Russell Nursery School
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Birmingham 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 September 2021, though that is 5 years ago now. Open since 2007, with 46 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
B28 9DWWhat 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, 21 September 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happily at nursery and quickly settle in to play. They feel safe and secure with staff, who are kind and caring towards them. Children have lots of fun and engage in a range of play activities that are planned for them, such as acting out stories and preparing food in the home corner. Children are kind towards their friends. For example, they tell them not to touch their cooked food as it is 'hot'.
Children are excited to explore different materials, such as paint and glitter. Those with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported to engage. They are proud of their achievements when they make prints of their hands that they have painted themselves.
All children are supported to develop good literacy skills. Books are used routinely during activities and for regular storytelling sessions. Younger children find the matching dinosaurs that are shown in the pictures and are keen to count how many they have. There is a strong focus on speech and language and children are helped to learn new words to use in their play.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- build on the arrangements for supervision with individualised support and coaching for staff, to enhance their teaching skills further and increase their personal effectiveness.
- 21 September 2021Good
- 8 April 2019Good
- 21 November 2018Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Russell Nursery School
- 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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