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Childcare in Birmingham (Solihull)

Birmingham (Solihull) has 13 day nurseries, 3 pre-schools, 14 school nursery classes, 7 childminders and 7 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 21 of them and rated 19 Good or better, 4 of them Outstanding. 23 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Solihull there are 31 places per 100 children under five, about the same as England as a whole at 32.

31places per 100 under-fives in Solihull, against 32 for England
90%of the 21 inspected here are Good or better, 4 Outstanding
14 of 44are recorded as taking the funded hours; the rest are unknown, not a no

Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Solihull, divided by the children aged 0 to 4 who live there at the 2021 Census. It compares areas; it is not a count of free places today. It also leaves out the 52 school nursery classes across Solihull, because nobody publishes how many children they take.

Everything 44Day nurseries 13Pre-schools 3School nurseries 14Childminders 7After-school clubs 7
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Day nurseries 13

Wise Owls Nursery

Day nursery · Wheatfield Close, Smithswood, Birmingham, B36 0QP

OutstandingBirth to 507:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week52 placesLong established
0121 779 6519

In The Woods

Day nursery · Surestart, 2 Chelmsley Circle, Birmingham, B37 5UH

Report card Feb 2026Birth to 8+Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm80 placesLong established
01217177132

Beechwood Childcare Limited

Day nursery · Windy Arbor Nursery, Windy Arbor Primary School, Birmingham, B37 6RN

GoodBirth to 8+Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm58 placesOpen for decades
0121 244 4891

School nursery classes 1

After-school and holiday clubs 3

TGAK Main Building

After-school club · Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst, Main Building, Birmingham, B37 6NU

Not yet inspected5 and over07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week★ 4.6 Google, 9Open a few years
01213298300Their website

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Recently

What has changed here

Ofsted does not publish closures, so we work them out by comparing releases. Worth knowing if you are working from an old list.

  • Jun 2026Closed Woodland Trails Day Nursery Full day care
  • Dec 2025Opened Winnr Holiday Daycare Out-of-school day care
  • Dec 2025Opened Woodland Trails Day Nursery Full day care
Questions

What people ask about childcare in Birmingham (Solihull)

Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.

Which nurseries in Birmingham (Solihull) take funded hours?

14 of the 44 settings in Birmingham (Solihull) are recorded as taking the government funded hours. Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.

Are any nurseries in Birmingham (Solihull) rated Outstanding?

Yes. 4 of the 21 settings Ofsted has inspected in Birmingham (Solihull) hold an Outstanding grade.

Which nurseries in Birmingham (Solihull) take babies?

24 settings in Birmingham (Solihull) are registered to take children under two. Ofsted's register does not say whether a setting runs a baby room or has space in it, so ring before you plan around it.

Is it hard to get a nursery place in Birmingham (Solihull)?

Solihull has 31 registered childcare places for every 100 children under five, against 32 across England. That is registered capacity rather than free places, so it compares areas rather than telling you what is available this week.

Nearby

Towns close to Birmingham (Solihull)

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Birmingham10 settings · 1.9 milesSolihull137 settings · 5.6 milesSutton Coldfield63 settings · 6.1 milesBirmingham743 settings · 6.1 milesCoventry10 settings · 7.5 milesBirmingham9 settings · 8.5 miles
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