ILM Day Nurseries
Good★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 June 2023. Open since 2010, with 67 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
B20 3DRWhat 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, 23 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are eager to enter the setting. They rush in excitedly and are happy to separate from their parents and see their friends. Children feel safe and secure.
Staff are extremely kind and nurturing. Children behave well. Staff support them to manage their own feelings and resolve their conflicts with friends. Staff use positive reinforcement and praise. This helps children with their self-esteem. Children engage well and sustain long periods of time at their chosen activities. They enjoy listening to stories and singing songs. Staff use props to help younger children learn action songs. Children develop a love of reading. Older children have recreated the story of 'Little Red Riding Hood'. They confidently talk about the story and which parts they made for the wall display. They can recall past knowledge and apply this by sequencing the pictures of the story.
Outdoors, children use a climbing frame or ride on wheeled toys. This helps them to practise their large muscles. Children enjoy digging in soil or experimenting making their own gloopy mixture with cornflour and water. They talk about it being solid and how it turns to a liquid. They use their fingers to squish the mixture and make marks. This helps to strengthen their small muscles ready for pencil control.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the continuous provision to provide children with opportunities when they arise to keep them fully engaged.
- 23 June 2023Good
- 26 February 2020Good
- 7 January 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for ILM Day Nurseries
- 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.