Little Robins Day Nursery
Good★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Birmingham for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 April 2024. Open since 2021, with 34 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
B28 0LGWhat 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, 4 April 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and excited as they arrive at nursery. Staff welcome children, and they settle quickly. Children find their name card and hang it on the registration tree. Staff support children to recognise their own picture and name card above their coat pegs.
There is a clear curriculum in place, and all children make good progress. Staff plan activities that capture children's interest and attention. For example, children learn to cut salad ingredients and prepare their own salad bowl. This helps to develop their understanding of how to use a knife safely. Children name familiar salad items and also lesser-known items, such as radishes. Throughout the activity, children show high levels of perseverance. They cut avocados, lettuce and tomatoes. Staff give children the time to practise their cutting skills. Children are confident and receive encouragement to keep trying.
Staff generally manage children's behaviour well. In turn, children display a positive attitude to learning. They are kind to their friends and interact well with each other.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- encourage staff to use circle-time rules more frequently to improve children's listening skills during group time - support staff to give children more time to think and respond to questions.
- 4 April 2024Good
- 18 May 2023Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Robins 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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