Child 1st Day Nursery
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Solihull 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 October 2023. Open since 1998, with 100 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
B37 6NZWhat 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, 16 October 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders and staff create a warm, welcoming environment for children and their families. Even children attending for the first time settle well as they are comforted by sensitive and nurturing staff members. Leaders have developed a thoughtful induction that enables staff to gather purposeful information from parents. This is used to further develop children's feelings of safety and security, based on their interests.
Children confidently follow a meaningful routine across the setting. Staff help them to understand what is happening now and what will happen next. Children respond positively to staff when they ask them to come and wash their hands in readiness for snack or lunch. Even the youngest children develop good handwashing and drying techniques. Staff offer just the right amount of support to children to ensure they can achieve some independence in their self-care.
Babies and children curl up in cosy corners to look at books with staff who read with expression and joy. Children confidently use finger puppets as staff members share the book of the month with them. This helps them to develop their knowledge of the characters in the story. These experiences promote children's early love of reading.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop further the effectiveness of questioning as a teaching method, to most effectively meet children's communication needs n support staff to understand how to fully engage children in planned play opportunities, to extend the levels of engagement and promote learning even more.
- 16 October 2023Good
- 1 March 2023Needs improvement
- 12 June 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Child 1st Day 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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