on her nursery years with such positivity – highly recommended to any parent!
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Elizabeth Bishop
9 months ago
From the very first day we dropped our little one off at just 10 months old, we knew we had found somewhere truly special. Now, almost four years later, as we say goodbye before starting school, we feel so proud and grateful to have been part of this wonderful nursery family. The staff have been nothing short of extraordinary – their care, attention, and dedication have shone through in everything they do. They haven’t just looked after our child; they have nurtured, encouraged, and celebrated every milestone along the way. From those first wobbly steps to blossoming into a confident, curious, and kind little girl, they have been there every step of the journey. Every day, we’ve been met with warm smiles, genuine interest in our child’s progress in and outside nursery, and a sense of reassurance that is priceless as a parent. The love and patience the team show is second to none, and the creativity they bring to learning and play has helped our child thrive both socially and academically. We are so proud to say our child has been a part of this nursery – it’s not just a place of learning, it’s been a safe, joyful, and inspiring second home. We cannot thank the staff enough for the exceptional care and the beautiful memories they have given us. This nursery will always hold a very special place in our hearts.
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Elli Tzortzi
9 months ago
I would definitely recommend Smarty Pants nursery to any parent. My daughter has been there for almost 4 years now and it always felt like a safe second home for her there. She absolutely loves her teachers and it is so lovely to see the special bond that they have created. Lovely place and people.
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Anne Shirley
a year ago
I cannot recommend this nursery highly enough. My son has attended for nearly two years and loves it. The staff are brilliant; they are so kind and caring towards the children and develop incredibly strong, positive relationships with them. They go above and beyond to support the children and ensure they are happy and feel safe. They come up with some wonderfully creative tasks to help aid the children's development and keep parents regularly updated. I currently have an 8 week old who I fully intend to send there.
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Laura Peters
a year ago
This is a great nursery. The staff are lovely and they really care about the children. My daughter has made some great friendships there. She can be shy sometimes but she runs into nursery no problems without looking back at me! I know the staff are on hand to comfort her whenever she needs.
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Inspection history
Most recent inspection
15 July 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
Smarty Pants @ Lightwoods House Limited registered in 2017. The nursery employs nine members of childcare staff. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays and a week over the Christmas period. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.
- URN
- EY550467
- Registered person
- Smarty Pants @ Lightwoods House Limited
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
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