The Ashmore Play Hub
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Wolverhampton for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 15:45, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2024. Open since 2016, with 35 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 Wolverhampton
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Wolverhampton 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
WV11 2JWWhat 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, 8 October 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are at the centre of this warm and welcoming setting. They leave their parents with ease, put away their lunch boxes and hang up their coats before eagerly going to play with their friends. This familiar routine gives children a sense of security and builds on their confidence. Children develop strong attachments to their key person, who is on hand to welcome them with smiles and general conversation. Most children settle quickly into the day's activities. Staff recognise those children who may need reassurance and act on this quickly with extra cuddles. This supports children's emotional well-being.
The managers and staff have a strong ethos for the setting. They want children to learn life skills that develop their independence and ensure they are ready for the next stage in their learning. Staff help children to develop their independence skills as they encourage them to try to put on and fasten their coats. Staff support children to manage their own self-care routines, such as with toileting and washing and drying their own hands.
Staff model good behaviour. Children are kind to each other, learn to share and take turns. Staff quickly distract from unwanted behaviours to ensure that they do not escalate. Therefore, children's behaviour is generally good. Staff also teach children rules to keep them safe. For example, children know to wait for their friends to finish before using the slide, and they know not to walk at the bottom of the slide when others are coming down it.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen teaching to ensure that staff offer children relevant challenge to ensure that all children make even better progress n ensure staff take all opportunities to use open-ended questions and introduce new vocabulary to fully extend children's language and communication skills.
- 8 October 2024Good
- 22 November 2018Good
- 25 January 2018Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Ashmore Play Hub
- 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
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