Bright Kids Northfield
Good★ 4.7 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Birmingham for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 February 2025. Open since 2005, with 66 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
B31 2EWWhat 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.
- 16 April 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 19 February 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enter a welcoming and relaxed environment. Staff take pride in making sure that activities and resources are attractively displayed and capture children's interest as soon as they enter their rooms. Children separate well from their parents and settle quickly into their play. Effective routines for gathering key information from parents about their children enables staff to build a clear understanding of their interests and abilities. Staff use this to plan a curriculum that continually supports and enhances children's learning and takes account of their next steps. Babies enjoy exploring the sand, feeling it with their hands and watching as it falls through their fingers. Toddlers make marks using a variety of tool,s including paintbrushes, sponges, pencils, paints and chalks. Pre-school children use various construction materials to create models of cars, trucks and planes and talk about what they have made.
Relationships between children and staff are strong. Staff support children to recognise their emotions through discussions and the use of stories and emotion stones. Older children confidently explain the golden rules of the nursery, which include having 'kind hands', using their listening ears and saying please and thank you. Staff reassure children when they are wary of visitors to the setting and affection is readily given and received. Children's self-esteem and confidence is nurtured through praise and encouragement and children show pride in their work and achievements.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen partnerships with other professionals and settings children attend n consider ways to provide opportunities for children to see reflections of families that are different to their own.
- 19 February 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 12 July 2023Good
- 23 January 2018Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bright Kids Northfield
- 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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