Pathways Day Nursery Balsall Common
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Coventry for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in September 2023. Open since 2008, with 24 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Our provision offers 30 hours funded places, for eligible children from 9 months until statutory school age. The funded hours are normally stretched over 51 weeks. For under 3s, claiming 30 hours, minimum attendance is 5 funded hours and a maximum of 1o funded hours a day. We also offer is 15 hours funded term time places x 38 weeks, for all children from the funded term following their 3rd birthd.
Worth knowing. We offer fully funded places compliant with HMRC rules, to eligible children and are not conditional on any extra fees or other payment. There is a minimum of 3 hours (a.m. session) and maximum of 6 hours a day (p.m.). Priority is given to children attending three separate days. We do not offer any funded or non funded places for one day a week.
What childcare usually costs in Solihull
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Solihull 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
CV7 7FSWhat 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 September 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are welcomed warmly into this inviting and nurturing provision. From the moment they walk through the door, they are sensitively supported to do things for themselves. Staff encourage children to self-register and cast their vote for the story that they will listen to later on in the day. They explain the options of the stories to children, which also extends their knowledge of popular books. Staff have high expectations, and children rise to the occasion by offering their thoughts and making choices about how they spend their time.
The skilled and enthusiastic staff team deploy themselves highly effectively to ensure that all children receive high-quality interactions. Staff tune in carefully to the thoughts and actions of the children and expertly add value to their play as they offer new language or create further challenge. For example, children develop their mathematical skills as staff line up vehicles and support them to sort items according to size and colour. Children enthusiastically join in with the game, which then encourages their peers to become involved in this fun activity.
Leaders and staff take an expert lead from children's interests and learning styles.
- 12 September 2023Outstanding
- 13 November 2017Outstanding
- 30 April 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Pathways Day Nursery Balsall Common
- What it costs
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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