Grendon & Billesley Nursery & Family Centre
Good★ 4.3 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Birmingham for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2022. Open since 2004, with 97 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
B14 4RBWhat 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, 24 January 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are making continual progress across the seven areas of learning. They have access to a very good variety of resources. Staff promote children's development of physical skills through energetic adult-led activities. Children aged two to three years participate in jumping as high as they can off the ground and running on the spot. Children engage when they listen to music that captures their attention.
Babies confidently explore their immediate environment through one-to-one support from the staff who care for them. Babies are very settled and staff sensitively support those who are new to the nursery. Babies are given the time and care they need to become familiar with their new environment.
Pre-school children develop good friendships with their peers. They frequently chat with one another while they play and create their own games. Children in the outof-school club laugh with staff when they play games of bingo. All children learn the importance of using their manners and being respectful towards adults and visitors.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - utilise opportunities more consistently for children to be encouraged to have a go at developing their own ideas during activities and independently manage routine tasks, to enhance all areas of their development n improve the arrangements to ensure all staff consistently implement strategies designed to support children in managing their own behaviour.
- 24 January 2022Good
- 17 February 2020Outstanding
- 15 April 2014Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Grendon & Billesley Nursery & Family Centre
- 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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