St Barnabas Nursery
Good★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Birmingham for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 16:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2024. Open since 2019, with 32 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 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
B12 8JUWhat 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, 11 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff greet parents and children warmly. Children enter nursery happily, hang their coats on their pegs and confidently separate from their parents. They greet their friends and settle into the nursery day. Staff plan activities based on children's interests, which supports their future learning. An effective key-person system means that staff know children's individual care and learning needs well and incorporate them into the day. Children enjoy using their imaginations and recreate familiar experiences and pretend to be doctors and nurses. Some immediately lie down, getting in the role of the patient and waiting to be seen. Others select firstaid boxes and bags and begin to administer bandages and medicine and pretend to listen to their friends' heartbeats. Staff provide spoons and ladles which children use to fill jugs and weighing scales with rice and proudly show staff what they have done.
Staff provide lots of support to children who respond well to requests made of them. They are delighted when they receive stickers for things they have done well. Children watch as staff place their sticker on their photo which is displayed for all to see. Staff's use of praise supports children's confidence and self-esteem.
Children relish spending time outdoors in the fresh air. They confidently manoeuvre themselves over the climbing frame and move skilfully on the climbing wall. Some children enjoy relaxing while sitting on the bench looking at books with their friends.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the support for children's early writing skills so that they are supported to understand how letters are formed n consider how noise levels impact on children's learning and play.
- 11 June 2024Good
- 29 June 2022Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for St Barnabas Nursery
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.