Footsteps Nursery Walmley
Good★ 3.2 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Sutton Coldfield for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2024. Open since 2015, with 86 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
B76 2AAWhat 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.
- 28 April 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 24 September 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 15 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy their time at this welcoming nursery. They build strong relationships with the kind and nurturing staff. Children are very sociable and form firm friendships with their peers. They are kind and thoughtful towards each other. For example, a child pats another on their back when they cough. Children are enthusiastic as they talk about what they enjoy, such as taking part in forest school sessions. Staff provide children with lots of praise, encouragement, cuddles and comfort. Consequently, children demonstrate high levels of self-esteem and confidence.
Children enjoy story time and looking at books. Staff use these times to promote children's language skills as they introduce new words. Staff encourage older children to predict what happens next. Staff support children's understanding of mathematics. They count as toddlers scoop up sand. Older children learn to recognise numbers and solve simple addition and subtraction problems. Staff provide a calm and nurturing environment for babies. Babies are curious and independent learners. They confidently crawl or toddle around the room as they choose what they want to play with. Children are friendly, outgoing individuals who show a positive attitude towards learning. All children, including those children with special education needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make good progress from their starting points.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to consistently provide activities that match precisely to children's learning needs and interests n work more closely with parents to help accelerate children's acquisition of toileting skills.
- 15 March 2024Good
- 17 May 2019Good
- 18 May 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Footsteps Nursery Walmley
- 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.
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