Maple Tree Nursery and Pre-school
Good★ 4.5 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Walsall for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 2013, with 82 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
WS5 4NWWhat 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, 29 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at nursery calm, as staff welcome them warmly and by name.
Children and staff form strong bonds. Staff are responsive to each child's individual needs. For example, staff are sensitive to the needs of babies and offer them physical and emotional comfort when they need it.
Developing children's communication and language is a priority. Children learn and practise these skills through daily story times, singing nursery rhymes and through quality interactions with staff. For example, children join in with keywords and actions to familiar stories, and others retell story events using props in the sand.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide more opportunities for children to experience early mathematics and develop a deeper understanding of number n support staff to use more positive interactions and engage in children's play when outdoors.
- 29 March 2023Good
- 15 May 2017Good
- 1 May 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Maple Tree Nursery and 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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