Redditch YMCA Pre-School and Nursery
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Redditch for children from birth to 5, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2024. Open since 2006, with 48 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 Worcestershire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Worcestershire 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
B98 9JLWhat 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.
- 21 May 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 8 October 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children settle very well in this setting. Time is afforded by staff at the onset of care to ensure secure settling-in arrangements. Children are provided with an individual settling-in process that is tailored to meet their needs.
Staff provide activities that strongly link to the children's individual interests. For example, dinosaurs and animals that live in the jungle are heavily featured in many of the activities. Older children lead their own learning with confidence. Together, they create winding pathways with a range of bricks. They then walk along the pathways practising their skills in balancing. Younger children access dough and use cutters to create their favourite animals. Babies explore stacking beakers with staff, who praise them when they pack the beakers inside one another.
There is a high emphasis throughout the setting on children becoming independent at different stages in their lives. The youngest of children are encouraged to learn to feed themselves. Toddlers learn to access resources of their own choice and make decisions about where and who they want to play with. Pre-school children gain skills in being able to dress themselves and confidently seek support from adults. This supports them well in being ready to start school.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the organisation of adult-led activities in order to ensure that children's learning can be extended n support staff to develop their skills in communicating with children, with specific reference to engaging them in conversations.
- 8 October 2024Good
- 13 June 2024Inadequate
- 17 February 2023Good
- 26 April 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 4 graded inspections.
Still missing for Redditch YMCA Pre-School and 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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