Blakenhall Neighbourhood Nursery
Good★ 4.2 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 Good by Ofsted in July 2024. Open since 2005, with 50 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 Wolverhampton
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Wolverhampton 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
WV2 3AJWhat 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, 10 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at the nursery excited and ready to learn. Staff provide a warm and nurturing approach to each child's care. All children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make progress from their starting points. Children settle quickly with consistent reassurance from staff to help them to feel safe and secure.
Children flourish while discovering and exploring their environments. Staff have high expectations for children. They plan precise activities that capture children's interests and motivate them in their learning. This helps to close gaps in their development. For example, children develop their awareness of mathematical concepts as they discover the different dinosaurs in the rocks in the garden. Staff encourage children to describe what they have found and compare the different dinosaurs' sizes. Staff provide children with an abundance of praise following their contributions and this builds on their confidence and self-esteem.
Staff are excellent role models for children. They promote a positive and respectful culture in the nursery. Staff encourage manners consistently and, as a result, children are polite and courteous to each other. Younger children repeat the nursery rules, for example to use 'walking feet' as they carefully and safely walk down the stairs to go out into the garden. This reminds children how to keep themselves safe.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support the less confident staff with their teaching techniques to raise the quality of education to the next level.
- 10 July 2024Good
- 4 November 2022Good
- 20 December 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Blakenhall Neighbourhood 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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