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The Sanctuary Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2025)
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3.7(3 parent reviews) ·69 Whitehouse Common Road, Sutton Coldfield, B75 6EY · Birmingham
Number of places
49 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2025
Local authority
Birmingham

About this day nursery

The Sanctuary Day Nursery, situated in Sutton Coldfield, is a family-operated and Ofsted-registered facility that opened in May 2024. The nursery provides care year-round for children ranging from 12 weeks to 5 years old.

The establishment is designed to be a nurturing "home from home" environment, focusing on fostering confidence, happiness, resilience, and ambition in children, equipping them with essential life skills. The curriculum is child-led and guided by adults, incorporating "in the moment planning" to support each child's learning journey.

The nursery follows the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), Birth to 5 Matters, and Development Matters guidelines. Facilities are tailored to different age groups, including a baby room with a sleep area for infants (12 weeks-15 months), a room with an outdoor learning space for toddlers (15 months-2 years), a free-flow room that connects indoor and outdoor spaces for 2-3 year olds, and a dedicated pre-school room for 3-4 year olds.

The nursery offers on-site parking and outdoor garden spaces. They also have a second location in Burntwood.

They accept various government funding schemes for early education and childcare.

Our ethos

To nurture every child in our home from home setting, providing them with the fundamentals to enable them to be able to grow into confident, happy, resilient and ambitious children who achieve life long skills.

What it's like

The caring and nurturing staff create a warm, welcoming space where children settle easily. Staff plan learning opportunities based on children's interests and encourage learning through plenty of talk and questions which helps children explore new ideas. Staff also enrich children's learning by exploring different cultures and festivals and hold regular music sessions to support language development and foster a sense of community.

Family-owned and Ofsted RegisteredOpened May 2024Child-led, adult-guided curriculumOn-site parking and outdoor garden spaceAccepts various government funding schemes

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

7:30AM - 18:00PM

Age range

12 weeks to 5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for The Sanctuary Day Nursery

Last inspected 12 June 2025 · Naziha Amin

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

The caring and nurturing staff create a warm, welcoming space where children settle easily. Staff plan learning opportunities based on children's interests and encourage learning through plenty of talk and questions which helps children explore new ideas. Staff also enrich children's learning by exploring different cultures and festivals and hold regular music sessions to support language development and foster a sense of community.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders have planned a thoughtful curriculum that supports children's personal, social and emotional growth, and strengthens their language and communication skills.
  • The curriculum for mathematics is implemented well throughout the setting, continually developing children's knowledge and skills.
  • Children behave well and listen to instructions, growing in self-awareness and empathy.
  • Staff are eager to give children real-life experiences, helping them learn about the world around them in a meaningful way.
  • Parents and staff work well together, with parents kept informed about their child's progress and daily needs.

Areas to develop

  • 1support staff to recognise and respond swiftly when children become disengaged or lose interest, to help capture and maintain children's focus on learning
  • 2develop staff's knowledge and ability to work towards children's next steps targets more precisely.
Inspection #10396563 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents say they are kept informed about their child's progress and daily needs.

Parents describe staff as helpful and supportive.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Strong processes support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Leaders and staff work closely with parents and professionals to provide early and effective support. Staff set realistic but challenging goals to help children with SEND make progress.

Outdoor space

The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning.

Parent Reviews of The Sanctuary Day Nursery

3.7
(3)
Vesna Vasic
5 months ago

Unfortunately, our experience with Sanctuary was disappointing. Communication was unclear and important information was not handled in a transparent or supportive way. As a parent, this left me feeling uncomfortable and unsure, which is not something you want when it comes to childcare. I would advise other parents to ask very detailed questions before enrolling.

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Jess
a month ago

We honestly couldn’t be happier with The Sanctuary. From the very beginning, it’s felt like such a warm, welcoming place, and that’s made such a difference to us as a family. Our daughter absolutely loves going in each day — she’s always excited, which says everything really. It’s been amazing to see how much she’s developed since starting here, she’s learning new things all the time, and it’s clear she feels really safe and happy in the environment. The staff are just incredible. They’re so caring, attentive, and genuinely invested in the children. It never feels like “just a job” to them — you can tell they really love what they do. We’ve also really valued being able to build relationships with them; it feels personal, and we always feel in the loop with how our daughter is doing. Such a lovely, nurturing place — we feel very lucky to have found it.

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Shafiqah Salim
a month ago

My child seems very happy here and has thrived since she joined. Her speech and skills have grown rapidly. She loves all the different activities they do.

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

12 June 2025

Good

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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