Little Smurfs Nursery Ltd
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Birmingham for children from birth to 8+, open 08:30 to 19:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2023. Open since 2020, with 75 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
B10 0NRWhat 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, 6 July 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and settled. They leave their parents and carers eagerly at the door ready to join in with the range of activities on offer. Children smile and laugh as their hands become filled with bubbles as they wash the cars in the garden area. They enjoy mark making with paint as they use an array of brushes and sponges. Children show high levels of concentration as they play. For example, as they try to balance on the wooden beams or while attempting to use scissors. Staff use lots of praise as encouragement. This works well. Children keep on trying until they achieve their goal. They make good progress across all areas of learning.
Children have developed positive bonds with each other and with staff. They share that they like to play outside with their friends. Children have fun as they play a range of ring games together. Staff are consistent in their approach to managing children's behaviour. They gently and sensitively remind children of the rules as needed. Children respond well to staff's instructions. They behave well. Staff actively share key information with other settings children are due to attend. This helps to ensure that children receive consistency in their care and/or learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- focus the planning of learning experiences to ensure children are sufficiently challenged in their play and to build on what they already know and can do n ensure that information from other professionals is shared swiftly with key persons to enable staff to provide the right support that children with SEND
require to make the full progress they are capable of n build further on the monitoring of staff practice to help identify and improve the overall effectiveness of staff and the quality of teaching that children receive.
- 6 July 2023Good
- 1 April 2022Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Smurfs Nursery Ltd
- 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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