Opening hours
Monday to Friday, from 7.30am to 6pm, all year round, except for bank holidays.
Waddles Nursery
Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2022)
Number of places
37 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2022
Local authority
Birmingham
About this day nursery
Waddles Nursery, established in 1990, provides a welcoming home-from-home learning environment in Birmingham for children aged 1 to 4 years. 30am to 6pm all year round, except for bank holidays, the nursery focuses on child-led activities that spark eagerness and willingness to learn.
The curriculum prioritises children's interests, offering a range of engaging experiences that cover all areas of learning, supported by staff who use meaningful language to extend play.
What it's like
The staff at Waddles Nursery create a home-from-home learning environment with strong bonds between children and staff. Children are sociable, eager, and willing to learn, participating enthusiastically in child-led activities and conversations. They also engage in healthy eating discussions and show independence in messy play activities.
Strong bonds with staffChild-led learningHealthy eating focusCelebrates diversityPersonalised SEND supportOutdoor exploration
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds
Key facts
Term time / All Year
All Year
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Waddles Nursery
Last inspected 28 July 2022 · Nancy Hitchcock
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 staff at Waddles Nursery create a home-from-home learning environment with strong bonds between children and staff. Children are sociable, eager, and willing to learn, participating enthusiastically in child-led activities and conversations. They also engage in healthy eating discussions and show independence in messy play activities.
Inspector highlights
- Healthy eating is given high priority, with staff encouraging conversations about fruits and vegetables and using the setting's vegetable patch to expand children's knowledge.
- The staff implement a curriculum that focuses on children's interests, providing access to a range of activities covering all areas of learning, mainly through child-led play supported by staff using meaningful language.
- The leadership and management team have created a safe, secure, and confident environment where children feel comfortable separating from parents and expressing their emotions, supported by mirrors and emotion symbols for self-regulation.
- Cultural differences and diversity are celebrated through religious festivals and circle time, expanding children's knowledge of diversity and the wider community.
- The special educational needs coordinator is knowledgeable, ensuring ample information sharing between parents, outside professionals, and staff, leading to personalised plans and good progress for all children.
Areas to develop
- 1review and improve the way that staff prepare and organise daily routines and activities, to ensure children are accessing learning opportunities consistently throughout the day.
Inspection #10116259 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents express how happy they are with the setting and specifically mention how the staff recognise changes in their child's behaviour.
The parents report that they receive ample information about their child's learning, which promotes parent partnerships.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
The special educational needs coordinator is knowledgeable and ensures ample information is shared between parents, outside professionals, and staff. Children have personalised plans in place, providing them with one-to-one sessions to progress them further in their learning journey. All children make good progress.
Outdoor space
Children enjoy picking their own herbs from the setting's vegetable patch to make 'soup' in the mud kitchen area. They copy staff who enthusiastically smell the herbs and encourage children to do the same, expressing how they feel when touching wet mud and adding water. Children are independent, collecting and transporting their own water using large jugs, and finding their own wellington boots and aprons before messy activities.
Parent Reviews of Waddles Nursery
5.0
(4)
Magdalena Gregory
4 years ago
Can't imagine a better nursery for my children. My oldest one has been attending here for 3 years now, and my youngest one started in May 2021. The staff is lovely, always with a smile on their face. They always keep me well-informed how the day went. My children are happy and love playing at nursery with their friends. I'm often surprised how much my children learn at nursery and how many new and creative things they do together. I feel lucky I found such good care and don't need to worry about them since I had to go back to work.
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Google User
2 years ago
One of the best nurseries, hands down! Lovely staff, I can see that my child is always happy when going to nursery.
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Anonymous Anonymous
3 years ago
Best nursery. Superb team and lovely place for a kids.
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Paul Walsh
a year ago
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Inspection history
Date: February 2005
- September 2022Good
- July 2022Good
- March 2015Outstanding
- February 2015Outstanding
- June 2014Requires improvement
- May 2014Requires improvement
- May 2011Good
- April 2011Outstanding
- October 2007Good
- February 2005Requires improvement
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