Honey Pot House Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Solihull for babies from 3 months up to 5 year olds, 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 They do not publish prices, so ask.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 2010, with 85 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 HOURS / 30 HOURS FUNDING; Working Parents 9 Months - 4 Years 30 Hours per week; Universal 3 - 4 Year olds 15 Hours per week; Disadvantaged 2 Years old 15 Hours Funded.
What childcare usually costs in Solihull
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Solihull 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
B90 3LHWhat 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, 9 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive in the setting happy and keen to learn. The staff greet children and their families with a warm smile and full attention. Children form strong bonds with the staff and make friendships. Children are deeply engrossed in their play and fully engage in conversations with their friends. They are motivated to learn, inquisitive and steer their learning by accessing a wide range of stimulating resources. Children learn to use good manners and respect other people. For example, during circle time, children discuss what makes them unique and that there are no two children alike, yet they are all friends.
There is a strong emphasis on allowing children to explore their interests and navigate their own learning through natural curiosity and free exploration. Children benefit from regular outdoor activities that positively promote their overall wellbeing. They develop their large-muscle movements and coordination. For example, children happily squat when hiding in tunnels and skilfully balance when sliding and climbing. Staff provide plenty of opportunities for children to develop their understanding of early mathematical concepts. Older children count their steps, measure their height and compare different sizes of building blocks, while young children enjoy singing number rhymes and listening to poems.
Staff have high expectations for children's learning and progress. All children make good progress in all areas of learning. Those who need additional support are identified promptly and supported effectively to help them reach their full potential.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support children's communication and language further by giving children more time to answer questions, to enable them to process what is being asked.
- 9 November 2022Good
- 20 January 2022Needs improvement
- 20 February 2017Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Honey Pot House Day Nursery
- What it costs
- 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.
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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