Harvey Road Pre - School
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Birmingham for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2022. Open since 1998, with 30 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
B26 1ATWhat 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, 4 April 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at the pre-school eager to learn. They separate from their parents with ease because they receive a warm welcome from the kind and friendly staff.
This helps children to feel safe in the pre-school environment.
Staff plan and provide a stimulating environment for children. Children show a positive attitude towards learning because they quickly become engaged in the experiences on offer. They develop their physical skills while they practise transporting soil into planting pots using different tools. Staff help children to recall what they have learned during a recent forest school session and children demonstrate knowledge about how seeds grow. They understand that seeds need water and sunlight to grow into flowers. Staff help children to develop their mathematical skills while they count petals and make comparison about sizes. They further extend this when children are playing with blocks and they help the mostable children learn how to add up numbers.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - explore ways to make better use of the information gathered to further support children who speak English as an additional language n strengthen the monitoring of staff practice, so that training and professional development opportunities raise the quality of teaching consistently to the highest level.
- 4 April 2022Good
- 14 September 2018Good
- 21 September 2017Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Harvey Road Pre - School
- 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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