Hummingbirds Nursery
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Great Hampton Row for from 2 years up to school age, open 07:30 to 19:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2024. Open since 2016, with 42 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 hours of Early Education for 2 year olds; 30 hours of free childcare for working parents of 2, 3 and 4 year olds; 15 hours free childcare per week (universal entitlement) for all 3 and 4-year-olds.
Worth knowing. The 30 hours free childcare is only for 38 weeks of the year. This is equivalent to school term times.
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
B19 3JGWhat 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, 7 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff show warmth and kindness when they welcome children into nursery. They carefully plan the curriculum to ensure that they provide children with the core skills and knowledge they need to help prepare them for the next stage of their learning. All staff know the children extremely well. They are consistent in their approach to meet children's individual needs and help them make good progress in their learning in preparation to go on to school.
Children are curious as they explore and enjoy a range of stimulating and exciting play opportunities that meet their interests and next steps. Staff have a clear understanding of the intent of activities and how to implement these. For example, staff sit with children for story time. They encourage children to recall what they have learned previously and predict what happens next. Children excitedly join in and share their ideas about the next part of the story.
Relationships between staff and children are positive and respectful. Staff are excellent role models and expertly help children to follow routines. For instance, when a fire drill happens, children instantly know what to do. Staff calmly and safely take children to the assembly point. They help children remain calm and reassured so they know they are safe. Staff sing to children as they wait, and they enthusiastically join in.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- share even more information with parents to help them support children's learning and development at home n continue to develop staff confidence with teaching techniques, to enable children to reach their fullest potential in learning and development.
- 7 March 2024Good
- 16 April 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Hummingbirds 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.
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