Bumble Bees Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Birmingham for children from birth to 8+, open 07:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 September 2024. Open since 2016, with 80 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
B36 0SNWhat 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 September 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff develop close relationships with the children in their care. Children approach staff confidently to talk to them and to celebrate a success. Staff know the children well and they respond to their individual needs. For example, they offer comfort to children and give words of encouragement when they need it. Children are happy and settled at the setting.
Children behave well and are polite. Staff give frequent behaviour prompts, such as reminders about good sitting and walking inside. This ensures that the environment is calm and safe for children. Staff establish clear routines that all the children follow. For example, pre-school children sit for carpet time before going off to play, and they help to tidy up. This prepares children to be ready for the transition to school.
Developing children's language and communication is a priority. Staff listen to the children when they speak and engage them in conversation regularly. For example, when children present an acorn from home, staff engage them in a back-and-forth conversation about the acorn. Toddlers take part in a weekly language and communication programme, and receive specialist support from an external service.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to consistently offer higher levels of challenge, to ensure that all children make even better progress n provide more opportunities for children to develop their independence.
- 10 September 2024Good
- 8 January 2019Good
- 17 April 2018Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bumble Bees 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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