Abu Bakr Nursery
Outstanding★ 4.4 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Walsall for children from birth to 8+, open 00:00 to 24:00, 7 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 2011, with 41 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 Walsall
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Walsall 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
WS1 4JJWhat 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 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children relish their time in nursery. They enter nursery happily, greet their friends and staff and settle quickly into a wide range of activities. Children's independence is nurtured. They confidently make choices and follow their ideas and interests.
Children actively seek time with the staff, sharing news about what they have been doing at home and showing them their art and craft creations. Superb relationships between staff, children and their peers are apparent.
Children sing with gusto. They join in with familiar songs and rhymes and enjoy choosing the songs they would like to sing. Younger children delight in choosing toys, such as a spider, duck or shark, to inform staff about what they would like to sing next, and join in with the actions and familiar words. Children's language and communication are given high priority. Staff successfully support children, especially those children who speak English as an additional language. They build children's awareness of letter sounds and continually build their awareness of pronunciation, repeating words clearly and precisely. Older children delight in sharing the adventures they have with their families. Children's love of books is nurtured by staff who add excitement and intrigue into their stories. Children talk about their own families after following the adventures of a family looking for a bear. Staff use this discussion to enhance children's knowledge and understanding of families, similarities and differences.
- 1 November 2022Outstanding
- 16 March 2017Outstanding
- 27 September 2016Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Abu Bakr Nursery
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.