The Kids Niche
Good★ 4.3 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Birmingham for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2022. Open since 2017, with 40 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
B11 1EQWhat 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.
- 9 May 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 15 July 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children settle into the setting with support of their key persons. This helps children to feel safe and secure. Staff work closely with parents to ensure each individual child is supported well. Children learn about festivals and celebrations from a variety of different cultures. They visit local places, such as parks or the church, where they learn about being part of a wider community. Children giggle with delight as they actively ride bikes and play games together, such as What's the Time the manager?
Children behave well. They are polite to their friends when learning about the vets they make casts for their toy animals. They develop good social skills and are considerate. For example, they 'thank you' when their friends pass them a resource. Children use their imagination during play and pretend to be a doctor.
They recall what they have been learning about and how to care for poorly patients. Children place bandages and plasters on their toy patients to help them feel better. They show motivation and concentrate as they decorate their homemade doctor's surgery. Children know that people go to a doctor's surgery when they feel unwell and know about the different treatments that doctors provide.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- help staff to identify how to enhance the learning environment so this fully challenges children during their independent play n review and enhance daily routines so children's learning can be maximised throughout the day.
- 15 July 2022Good
- 22 March 2022Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Kids Niche
- 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.