Ducklings Private Nursery
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open a few years
A day nursery in Sutton Coldfield 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2024. Open since 2021, with 34 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
B75 6REWhat 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 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive and flourish at this welcoming nursery. Staff create an environment which meets all the needs of the children. Children separate with ease from parents and those who may become upset, are soon settled by caring and attentive staff.
Children are eager to learn, and staff facilitate this by providing activities which ignite a thirst and curiosity for learning. Staff teach children about life cycles.
Recently they have hatched ducks from eggs. Children talk about how one was not strong enough and it died. Staff talk about the different growth cycles of frogs, from spawn, to tadpoles, froglets and frogs. Children learn the difference between a reptile and an amphibian.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - support staff to facilitate group activities to allow children with less confidence to be able to share their thoughts and ideas n continue to enhance the outdoor provision to deliver the curriculum for those children who prefer to learn outdoors.
- 26 April 2024Good
- 22 November 2023Inadequate
- 6 December 2022Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Ducklings Private 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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