KaiDrums Childcare
Good★ 4.5 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Walsall for children from birth to 8+, open 07:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 February 2025. Open since 2015, with 65 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 Sandwell
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Sandwell 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
WS5 4EJWhat 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, 24 February 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thoroughly enjoy their time at nursery. Staff ensure they receive the support they need to develop into confident and motivated learners. Children in pre-school thrive as they busy themselves with the wealth of activities on offer.
They play imaginatively and demonstrate high levels of independence. Children pretend to be superheroes, doctors or make meals. They competently dress and undress as they change characters to fit the narrative of their play.
Staff are skilled at developing children's early language skills. Toddlers are enthralled at song time as staff bring singing to life using animated voices and props. Staff understand that a focus on singing and story times can help develop young children's early language. Children join staff to sing welcome songs, or babble along as staff sing while children play.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- organise planned activities more effectively to fully engage children in learning n provide a more consistent approach to promoting positive behaviour.
- 24 February 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 10 January 2024Good
- 16 March 2023Needs improvement
- 28 February 2022Good
- 18 January 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 4 of the last 5 graded inspections.
Still missing for KaiDrums Childcare
- 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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