Sandhills Day Nursery Heath Mill
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Wolverhampton 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 July 2025. Open since 2019, with 71 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 Staffordshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Staffordshire 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
WV5 8APWhat 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, 29 July 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy, confident learners. They greet visitors with a cheerful hello and eagerly share their learning with them, such as the books they use to inspire their drawings. This shows that children feel safe and secure. Respectful relationships between staff and children are evident. For instance, when babies babble, staff respond by mimicking their sounds. They engage with children at their level, reading stories and singing songs. An effective key-person system is in place, with a secondary key person ensuring continuity during staff absences. Parents and carers value the close relationships all staff develop with their children.
Children are given opportunities to practise their self-help skills. For example, young children learn to use cutlery to eat. Older children serve their own meals and pour their own drinks. Staff stay close by, praising their efforts and offering support when needed. This promotes children's positive behaviour at mealtimes. Leaders allocate funding based on the specific needs of eligible children. For instance, resources have been purchased to support children who are experiencing difficult times, helping them to express their feelings. Leaders evaluate the use of funding to ensure interventions have a positive impact on children.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- encourage staff to regularly reflect on their interactions with children to promote greater engagement and independence in children's learning n obtain detailed information from all parents more promptly to ensure their views are used effectively to enhance each child's individual planning and care.
- 29 July 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 25 November 2024Needs improvement Safeguarding: Yes
- 24 May 2024Needs improvement
- 21 March 2022Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 4 graded inspections.
Still missing for Sandhills Day Nursery Heath Mill
- 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.
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