Manna House Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Tamworth for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 17:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in August 2024. Open since 1994, with 64 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 Staffordshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Staffordshire 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
B77 2ATWhat 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, 7 August 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders focus on helping all children to benefit from early education that meets their specific needs. They work closely with organisations and charities in the local community that focus on helping children and their families. Leaders make good use of funding to ensure that all children have equality of opportunities in their education. This helps to provide all children with a safe and caring play environment where they gain a secure foundation in their learning.
An effective key-person system helps babies and young children to form close bonds with staff. For example, toddlers awake happily from their afternoon sleep and greet staff with cuddles. Staff understand the care routines and preferences of babies, which helps to provide comfort and continuity with home. Babies are content and develop the confidence to play, explore and learn.
A key focus of the curriculum is to help children to learn boundaries and develop an understanding of routines. Staff provide children with clear guidance about what is expected of them, and children behave well. This includes developing a sense of responsibility and helping with key routines of the day, such as tidying up. Preschool children develop good social skills, and staff encourage them to collaborate with their friends. Staff include a range of enjoyable games and activities in their planning that encourage children to build friendships and interact with others.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- refine the curriculum so this is fully ambitious and precisely sequences the knowledge and skills that children need to gain as they progress through the development milestones n plan the learning environment to reflect a breadth of learning experiences and an ambitious curriculum to help children make the best possible progress.
- 7 August 2024Good
- 10 January 2019Good
- 24 March 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Manna House 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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