Foundations Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.8 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 take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 1994, with 104 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Government free hours.
Worth knowing. Meals are charged per day and if you qualify for free school meals then there is no charge at all. If you don't qualify and would like to bring in a packed lunch for your child you can do this and there will be no charge.
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
B29 6EUWhat 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.
- 15 March 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 7 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happily at the nursery and settle very quickly into their environment. They have close bonds with the staff, who are warm, kind and caring towards them. Children demonstrate a positive attitude towards their learning and are quick to get involved in different activities and experiences. Two-year-old children learn about different animals. Staff use a book to explain that a kangaroo has a 'pouch', which is where they keep their babies. Three-year-old children develop their fine-motor skills as they make dough. Children persevere while filling cups with flour and use their hands to mix the dough together. They use their imagination as they mould their dough. They talk about making a spider, and staff challenge their thinking as they discuss and count how many legs they might need to make. Children develop independence from an early age. Babies and toddlers happily help to tidy away toys. Older children wash their hands and manage their personal care independently.
Throughout the nursery, children are confident. Two-year-old children sing their favourite songs out loud to their peers. They receive praise and recognition from staff, which helps to build their self-esteem. Older children take pride in accepting additional responsibilities each day. For example, the 'line counter' counts the number of children lining up before going outdoors.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to develop their use of questioning skills to promote children's communication and language skills even further n look more closely at how activities are implemented to help children to use resources provided for their intended purpose so that they remain engaged and fully benefit from the planned learning outcomes.
- 7 November 2022Good
- 13 May 2022Inadequate
- 18 October 2012Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Foundations Day Nursery
- What it costs
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? 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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