Elms Day Nursery
Good★ 3.8 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Birmingham for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 17:55, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2024. Open since 1993, with 114 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
B15 2RSWhat 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.
- 8 May 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 23 September 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 14 November 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff are caring and nurturing at this nursery. Babies sit closely with staff and enjoy taking part in singing time. Staff choose familiar songs that children recognise.
Children gesture to choose favourite songs, such as squeezing their hands for
'Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star'. Children smile and sway as they delight in the singing session. They learn actions and copy some sounds in the songs.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance staff's understanding further of how to extend children's learning to the highest level, so that children are sufficiently challenged.
- 14 November 2024Good
- 12 December 2022Good
- 14 March 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Elms 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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