Hundred Acre Pre-School Playgroup
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Sutton Coldfield for children from birth to 5, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2023. Open since 1988, with 22 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 Walsall
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Walsall 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
B74 2JGWhat 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, 27 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and relaxed at the setting. Staff greet children warmly with smiles. They settle in well to play with resources and activities that interest them.
Children have fun during activities and are keen to learn. They take great pleasure as they fully engage in an activity with arctic animals. They make attempts to free polar bears and fish that are trapped in the ice. They readily share resources with each other. For example, children strengthen the muscles in their hands while using pipettes to add warm water to melt the ice. They giggle together with staff and their peers as the water splashes out. Children talk about how the ice melts in their hands. They learn and begin to use new words, such as 'freezing' and
Children behave well. They routinely use good manners. Children respond well to the guidance from staff to take turns to use resources with their peers. Children show positive attitudes and enjoy learning. They gain the skills and understanding they need to prepare them for their next stages in learning and the eventual move on to school.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide children with enough time to think and form their responses before they answer questions n build further on children's independence during everyday tasks, such as selfdressing and preparation for lunchtime.
- 27 January 2023Good
- 4 May 2017Good
- 16 March 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Hundred Acre Pre-School Playgroup
- 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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