Birchfield Prepcare Nursery
OutstandingBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Wolverhampton for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in September 2024. Open since 2016, with 65 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 Shropshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Shropshire 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
WV7 3AFWhat 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 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders and staff have an extremely high ambition for what children can achieve as they progress through each of the five rooms. This means that all children are fully equipped with all the essential skills and knowledge they need to succeed with their next development milestone and when they start school.
The curriculum is precisely mapped out so children can continuously build on what they already know understand and can do. Leaders work closely with the onsite school to provide pre-school children with an extended curriculum to expand on the already excellent repertoire of learning experiences within the nursery. This includes, participating in music sessions, physical development activities and experiencing languages in addition to English. During the pre-school year, leaders arrange for children to eat their lunch each day in the school hall with reception children. Children confidently embrace this new experience and understand the expectations during the lunch routines. They display exemplary manners.
Leaders and staff are skilled in supporting children's emotional development and this plays a key part in their curriculum. They have bespoke settling in arrangements for each child. This includes when they start the nursery and when they move rooms. This ensures that children can form strong attachments with staff and are emotionally ready to learn.
- 5 September 2024Outstanding
- 7 January 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Birchfield Prepcare Nursery
- 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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