Al-Madina Nursery - Cradley Heath
GoodBirth to 5Open a few years
A pre-school in Cradley Heath for children from birth to 5, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 September 2025. Open since 2024, with 57 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
B64 6HRWhat 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, 5 September 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are greeted warmly by staff as they arrive at the nursery. Parents are welcomed by staff and chat happily with them about their plans for the day.
Children independently find their pegs and hang up their coats. They settle quickly and demonstrate that they feel safe and secure, interacting confidently with staff, asking for help when needed. Children make choices about their play. They select from a range of exciting toys and activities that have been thoughtfully planned by staff to reflect the things they enjoy. Children learn to behave well, follow nursery routines and staff's instructions. For example, children help to tidy away resources into the correct baskets when asked, before going outside to play.
Children develop good physical skills. For example, they develop agility and coordination as they ride and manoeuvre around obstacles on balance bicycles.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- focus the planning and teaching of activities on what individual children need to learn next n strengthen the delivery of activities to ensure that less-confident children have opportunities to share their thoughts and ideas.
- 5 September 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 13 May 2025Inadequate Safeguarding: No
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Al-Madina Nursery - Cradley 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.