A B C Day Nursery & Pre School Ltd
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Smethwick for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in August 2023. Open since 1991, with 50 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Sandwell
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Sandwell from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
B67 5HNWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 1 August 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
There is a calm, happy and sociable atmosphere at this nursery. Staff are excellent role models. They have high expectations for all children and want them to flourish through high-quality learning experiences. Children develop warm and trusting relationships with their key person and each other. Staff are committed to helping every child succeed and are attentive to their needs. As a result, all children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), feel well supported and show positive attitudes towards learning.
Children behave really well. They play cooperatively with each other and respond well to the routines and boundaries in place. Children thrive on the praise they receive from staff for their efforts and achievements. This helps to build their selfesteem and confidence.
Children are highly motivated to play and learn. They benefit from interesting activities, which are tailored to their interests. Children show good levels of concentration and are keen to take on new challenges. For example, children in the pre-school room persevere to use spoons and scoops to put balls inside differentsized containers. Toddlers have a go at connecting different magnetic blocks together, and pre-school children use tweezers to pick up water beads.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to have a clearer understanding of the curriculum intent so that their teaching consistently focuses on what they want children to learn n enhance the leadership skills of the deputy managers and increase their levels of confidence and oversight of the whole nursery's provision and systems.
- 1 August 2023Good
- 27 November 2017Good
- 26 November 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for A B C Day Nursery & Pre School Ltd
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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