Mini-Springers Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 July 2022. Open since 2001, with 51 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
B13 9NYWhat 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, 12 July 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and engaged at this wonderful and vibrant nursery. The nursery is set out with an abundance of activities for the children to direct their own play and learning. This allows children to be independent and fully engrossed in whatever they choose to do. Staff carefully resource the environment using knowledge of the children's prior interests. Children benefit from being able to choose from indoor or outdoor activities, catering for all children's individual learning preferences.
The manager is extremely dedicated and passionate about delivering the best possible start for every child who attends. She provides a very inclusive environment which meets the needs of this diverse nursery. The nursery prides itself on every member of staff being multilingual. The manager herself has learned keywords in two languages to fully support the children's needs while at nursery.
Multilingual parents are welcomed to the nursery. They teach the staff keywords that the children use at home.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to implement behaviour management effectively, allowing children to know what behaviour is expected of them.
- 12 July 2022Good
- 27 April 2015Good
- 1 October 2009Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Mini-Springers 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.