Robins Nest Nursery
Good★ 4.5 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Walsall for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 June 2024. Open since 2020, with 58 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 Walsall
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Walsall 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
WS4 1NWWhat 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, 17 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are eager to play and learn at this friendly and welcoming nursery. Staff work hard to ensure children are emotionally secure from the start. Parents join their child for gradual settling-in sessions to help children adjust to the new environment. Children choose their own key person who continues to support their transition into nursery. Staff gather information from parents to help them to understand children's needs from the outset. Children form close bonds with staff.
They readily approach them for cuddles, support and reassurance when needed.
Babies receive nurturing and dedicated care.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to develop opportunities to extend children's speaking skills even further n increase the supervision and training in place for newer staff to raise the quality of teaching to a consistently higher level.
- 17 June 2024Good
- 13 March 2023Good
- 21 April 2022Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Robins Nest 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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