Banana Moon Mere Green
Good★ 3.5 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Sutton Coldfield for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2024. Open since 2012, with 74 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
B74 4BHWhat 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.
- 3 August 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 22 August 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 18 July 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 8 February 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are well motivated to learn. Staff make good use of daily routines, such as mealtimes, to help children to practise their skills. Babies progress on to drinking from unlidded cups and wash their own hands in readiness for the move to the toddler room. Pre-school children know about making healthy and unhealthy food choices and the benefits of some food groups. Staff encourage toddlers to manage the toileting routines for themselves.
All children progress from their starting points, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Children show that they feel happy, relaxed and secure in the care of the staff, which ensures that all children are emotionally ready to learn.
Staff are positive role models and have high expectations for children's behaviour.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- refine the curriculum for pre-school children, so this builds more precisely on the knowledge and skills they already have n increase communication with parents of pre-school children, so they have a thorough account of their child's development and how they can support learning at home.
- 8 February 2024Good
- 18 April 2023Good
- 30 August 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Banana Moon Mere Green
- 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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