Ilm Day Nursery
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Birmingham for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2024. Open since 2016, with 53 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
B21 0PDWhat 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 April 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children wave 'goodbye' to their parents with huge smiles on their faces. Staff surround all children with lots of love and care. This helps them to feel safe and secure. Children are thriving at the setting. Staff plan an array of learning experiences that excite and stimulate children's curiosity and interests. This helps children of all ages to display high levels of engagement and concentration as they play. Children enjoy planting their own seeds. Staff have lots of discussion with them about what seeds need to survive.
Children state that they like to 'play with staff and their friends'. They enjoy sensory activities, such as rice and flour play. Staff are consistent with the way they manage children's behaviour. They have clear rules and expectations in place. Staff softly remind children of the rules where required. This helps children to understand what is expected of them. Children behave well. Staff provide children with lots of opportunities to build on their self-help skills and independence. Older children help serve and tidy up after mealtimes. Staff give younger children lots of time and space to learn how they can put on and zip up their own coat.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the support for children with SEND, by ensuring all staff fully implement any plans that are in place so children receive the consistency they require n support staff to offer challenge to children, particularly as they free play, with an aim to extend their thinking even further n target training opportunities for staff more precisely on developing their knowledge and skills, with an aim to further enhance the quality of learning children receive.
- 23 April 2024Good
- 27 April 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Ilm Day Nursery
- 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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