Earlswood Early Years
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Solihull for children from birth to 5, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 January 2025. Open since 2020, with 60 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 Warwickshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Warwickshire 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
B94 5SHWhat 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.
- 23 September 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 7 January 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff are very nurturing and caring in their approach towards children. They use a range of techniques to try and settle children when they become unsettled. This works well, especially for children who are new to the setting or when babies wake up from their 'nap time'. Consequently, children form strong bonds with the staff who care for them. Babies have lots of space to practise their physical skills, such as crawling, walking or taking steps. They concentrate as they negotiate the space around them. Staff ask children open questions to support their critical thinking skills, such as asking 'how can we fix it?' when building blocks come out of place.
Children show lots of resilience as they attempt to build with the blocks.
Children explain they like to come to nursery to play with their friends. Staff provide a range of experiences for the children that are based on their interests and next steps. This works well and supports all children to make continued progress in their development. Children of all ages are given space and time to develop their independence skills. For example, staff encourage babies and younger children to assist during care routines. They delegate tasks for older children at tidy-up time. For example, children hold open the bag while other children collect resources to put them away. Older children also learn how to set up and clean up after mealtimes.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- raise the consistency of teaching and learning children receive across the whole setting, to ensure all children make the best possible progress in their development and receive the full support they require from staff n strengthen further the strategies used to manage younger children's behaviour to help them to understand the boundaries in place.
- 7 January 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 19 August 2024Inadequate
- 10 April 2024Inadequate
- 7 June 2022Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 4 graded inspections.
Still missing for Earlswood Early Years
- 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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