Beechwood Childcare Limited
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Birmingham for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2022. Open since 1999, with 58 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 Solihull
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Solihull 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
B37 6RNWhat 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 September 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are extremely happy and confident in this warm and nurturing environment. Despite the summer term break, children quickly settle back into the routine and show high levels of engagement. For example, during circle time children have remembered and correctly use sign language to sign the initial sound of their name. Children thoroughly enjoy their interactions with staff. They play with the dough and learn how to use the tools, using words such as 'flat', 'snip' and
'sticky' to describe what they are doing. Outdoors, children consider how the water beads have absorbed the water and changed and talk about how they are high, bouncy and slimy.
Children are often intrigued by what is provided and staff skilfully follow children's interests. For example, children are busy mixing their pretend cakes in the mud kitchen and adding the various plants and flowers they have collected. They consider the scents and talk about their creations. All children thoroughly enjoy stories and songs. For example, the younger children delight in jumping like bunnies and stomping like dinosaurs. They enjoy the familiarity of the routine. For example, even the youngest children behave well and respond extremely well to requests of lining up and preparing for their meals.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen interactions with children by giving them time to respond to questions so that they consistently build on what they know and can do n provide inspiring opportunities for children to explore mathematical concepts and mark making through the activities and experiences they enjoy most, to further develop their mathematics and literacy development.
- 8 September 2022Good
- 8 June 2016Good
- 26 November 2009Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Beechwood Childcare Limited
- 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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