St Mary's Nursery Group
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Wolverhampton for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 15:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2024. Open since 1995, with 16 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 Shropshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Shropshire 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
WV7 3DSWhat 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, 13 September 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children attending this nursery are supported to be confident, independent learners who know how to follow daily routines. They put on their own coats before going outside and know how to take off their shoes and socks before climbing into the sandpit. At snack time, children choose their own fruit and peel it themselves. They are confident to ask for help when they need it. At lunchtimes, children walk with staff to the on-site primary school to eat their lunch. This prepares them for later transitions to school.
Children take part in rich and varied activities that promote their physical development. Young children join in with mark-making activities for extended periods. Indoors, they explore the texture of play dough and learn how to hold and use a variety of tools to make shapes and models. Children learn to manage risk.
For instance, they test if objects can take their weight before standing on them.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage, the provider must: ensure that any changes to the registered body are notified to Ofsted within the required time frame. (by 13/10/2024)
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- build on the arrangements for the supervision, support and monitoring of staff to accurately identify ways to enhance teaching further.
- 13 September 2024Good
- 31 January 2019Outstanding
- 16 November 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for St Mary's Nursery Group
- 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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