Kiddies Playhouse Tipton
Good★ 4.4 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Tipton 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 October 2024. Open since 2016, with 56 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
DY4 8QJWhat 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.
- 5 April 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 21 October 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children flourish in this friendly and welcoming nursery. Most children separate from their parents with ease. They are eager to come to nursery and arrive ready to start their day. Staff are warm and caring towards children. They comfort children who need it, which helps them to settle in quickly. Older children confidently approach and speak to new people, demonstrating their sense of security.
Children benefit from a variety of well-planned activities and experiences that take account of their interests and stages of learning. Babies practise their physical skills using soft-play equipment. They are supported by staff to learn how to sit, crawl, climb and walk safely. Two-year-old children develop their early mathematical knowledge through creative activities. They fill and empty different-sized containers with water. When painting, staff model counting the marks they make, which introduces them to numbers. Older children develop skills to assist them with their eventual transition to school. At lunchtime, they wait patiently for their turn to collect their own meal. They use different utensils to serve their own food, and they carry their own plate back to their table. Children kindly give their friends their water bottles, showing their understanding for other children's belongings.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- monitor the impact of training and professional development opportunities that are provided for staff to increase the quality of teaching even further n review the arrangements for new children settling into the nursery to fully support their emotional well-being, learning and development.
- 21 October 2024Good
- 15 July 2022Good
- 7 February 2022Inadequate
- 8 January 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 4 graded inspections.
Still missing for Kiddies Playhouse Tipton
- 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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