Childcare in Sutton Coldfield (Birmingham)
Sutton Coldfield (Birmingham) has 35 day nurseries, 6 pre-schools, 9 school nursery classes, 3 childminders and 10 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 40 of them and rated 37 Good or better, 3 of them Outstanding. 23 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £33 to £55, typically £42. Across Birmingham there are 27 places per 100 children under five, worse supplied than England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Birmingham, 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 220 school nursery classes across Birmingham, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
3 settings match. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.
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 2026Opened Our Special Angels- The Bridge Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Mere Green 0-5 Nursery Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Opened Fun Fest Sutton - Mere Green Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Learning Made Easy Mere Green Centre Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Honey Bears @ Penns Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed WCPS Happy Hometime Club Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Honey Bears Out of School Club Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed The Rowans After School Club Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Mere Green 0-5 Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed KIDS Family Centre Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Four Oaks Pre-school Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Fun Fest Sutton - Four Oaks Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Sutton Coldfield (Birmingham)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in Sutton Coldfield (Birmingham)?
Of the 5 full-day rates published by settings in Sutton Coldfield (Birmingham), the typical price is £42 a day, ranging from £33 to £55. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in Sutton Coldfield (Birmingham) take funded hours?
14 of the 63 settings in Sutton Coldfield (Birmingham) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Sutton Coldfield (Birmingham) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 3 of the 40 settings Ofsted has inspected in Sutton Coldfield (Birmingham) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Sutton Coldfield (Birmingham) take babies?
46 settings in Sutton Coldfield (Birmingham) 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 Sutton Coldfield (Birmingham)?
Birmingham has 27 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.
Towns close to Sutton Coldfield (Birmingham)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.