Birmingham Community Childrens Centre
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Birmingham for children from birth to 8+, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 December 2022. Open since 2003, with 60 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
B18 4QYWhat 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, 6 December 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
All children attending have special educational needs and/or disabilities. Their assigned staff have a deep knowledge of their specific needs and they receive high levels of emotional support to help them take part. Systems to help settle new children are carefully tailored to each child's unique needs. Children, including babies, form close attachments with staff and enjoy their interactions. For example, babies are coaxed to use the musical instruments and staff sing along to capture their interest. Their interests are followed carefully. For example, babies show an interest in rolling the felt pens and staff swiftly offer a range of balls, which babies delight in exploring and rolling. They show sustained levels of interest in their play and thoroughly enjoy the sensory experiences on offer. For example, babies enjoy using hammers with the dough and are fascinated with the lights in the sensory room.
Children have plenty of opportunities to enjoy books and sing as staff use various visual aids and puppets to capture their imagination. For example, children recall the story and repeat familiar phrases as they use the pretend wolf, pigs and houses. They learn to be kind to others as they explore at their own leisure and are supported well to increase their communication skills.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- build on staff professional development opportunities to help sustain and build on the good quality of teaching achieved n plan more effectively for the most-able children to help them make the very best possible progress, this relates to increasing the opportunities children have to explore mathematical concepts.
- 6 December 2022Good
- 15 February 2022Needs improvement
- 4 November 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Birmingham Community Childrens Centre
- 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.