Glowing Star's Day Nursery
Good★ 4.4 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Birmingham for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 16:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2024. Open since 2021, with 29 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
B21 9DPWhat 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 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff provide children with a range of interesting activities and experiences that encourage them to develop a positive attitude to learning. They build relationships with parents to find out what children know and can do when they start. Staff develop strong bonds with their key children. They know children well and are responsive to their individual needs. Children are settled, confident and engage well in their play. They eagerly explore the activities that staff have created.
Children are building the language they need to communicate their needs to others. This helps them to express themselves with their friends as they learn to share and to take turns.
Since the previous inspection, staff have continued to work with determination to provide good outcomes for children. They consider what knowledge and skills they would like children to learn during their time at the nursery. These are promoted through a combination of child-led play and adult-guided activities. Children benefit from a curriculum which focuses on the development of key skills, in readiness for the next stage in their learning. Older children are very independent and have good self-esteem. They are motivated to learn and show they are ready for their transition to school.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide further coaching, mentoring and support for less-confident staff to raise the quality of interactions and teaching to the highest level n support staff to strengthen their understanding of the purpose of adult-led activities, so that these are linked more effectively to children's next steps in learning.
- 26 June 2024Good
- 11 October 2023Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Glowing Star's 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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