Squiggles Day Care & Activity Club Ltd
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Stourbridge for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £68.50 a day for 0 - 2 'S. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2024. Open since 2011, with 56 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
52 weeks a year.
| Age | Full day | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 - 2 'Sbirth to 2y | £68.50 | £37.00Afternoon, 5 hrs £39.00Morning, 5.5 hrs |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £50.00 Registration feenot refundable
Where this came from
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What childcare usually costs in Worcestershire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Worcestershire 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
DY9 0NUWhat 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, 14 November 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children build strong bonds with their key person. They very much enjoy their time at this friendly, family-run nursery. Staff know all the children and show genuine interest in them. On arrival, children quickly find interesting activities and confidently explore. New children settle well with the staff's caring and attentive support. Staff ensure that areas are safe, security procedures are implemented and children are closely supervised to ensure their safety.
Staff form the curriculum from their observations of children, recognising their achievements and outlining what children need to learn next. They add additional activities and support to their suitably stimulating environment to help children to progress. Children are motivated successfully by the age-appropriate experiences on offer. Babies are fascinated to explore coloured spaghetti, emptying and filling cups, building their confidence with different materials. Leaders work with staff to adapt areas to the needs of the children. For example, they swap age groups around as numbers change to ensure that larger groups have more space. They also adapt activities based on the way children use the spaces, such as adding in indoor equipment for their physical development. Older babies very much benefit from this, building their strength and coordination on their new slide. Staff help older children progress their skills on obstacle courses in the garden. They help them learn to manage risks and effectively build their confidence to take on challenges and keep on trying.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop staff's support for children to learn how to manage their emotions and interact appropriately with each other, extending their social skills further n support staff to more effectively plan routines and group times to ensure children's continued listening, attention and engagement n help build senior staff's confidence and skills in leading the less experienced staff, enhancing the teaching and support children receive.
- 14 November 2024Good
- 20 February 2019Good
- 19 December 2018Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Squiggles Day Care & Activity Club Ltd
- 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
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 £68.50 a day still the rate? 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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