Al-Madina Nursery - Balsall Heath
Good★ 3.8 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Birmingham for children from birth to 8+, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2021, though that is 5 years ago now. Open since 2017, 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 Birmingham
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Birmingham 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
B12 8AQWhat 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, 22 June 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happy and eager to take part in activities. They have close relationships with staff, which helps them to feel safe. On arrival, children quickly recognise their names and trace over them in order to register their attendance.
Children are extremely well behaved. At group time, they easily make an orderly circle and sit down. They show sustained levels of concentration as they sing the welcome song and consider the days of the week, the month and the weather.
Children enjoy the phonics session and counting the children who are present.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- focus more precisely professional development opportunities for staff to help them to fully support boys' learning, especially in writing and mathematics n monitor more rigorously the educational programmes to help identify areas for further development, with particular regard to providing increased opportunities for children to learn to negotiate space and climb.
- 22 June 2021Good
- 13 December 2019Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Al-Madina Nursery - Balsall Heath
- 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.