Norton Hall Children and Family Centre
Good★ 4.5 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Birmingham for children from birth to 8+, open 08:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 October 2022. Open since 2005, 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
B8 1NAWhat 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, 13 October 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at the nursery happy and eager to learn. They are greeted by kind, attentive staff who know them and their families well. This helps children to settle quickly and feel safe and secure. Children immerse themselves in the stimulating, exciting environment that reflects their interests. They enjoy independently choosing what activity they want to engage in.
Older children eagerly choose to participate in an activity where they try to remove dinosaurs from ice. They use various tools and try a range of methods to free the dinosaurs. As they do this, they are verbally able to describe what they are doing.
Staff support them to learn new words and concepts, such as 'crashing' and
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- continue to support staff to firmly embed the curriculum so that they focus clearly on what children need to learn now and next, to ensure children make the best possible progress.
- 13 October 2022Good
- 18 November 2016Outstanding
- 5 September 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Norton Hall Children and Family Centre
- 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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