Selly Wick Preschool Playgroup
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Birmingham for children from birth to 5, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £36.00 a session, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2024. Open since 2010, with 26 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Session Times Hours Fee Per Session 9.00 - 3.00 6.0 hours@£6.00 = £36.00
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Up to 15 hours (2.5 days) free of charge.
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
B29 6HHWhat 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, 15 May 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children receive a warm welcome from staff who greet them. It is clear there are close bonds between children and staff. Children settle well. Staff encourage children to choose where they want to play.
There is a broad and balanced curriculum. The manager is clear about what she wants children to learn. For instance, she wants to encourage children's independence as they prepare for their next stage of learning. Staff successfully ensure that the daily routines in pre-school enable this to happen. For example, on arrival, children find their own peg which shows their photo and name. Thereafter, they understand they need to put their lunch box on the trolley. Staff are supportive of children as they carry out their tasks. They praise children for their achievements.
Children are free to choose from a breadth of stimulating activities. For example, staff support children to explore lemons, limes and oranges in water. Children investigate with a range of utensils such as whisks, spoons and sieves. Children practise squeezing the juice from the fruit using a juice squeezer. Thereafter, they observe the rind, pips and see the water change colour. Staff provide large water containers with taps. This enables children to add more water to the tray independently. Children develop strength in their hands and fingers as they learn to turn the taps. Staff skilfully enhance children's learning. They provide fruits for children to explore different scents and textures. This ignites both children's curiosity and sensory experiences as they play.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen arrangements to monitor the quality of teaching and improve staff practice even further n identify and implement how staff can consistently support children, with an aim to raise children's engagement to the highest possible level.
- 15 May 2024Good
- 19 June 2018Good
- 3 December 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Selly Wick Preschool Playgroup
- 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
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.
- Is £36.00 a session still the rate? 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.
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.