Hamd House Nursery - Sparkhill
OutstandingTakes funded hours★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Sparkhill for from 2 years up to school age, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in November 2024. Open since 2013, with 114 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Early Entitlement funded early education places for children aged between 2 to 5 years old.
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
B11 4ERWhat 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, 20 November 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children and parents are greeted at the door and warmly welcomed into this excellent nursery by staff. Children excitedly leave their parents, eager to discover what enticing learning opportunities are available within their rooms. They enthusiastically start to talk with their friends and access a wide range of different activities and resources. Staff are superb at ensuring all children are settled and ready to start their learning. They are exceptionally caring and nurturing. They go above and beyond to ensure all children feel safe and secure. If children are a little reluctant to join in, staff sit with them and suggest other ideas or a different way of trying. For example, at snack time when children do not want to sit with others as they feel slightly overwhelmed, staff take them by the hand, reassure them and encourage them to eat.
All children enjoy lots of fresh air outdoors. Staff skilfully support children's understanding of the world around them. Children are very motivated to look at and explore the snow that has fallen overnight. Staff expertly use this as a brilliant teaching resource. They encourage children to look at and feel the snow. They talk about how it is cold and explore what happens if they hold it in their hands.
Children recall past knowledge they have learned as they talk about the ice they put in their drinks in the summer to keep them cool. Children squeal with delight when a playful snowball fight ensues.
- 20 November 2024Outstanding
- 12 February 2019Outstanding
- 10 October 2013Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Hamd House Nursery - Sparkhill
- What it costs
- Meals
- 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.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.