The Courtyard Nursery School
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Solihull for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in June 2025. Open since 2017, with 44 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Our provision offers 30 hours funded places, for eligible children from 9 months until statutory school age. The funded hours are normally stretched over 51 weeks. For under 3s, claiming 30 hours, minimum attendance is 5 funded hours and a maximum of 1o funded hours a day. We also offer is 15 hours funded term time places x 38 weeks, for all children from the funded term following their 3rd birthd.
Worth knowing. We offer fully funded places compliant with HMRC rules, to eligible children and are not conditional on any extra fees or other payment. There is a minimum of 3 hours (a.m. session) and maximum of 6 hours a day (p.m.). Priority is given to children attending three separate days. We do not offer any funded or non funded places for one day a week.
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
B92 0HSWhat 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, 3 June 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff create exceptionally close bonds with children at this nurturing nursery. They talk about the children with pride and joy, and parents feel that the staff love their children as if they were their own. Children are extremely happy and confident at the nursery. For example, they approach visitors to show them their favourite toys or ask them questions. This shows that the children feel very safe and assured within their environment. Staff have consistently high and clear expectations of children's behaviour. They frequently and sensitively explain to children why behaviour rules are in place and talk about the impact that their behaviour has on others. For example, when a child raises their leg on the carpet, a staff member explains how this may impact on the person next to them.
The curriculum is rich, broad and highly responsive to each child. It is based on staff's in-depth knowledge of the children's individual needs, interests and experiences. Staff provide a highly stimulating environment, which helps them to deliver their intended curriculum exceptionally well. They plan exciting activities that interest and inspire the children. For example, babies explore herbs and play dough, and older children plant and grow their own herbs and sunflowers. Staff organise an extensive range of high-quality natural and man-made resources for children to self-select. This ignites children's curiosity, investigative and problemsolving skills as they develop a sense of awe and wonder about the world. Children flourish at this nursery and are well prepared for their next stage in learning.
- 3 June 2025Outstanding Safeguarding: Yes
- 12 December 2019Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Courtyard Nursery School
- What it costs
- 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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.
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