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The Little Ripley Day Nursery in Birmingham (B23 7HY)

Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2024)
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5.0(5 parent reviews) ·243 Marsh Hill, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 7HY · Birmingham
Number of places
60 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2024
Local authority
Birmingham

About this day nursery

The Little Ripley Day Nursery, established in 1988, provides childcare for children aged 0-4 years. Open all year round, Monday to Friday from 7am to 6pm, the nursery focuses on creating a positive and enriching environment for young learners.

The latest Ofsted inspection, on 6th June 2024, rated the nursery as "Good" overall, with "Outstanding" for Behaviour and Attitudes. The nursery has a purposefully designed sensory room to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), aiding them in regulating their emotions.

The Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) is highly trained and works closely with other professionals and attends focused workshops to ensure individual needs are met, leading to good progress for children with SEND and those from disadvantaged backgrounds. Children regularly engage in outdoor play, which helps them to develop excellent physical skills.

Staff actively plan activities and resources to encourage learning and development, including large play equipment for younger children to enhance their physical abilities and table-top activities to strengthen early movements. Parents have expressed their comfort in leaving their children in "safe hands," and appreciate the personable "aunties" who keep them informed about their children's learning.

The nursery also maintains strong working relationships with schoolteachers to ensure a smooth transition for children, including those with SEND, as they move on to school.

What it's like

Staff plan activities and resources to help children learn and develop. They create a sensory room for children with SEND to help them regulate emotions and provide large play equipment for younger children to improve their physical skills. Staff engage with children's learning, inviting them to join in activities, which helps children to be enthusiastic learners and confident in social situations.

Supportive sensory roomDaily outdoor playHighly trained SENCOParental involvementPromotes independenceStrong school links

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday from 7am until 6pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for The Little Ripley Day Nursery

Last inspected 6 June 2024 · Mikaela Stallard

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Staff plan activities and resources to help children learn and develop. They create a sensory room for children with SEND to help them regulate emotions and provide large play equipment for younger children to improve their physical skills. Staff engage with children's learning, inviting them to join in activities, which helps children to be enthusiastic learners and confident in social situations.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff carefully plan the environment to ensure the resources and activities positively impact children's outcomes.
  • Staff support children to become independent.
  • Staff support children's personal development in many ways.
  • Parents are fully involved in their children's learning.
  • Strong working relationships with schoolteachers promote a seamless transition ensuring that all children, including those with SEND, continue to get the support that they need.

Areas to develop

  • 1make the most of all interactions with children to offer them more challenge and further their communication skills, focusing particularly on the use of closed questions.
Inspection #10346941 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents and carers report on how comfortable they feel leaving their children in 'safe hands'.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Leaders have purposefully created a sensory room for those children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) to regulate their emotions. The special educational needs coordinator is highly trained to meet the individual needs of SEND children and works effectively with other professionals and attends focused workshops to identify further support. Consequently, children with SEND and those from disadvantaged backgrounds progress well.

Outdoor space

Children engage in daily outdoor play, where they further develop their excellent physical skills.

Parent Reviews of The Little Ripley Day Nursery

5.0
(5)
Jessica Lay
7 months ago

My son has been attending Little Ripley since he was 14 months old. The nurture and homely atmosphere from the staff and management have always been great. My child has been so supported throughout his education and become such a social, inquisitive little boy thanks to their care. The staff are always on hand to deal with any situations or support families with home life also. I couldn’t be more prouder of the boy he has become and they have definitely got him reception ready. I will be sad to say goodbye to his nursery journey and the staff next year.

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Roweisha G
9 months ago

Amazing staff, loads of activities for kids and most importantly parents are kept in loop every step of the way.

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Narinder Kaur
4 years ago

Fantastic nursery, lovely, attentive staff who genuinely care about our children. Not a single fault, always on hand if we need anything. You are busy for a reason. Keep up the hard work!

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Inspection history

Date: December 2006

  • July 2024Good
  • June 2024Good
  • September 2018Good
  • October 2015Good
  • September 2015Good
  • November 2014Requires improvement
  • October 2014Requires improvement
  • July 2010Good
  • June 2010Good
  • December 2006Good

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