Cotton Tails at Quinton
Good★ 5.0 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 April 2022. Open since 2007, with 54 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
B32 2ADWhat 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, 26 April 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children make good progress at this stimulating nursery. They learn about the world around them while they explore the exciting activities on offer. For example, they play with real vegetables, pretending to visit a farm shop. Children talk about the celery, parsnips, potatoes and carrots that they serve each other. Babies concentrate while investigating soil, sand and water. They scoop the sand with a spade and pat the soil with their hands and fingers. Babies smile and babble.
Children are highly engaged in their learning. They are happy here. Children, especially those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are safe and well cared for. Staff skilfully adjust activities and resources so that all children can be fully included. One example of this is an adapted sand tray to enable children in wheelchairs to participate alongside their friends.
Children are forming good relationships. They are eager to spend time with each other and enjoy playing together in small groups. Children are comfortable and confident with staff. They often initiate conversations with them and staff respond with interest. Staff have high expectations of children's behaviour, and their approach to behaviour management is respectful and kind. Consequently, children behave extremely well.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to use observation and assessment systems more effectively so that they precisely know the starting points for every child when planning activities n develop further the curriculum to define more clearly the expected skills and progression for children to make between each age group room across the nursery so that all children can begin their learning at the optimum level when they start in each room.
- 26 April 2022Good
- 25 July 2013Outstanding
- 25 November 2010Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Cotton Tails at Quinton
- 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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