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The Little Ripley Day Nursery in Birmingham (B24 8BD)

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Sept 2022)
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4.5(15 Google reviews) ·133 Wood End Lane, Erdington, Birmingham, B24 8BD · Birmingham
Number of places
60 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Sept 2022
Local authority
Birmingham

About this day nursery

The Little Ripley Day Nurseries, a family-operated establishment since 1988, is dedicated to providing a nurturing, secure, and joyful environment where children are encouraged to flourish. With all nurseries boasting "Outstanding" or "Good" Ofsted ratings, the experienced team leverages their understanding of play-based learning to integrate the Early Years Curriculum into engaging activities and games.

This approach ensures children learn and develop without pressure, reaching their full potential. The priority is to guarantee every child a happy and fun-filled day.

The nurseries also emphasise security with controlled entry systems and uphold policies of equal opportunities, anti-discriminatory practice, and inclusion, ensuring every child is respected and valued. Fees can be paid weekly or monthly via bank transfer or standing order, and the day nursery accepts various government funding schemes and tax-free childcare.

The team is committed to professional development, ensuring high-quality care, and aims to provide children with the best start in life.

Our ethos

The Little Ripley Day Nurseries are committed to providing a nurturing, secure, and joyful environment that encourages children to flourish. They leverage their understanding of play-based learning to integrate the Early Years Curriculum into engaging activities and games, ensuring children learn and develop without pressure and reach their full potential while being respected and valued.

What it's like

Children are thoroughly excited to arrive at The Little Ripley Day Nursery, engaging in stimulating activities purposefully planned to meet their interests. The nursery provides a beautiful, caring environment where children are valued, respected, and show pride in their surroundings. They demonstrate high levels of social maturity through turn-taking and compromising, with heart-warming staff interactions fostering their self-confidence.

Family-run since 1988Ofsted rated Outstanding/GoodPlay-based learningSecure entry systemsAccepts government funding

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare
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Key facts

Opening hours

Mon-Fri 7am - 6pm, Weekends Closed

Age range

9 months to 4 years

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for The Little Ripley Day Nursery

Last inspected 16 September 2022

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

What it's like to attend

Children are thoroughly excited to arrive at The Little Ripley Day Nursery, engaging in stimulating activities purposefully planned to meet their interests. The nursery provides a beautiful, caring environment where children are valued, respected, and show pride in their surroundings. They demonstrate high levels of social maturity through turn-taking and compromising, with heart-warming staff interactions fostering their self-confidence.

Inspector highlights

  • The curriculum is extremely well planned by a collective management team, ensuring children progress to the next stage of their development.
  • The manager focuses on building children's emotional well-being and increasing self-confidence, offering a large stage in the garden for performances.
  • Staff actively encourage babies to have a go, and their enthusiasm for children to enjoy and achieve is infectious.
  • The same expectations are given for all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, with effective systems to identify gaps and skilled staff adapting routines.
  • Leaders are passionate about children having a love of books, which are available in every area of the nursery and incorporated into most activities.
Inspection #10234408 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The same expectations are given for all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Effective systems are in place to identify any gaps in children's learning and development. Skilled staff help children to develop their understanding, for example, routines are adapted to make learning more achievable.

Outdoor space

A large stage in the garden offers children a platform to perform on, where they enthusiastically dance and sing. Pushchairs are busily pushed from the role-play area into the garden, where children partake in afternoon tea. The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors.

Google Reviews of The Little Ripley Day Nursery

4.5
(15 Google reviews)
bhe trading
9 months ago

What should i write about this heavenly setting.. mandy hailey lianne sharon and every single person who has been involved in helping my autistic lil one come out of the the bubble he was in to the real world.. i am truly grateful.. from the bottom of my heart. my child who was non verbal non eater no eye contact no understanding is leaving lil rippley a verbal child who expresses himself in the best way possible , eats nursery food , plays and does everything that has surprised me in ways i never thought of. i am in tears writing this. i can write loads and loads and keep on going about how truely honest this setting and each and every staff member is. highly highly recommended and i am so happy to be leaving with a child who is no longer just a lil human sitting on the side knowing what to do but a full on happy healthy active participating lil boy enjoying his life to the best. This nursery teams up with parents and gives what every lil one needs and deserve .. the diamond standard of childcare and education❤️❤️

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Trina Wilson
4 years ago

Our daughter started here in 2016, so we had no hesitation in sending our son here too, in 2019. Mandy is an excellent manager and the staff are superb. It’s like a home from home for our children. Everyone cares about them and knows them so well. My daughter loved it here and my son, who still attends, loves it too. I would highly recommend this nursery if you are looking for a caring, fun and educational setting.

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Ranjit Sheikh
4 years ago

My daughter has been attending this nursery since she was 14 months old. She will be leaving to go to school in September 2022. My son has been attending since April 2021. This nursery has been exceptional in the undivided and genuine care and love they have shown my children. Attentive to their every need, informative updates at the end of each day and going above and beyond by learning the names of family members nearest and dearest to our children, to make personalised father's Day cards for grandad. Mandy is a fantastic manager and leader. Always making time to listen and accomodate where possible. The nursery workers are attentive and always show great patience and attentiveness to any comments or requests made as a parent. The children are really at the heart of everything they do and staff reflect this in their day to day activities with the kids. A fab nursery and I really can't recommend it enough.

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Heidi Corner
8 years ago

Cannot recommend highly enough! All 3 of my daughters attended, with my youngest still there. Wonderful family atmosphere, extremely friendly staff & excellent care. Staff clearly love their jobs and have wonderful relationships with the children. My older daughters loved their time at Little Ripley and still enjoy going in to see the staff for a catch-up. When you join Little Ripley Wood End Lane you get much more than outstanding childcare, you become part of a wonderful family.

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Luan
4 years ago

If you’re looking for a trustworthy, safe, environment, for your children, keep looking. Little Ripley is certainly not the sort of establishment you should send your child to. My daughter attended this nursery for a year, and I found out that they were letting her out daily to see her Father, despite knowing there was a restraining order in place and against my wishes. Massive breach of safeguarding. Then how they handled it was even worse. Disgusting. Unprofessional. Unapologetic. Thankful I took my daughter out of this place.

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Inspection history

Date: October 2004

  • October 2022Outstanding
  • September 2022Outstanding
  • November 2016Outstanding
  • October 2016Outstanding
  • December 2013Good
  • October 2013Good
  • March 2010Good
  • February 2010Good
  • October 2004Good

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