Magic Moments at Barnt Green
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Birmingham for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2024. Open since 2007, with 60 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 Worcestershire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Worcestershire 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
B45 8NGWhat 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, 9 April 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff greet children warmly each day and are eager to hear what children have to say to them. Children enter nursery happily. Activities are attractively displayed, and children settle quickly into their play. Staff plan exciting activities that take account of children's current interests. As a result, learning opportunities capture children's attention, and they want to learn. Children enjoy creating their own portraits of sheep, recalling their recent visit to see them in the local fields. Babies delight in exploring various textures, scrunching cereals with their hands. Older children enjoy creating collages by gluing leaves and sticks they have collected during time in forest school.
Relationships between staff, children and their peers are strong. Children are eager to show staff what they have done and show pride in their work. Staff build children's self-esteem and confidence through lots of praise and encouragement.
Consequently, children strive to do well. Staff speak to children gently and calmly and are positive role models for children. They consistently reinforce good behaviour, and children understand the need to use 'kind hands' and 'kind feet'.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consider ways to reinforce the door policy with parents to ensure that they do not let other parents into the foyer n provide opportunities for children to see reflections of families that are different to their own.
- 9 April 2024Good
- 27 July 2023Good
- 11 January 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Magic Moments at Barnt Green
- 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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