Little Wonders Pre-School
Good★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Birmingham for children from birth to 8+, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2023. Open since 2021, with 40 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
B16 8ELWhat 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, 8 December 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff know children well at this pre-school. They build strong relationships with families and learn about children's individual circumstances. Children are greeted on arrival and enter the pre-school with a smile.
Children learn about their senses through carefully chosen activities. They show interest in the exciting materials on offer and are keen to join in. They use cornflour, water and food colouring to discover what happens when these are mixed together. Children independently take some materials and place them in a bowl. Staff ask questions that encourage children to think about the colours they are making and how the consistency of the materials has changed. They provide children with scented liquids to add, and they ask them what they can smell.
Children recall familiar smells and suggest that the liquid smells of pears.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- target future professional development opportunities in order to help to refine and enhance staff teaching skills more precisely n develop ways in which information is provided for parents, specifically in relation to children's development.
- 8 December 2023Good
- 20 June 2023Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Wonders Pre-School
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
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