Little Sunflowers
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Birmingham 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 November 2023. Open since 2000, with 104 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
B43 7BWWhat 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, 2 November 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
There is a calm, happy and friendly atmosphere at this nursery. Staff sensitively meet the individual needs of the children with respect and kindness. This helps children to settle and feel safe and secure. Staff greet children with a smile and offer cuddles and comfort when needed. Children happily separate from their parents and quickly settle into the nursery day. Children behave well. They play cooperatively with each other and readily share and take turns with toys and resources. Children follow simple instructions that are given by staff, for example, they help to tidy up toys before moving on to the next activity.
Children show a positive attitude to learning. They fully engage in the good range of exciting activities that staff provide. Babies demonstrate high levels of curiosity as they join in with sensory play, exploring the texture of flour. Staff help toddler children to build towers with bricks that are taller than themselves. The children squeal with delight as they knock the tower over. Pre-school children develop their concentration skills as they sit in small groups, listening to well-read stories. As a result, all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities
(SEND) and those who speak English as an additional language, make good progress from their starting points.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to give children enough time to think and respond to the questions they ask.
- 2 November 2023Good
- 5 July 2023Inadequate
- 12 December 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Sunflowers
- 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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