St. Alphege Pre-school/No. 1 Club
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Solihull for from 2 years up to school age, open 8am to 6pm. £11.00 an hour, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 1995, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £11.00Breakfast Club Attendance Fee or After School Club Extension (5pm-6pm), 1 hrs £16.50After School Club (School end – 5pm) £27.50After School Club (School End – 6pm) | £11.00Preschool Attendance Fee or Additional preschool hours |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £25.00 Administration Fee (Breakfast Club)not refundable
- £25.00 Preschool Administration Feenot refundable
- £25.00 Administration Fee (Kids Club)not refundable
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £2.75 a day Early drop off (Breakfast Club)
- £3.50 a day Hot lunchFor any child attending full day preschool sessions
- £5.50 a day Early drop off (Preschool)
- £15.00 per 15 minutes Late Collection Feefor every 15 minutes (or part thereof) past usual booked time
- £15.00 a week Late payment chargefor each week (or part thereof) that payment is overdue
- £20.00 Refund processing feeRefunds of overpaid fees
- £20.00 Administration fee for booking changesChanges to regular bookings
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £11.00 a day Preschool Voluntary Services Feevoluntary contribution
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 and 30 hours of free childcare for 2, 3 and 4-year-olds.
Worth knowing. Any additional hours beyond the funded entitlement will be charged at the standard rate. The Preschool Voluntary Services Fee is £11 per day, which can be opted out of.
What childcare usually costs in Solihull
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Solihull 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
B91 3RQWhat 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, 2 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children have the time and space that they need to fully explore, discover and test their ideas. They feel secure and comfortable, and confidently move around deciding what to do. For example, outdoors, children ask for the umbrellas and walk along the stepping stones. Staff skilfully follow their lead. They introduce concepts such as balance and use a rich range of language. Children show high levels of sustained engagement during circle time. Each child is given the time that they need to share their news, including those who are less confident. Children eagerly talk about the codes of behaviour in place as they are inspired by the visual aids used.
Children become deeply involved during a story session as they are enticed to name and count the various real fruits and foods linked to the story. Children practise new skills and test their knowledge as activities are often repeated and adapted to help them to experiment further. For example, children use pipettes filled with water and hammers to melt and break ice, and learn about the healthy and unhealthy food they find. The appealing outdoor environment further motivates children to discover. For example, children are eager to find insects, and learn how to be caring and kind. Others work together to roll large tyres and consider concepts such as size and weight.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide increased opportunities for children who are bilingual or speak English as an additional language to use their home language to further support their learning, and help all children to value other languages - build further on staff professional development opportunities, particularly for new staff, to help to sustain and build on the good quality of teaching achieved.
- 2 March 2023Good
- 10 May 2022Needs improvement
- 10 June 2015Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for St. Alphege Pre-school/No. 1 Club
- 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 £11.00 an hour 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.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.