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The Old School House Nursery Walmley

Ofsted: Good
(Mar 2024)
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4.0(8 parent reviews) ·2 Walmley Ash Road, Sutton Coldfield, B76 1HY · Birmingham
Number of places
64 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2024
Local authority
Birmingham

About this day nursery

The Old School House Nurseries in Walmley aims to provide a nurturing and enriching environment for children to embark on their learning journey. Emphasising a Reggio-inspired approach, the nursery fosters creativity and exploration through play.

The facility itself has been recently refurbished to offer a stimulating setting for young learners. The nursery is committed to providing nutritious meals and offers a range of exciting extra-curricular activities, including sports, language lessons, and music, to enhance children's development beyond the core curriculum.

Parents have expressed high satisfaction with the nursery, praising the supportive staff, diverse activities, and innovative learning approach. The Old School House Nurseries in Walmley strives to create a "home from home" atmosphere where children feel secure and eager to learn, focusing on a child-centred approach to education and sensory experiences to support overall growth and educational success.

Our ethos

Creating safe, secure and inviting environments for our children to grow and explore. We provide your child with the opportunity to learn, grow and take their first steps on their learning journey in our wonderful Reggio Inspired environments, with a child-centred approach to educational success and sensory experiences.

What it's like

Staff effectively support all children, including those with special education needs and/or disabilities (SEND) to make good progress. Staff are nurturing and attentive towards the children, and know them all very well. Strong communication between staff ensures that children's needs are met well in the absence of a child's key person.

Reggio InspiredChild-Centred ApproachExtra-Curricular ActivitiesNutritional Focus

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 6.30pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for The Old School House Nursery Walmley

Last inspected 28 March 2024 · Anne Dyoss

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

What it's like to attend

Staff effectively support all children, including those with special education needs and/or disabilities (SEND) to make good progress. Staff are nurturing and attentive towards the children, and know them all very well. Strong communication between staff ensures that children's needs are met well in the absence of a child's key person.

Inspector highlights

  • Parent partnerships are a real strength of the nursery.
  • The provider supports the staff's ongoing professional development at all levels.
  • The manager monitors the quality of teaching and the impact this has on children's learning.
  • Overall, the manager has developed a progressive curriculum that builds on children's knowledge, understanding and skills as they progress through the nursery.
  • Teaching is good and staff understand how young children learn.

Areas to develop

  • 1refine the curriculum to precisely identify the knowledge and skills that children need to gain to progress further in their communication development
  • 2make full use of the indoor and outdoor learning environments to maximise children's development in their large muscle movements.
Inspection #10332994 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents speak very positively about the service provided and how their children love attending.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff effectively support all children, including those with special education needs and/or disabilities (SEND) to make good progress. Staff make good use of their observations of children's achievements to plan for their learning, including implementing targeted support and working with other professionals to help children with SEND to meet their development milestones in readiness for school.

Outdoor space

Staff do not identify how they can adapt resources to ensure that each child is fully supported in developing their larger muscle movements and the provider should make full use of the indoor and outdoor learning environments to maximise children's development in their large muscle movements.

Parent Reviews of The Old School House Nursery Walmley

4.0
(8)
Emmelia Garner
a year ago

Would recommend. Everything about the nursery is to the highest standard, from the food to the toys and sensory activities. The staff really care about the children. Our daughter is only 16 months old and we can already see her learning new things and growing in confidence. She is very happy there and we know we chose the right place for her too.

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Christabel
3 years ago

After my daughters 2nd settle in session I had a bereavement in the family, due to this I had to cancel my daughters place. The Old School House refused to refund my deposit back of £160.00. Don’t expect a compassionate service from this nursery. They are clearly all about the money and I will not be getting back in touch with them in the future.

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Katie Murphy
a year ago

Don’t bother calling here if you want a part time place only - they make false promises of emailing or calling you back and never do. It would be much better if they would just say no in the first place instead of wasting your time,

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Hannah
3 years ago

Lovely nursery and friendly staff, regular updates given on toddler’s progress. Toddler is happy and is learning new skills.

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Tom McNamee
3 years ago

Really nice staff, that have done great work settling my child (and myself!) into nursery life.

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Inspection history

Date: March 2024

  • April 2024Good
  • March 2024Good

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About the setting

The Old School House Nursery Walmley registered in 2021. It operates all year round, Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 6.30pm. The provider employs 22 staff of whom 15 hold an approved qualification at level 3 and above including two at level 6. The nursery is a Reggio Emilia inspired setting.

URN
2657823
Registered person
Middleton Daycare Group Limited
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises

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