Kangaroo Pouch Day Nursery
Good★ 3.7 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Willenhall for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2024. Open since 2017, with 54 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
WV13 2LXWhat 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, 20 February 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children happily enter this inviting nursery. They are greeted by warm and welcoming staff. Staff gather valuable information about children before they start, such as their interests, comforts and routines. This helps them to get to know children well and forge relationships. As a result, children are happy, settle quickly and demonstrate that they feel safe and secure in their environment
Staff effectively manage children's behaviour. They speak calmly to children, explaining the impact of their behaviour on others. Children learn about the 'golden rules' of the nursery, such as using 'kind hands, feet and teeth'. Consequently, all children behave well and follow instructions.
Staff provide children with a range of interesting activities to promote their curiosity and motivate them to learn. There is a good balance of adult-led and child-led activities. Staff plan around children's interests and next steps. As a result, most children concentrate for periods of time at their chosen activity and are keen to try new experiences. Staff recognise any gaps in children's learning and development and swiftly put in place additional intervention if needed. As a result, all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make good progress from their individual starting points.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- build further on staff practice so that they speak slowly and clearly when questioning children, to give children sufficient time to think and respond n help staff to consistently engage the shyer children to join in with activities to fully support their learning.
- 20 February 2024Good
- 16 August 2021Good
- 16 January 2020Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Kangaroo Pouch 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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