Aston Pre-School and Creche Services Ltd
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Birmingham 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 March 2023. Open since 2014, with 40 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
B6 6BPWhat 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, 8 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and settled in this pre-school. Staff greet them warmly as they arrive. Children have a close relationship with their key person and the staff team.
This helps them to feel safe and secure. Staff have high expectations for all children. They provide a variety of interesting activities which children enjoy. For example, toddlers make shape prints with paints and pre-school children scoop and build with sand. Staff follow children's interests and adapt planning spontaneously.
For example, as snow starts to fall, staff take children outside where they enjoy chasing, catching and feeling the snow. Children develop their large-muscle skills as they run around or kick balls.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- focus planning and teaching more precisely on what individual children need to learn next n develop parent partnerships and share more information to help parents build on learning at home n review transition times in the pre-school room to consistently engage children in learning.
- 8 March 2023Good
- 25 June 2019Good
- 5 January 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Aston Pre-School and Creche Services 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.