Castle Nursery at Perryfields
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Bromsgrove 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 August 2023. Open since 2004, with 42 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 Worcestershire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Worcestershire 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
B61 8THWhat 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, 25 August 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children receive a friendly welcome from staff as they arrive at this warm and nurturing nursery. Parents bring children into their playroom and help them settle in, which supports children to feel safe. Staff communicate with parents as children arrive to share information, which helps to provide continuity in children's care and routines.
Children throughout the nursery are eager to get involved in activities of their choosing. Babies sit down with staff to join in singing their favourite rhymes and songs. Two-year-old children ask to paint. They independently squeeze their paint into a palette and use different brushes and their hands to make marks on paper.
Older children immerse themselves in making their own dough to play with. They know what ingredients they need, that water makes the dough wet and that they can add more flour to make it less sticky.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- build on the existing curriculum to help staff focus more precisely on what they intend to teach children to extend their learning even further n review the organisation of routines and planning for the environment to keep all children continuously engaged and highly motivated in their learning.
- 25 August 2023Good
- 27 July 2022Outstanding
- 27 May 2015Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Castle Nursery at Perryfields
- 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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