Smarty Pants Private Day Nursery Ltd
Good★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Tipton for children from birth to 5, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 December 2024. Open since 2007, with 49 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 Sandwell
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Sandwell 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
DY4 7QPWhat 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.
- 8 August 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 11 December 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children feel safe and secure at this friendly nursery. Gradual settling-in sessions help new children adjust to the nursery environment. Staff are patient, kind and caring and children form close attachments to them. Children are happy and enjoy their time here. Parents comment that children are having so much fun they do not want to go home at the end of the session. Children demonstrate a sense of belonging. They are keen to show visitors around and proudly talk about nursery routines. Children know what is expected of them. They explain that they all help to tidy away toys and must be careful not to push their friends as they go downstairs.
Staff provide a wealth of activities for children to develop their physical skills.
Babies thoroughly immerse themselves in trays of oats, vegetables and cream.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- focus planned activities more closely on the sequencing identified in the nursery curriculum n review transition times to help consistently engage children in play and learning.
- 11 December 2024Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 26 April 2023Good
- 25 October 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Smarty Pants Private Day Nursery Ltd
- 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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