Rhymes Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Redditch for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:00, 4 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2022. Open since 2000, with 58 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Up to 15 or 30 hours of free childcare per week, for children aged 9 months, 2, 3, and 4.
Worth knowing. No, we do not charge for consumables. However, daily meals are optional and can be arranged directly with the Nursery Manager. Additionally, extra-curricular activities provided by outside professionals are available but optional, with rates varying based on the service.
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
B97 6QBWhat 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, 25 July 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and feel safe in this close-knit, family-oriented nursery. They get all the cuddles they need from attentive staff, who know them so well. Children are gaining in confidence and behave well. Staff at the nursery act as positive role models and provide children with clear boundaries. This ensures that children know what is expected of them.
All children benefit from a range of activities, indoors and outdoors, that support their physical development. For example, young children enjoy learning to navigate age-appropriate vehicles. Excited toddlers dance to the 'floor is lava' as they learn to move slowly and quickly, in tune to the music. Older children enjoy playing the
'bean game,' and jump, hop and spin. Children of all ages show lots of confidence to move in different ways. They are developing a positive attitude towards following an active lifestyle.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- give children an appropriate amount of time to consider their responses to questions.
- 25 July 2022Good
- 14 April 2015Outstanding
- 7 April 2011Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Rhymes Day Nursery
- What it costs
- Nappies
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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