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Smarty Pants Private Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Dec 2024)
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4.8(33 parent reviews) ·212a Horseley Heath, TIPTON, DY4 7QP · Sandwell
Number of places
49 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Dec 2024
Local authority
Sandwell

About this day nursery

Smarty Pants Private Day Nursery Ltd, situated in Tipton, West Midlands, provides a nurturing and engaging environment for children aged 0 to 4. Established in 2007, this full-day care nursery operates from Monday to Friday, 7:30 am to 6 pm, all year round, closing only for one week at Christmas.

The nursery is part of a group of five settings and prides itself on its dedicated team of 17 childcare staff, 15 of whom hold Level 2 or higher early years qualifications. Children at Smarty Pants are encouraged to develop independence, from serving their own food to participating in imaginative play.

The nursery focuses on supporting healthy lifestyles with freshly prepared meals, snacks, and daily outdoor activities.

What it's like

Children feel safe and secure at this friendly nursery, with gradual settling-in sessions helping new children adjust. Staff are patient, kind, and caring, fostering close attachments. Children are happy and enjoy their time, often not wanting to go home, and demonstrate a strong sense of belonging, proudly showing visitors around and explaining nursery routines.

Strong parent partnershipsFocus on independenceHealthy lifestyle promotionTailored curriculumDedicated staff

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, from 7.30am to 6pm, all year round, except for one week at Christmas.

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2007

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Smarty Pants Private Day Nursery

Last inspected 11 December 2024

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Children feel safe and secure at this friendly nursery, with gradual settling-in sessions helping new children adjust. Staff are patient, kind, and caring, fostering close attachments. Children are happy and enjoy their time, often not wanting to go home, and demonstrate a strong sense of belonging, proudly showing visitors around and explaining nursery routines.

Inspector highlights

  • Children feel safe and secure and form close attachments to staff.
  • Staff provide a wealth of activities for physical skill development, from sensory play for babies to scooter riding for toddlers and creative moulding for pre-schoolers.
  • Leaders are responsive to staff well-being, fostering high staff morale and continuous professional development.
  • The curriculum is adapted to different age groups, with a strong focus on emotional, physical, and language development.
  • Staff know children and families well, using observations and assessments to tailor learning and development.
  • Children demonstrate good communication and language skills through group-time activities, singing, and attentive listening to stories.
  • Children are supported to develop independence in daily routines and imaginative play.
  • Robust safeguarding arrangements are in place with an open and positive culture.
  • Strong partnerships with parents ensure regular information sharing and a shared approach to children's learning and development.
  • Children benefit from freshly prepared meals, snacks, and daily outdoor activities to promote healthy lifestyles and physical activity.

Areas to develop

  • 1Focus planned activities more closely on the sequencing identified in the nursery curriculum
  • 2Review transition times to help consistently engage children in play and learning.
Inspection #10373794 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive dedicated support. Staff work closely with other professionals to implement focused plans to help children make good progress from their individual starting points.

Outdoor space

Children play outdoors on a daily basis and thoroughly enjoy the fresh air and exercise. Toddlers hone their large-muscle skills as they build, balance and climb in the outdoor area.

Parent Reviews of Smarty Pants Private Day Nursery

4.8
(33)
Sanaa Iqbal
9 months ago

I honestly can’t praise Smarty Pants Nursery enough! All three of my children have attended here, and each one has had the most wonderful experience. My youngest has now finished and will be starting reception in September 2025, and thanks to Smarty Pants, he’s more than ready. From my very first conversation with Lydia to the daily support from the entire team, everyone has been so kind, professional, and genuinely caring, especially with Raafay. You have nurtured, encouraged, and supported him every step of the way. Thank you for giving my children the very best start. We will truly miss you all!

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Nathalie Ferguson
11 months ago

My daughter went to Smarty Pants for preschool age 3-4 and absolutely loved it here. The staff were super friendly and made me feel at ease, I felt like they cared about the children like they were their own. They always made an effort with seasonal activities and tried to keep me updated with photos on their parent app as much as they could. She made such lovely memories here, I couldn't have picked a better nursery for her. We really appreciated her graduation too and how much effort the nursery put in to get her ready for school, we were sad to leave! Thank you so much ☺️

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shannon Amelia
9 months ago

My daughter started smarty pants when she was 2 , as a first time mom this was nerve wracking for me to leave her somewhere new but she settled in really well and staff were really great with her on days she would be upset that I had to leave. Once she moved over to pre-school, she came on so much and I could see how much she was learning. We are definitely going to miss smarty pants as we move on to our next chapter but I thank all the staff so much for taking such good care of my child. Highly recommend.

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Lucy Cope
a year ago

My daughter recently started at smarty pants at 1 years old. She is still taking time to settle in and is upset when I drop her off however I have full confidence that they are doing all they can to help her settle. The staff are always lovely and spend time chatting about what she has been up to. I love seeing the updates on the app they use I think this is really reassuring for parents. Definitely recommend this nursery after viewing one’s previous to smarty pants I knew this is where I wanted my daughter to go! X

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Selina Hussain
a year ago

Both my kids went to Smarty Pants (Horseley Heath) and they both love it there! The staff are amazing, friendly, caring and actually go out their way to help and be flexible. Staff was so understandable and worked hard with my kids to help them settle in and be happy there. They always have different activities each day for the kids to improve their skills and have fun! They also plan regular stay and play for parents to come and get involved. My kids are always excited to go nursery and they always leave happy, clean with full bellies. No complaints!! :)

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Inspection history

Date: February 2011

  • December 2024Good
  • April 2023Good
  • October 2017Good
  • July 2014Good
  • November 2013Requires improvement
  • March 2013Inadequate
  • February 2011Good

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