The Little Ripley Day Nursery
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Birmingham for children from birth to 8+, open 07:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 December 2022. Open since 1993, with 50 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
B24 8RBWhat 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 December 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children settle quickly and get involved in activities that are matched to their stages of development and interests. They enjoy close relationships with familiar staff, who are attentive, affectionate and playful. Babies are confident to explore outdoors and indoors, and they are supported well to use what is available and try new experiences. For example, babies enjoy exploring a variety of materials, such as cereals and ice. Activities are used skilfully to encourage children to use their senses and increase their vocabulary. For example, children in the tweenies room are eager to make farm animal sounds, and they sing as they play with the animals in the straw and compost.
Children benefit from a programme of activities that provide them with the experiences and skills that they need for future learning. For example, children in pre-school behave well and show high levels of attention and listen well during circle time. They are eager to sing the days of the week and months of the year, and recall the story of the week. Children in the little learners room are equally as motivated as they solve the problems that they encounter when rolling conkers down tubing. From an early age, all children show a keen interest in making marks in a variety of ways. For example, children busily use chalk and wipe-clean boards to make their creations.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide inspiring opportunities for children to explore mathematical concepts through the activities and experiences that they enjoy most, in order to further develop their learning of mathematics
- build on staff professional development opportunities to help to sustain and build on the good quality of teaching achieved.
- 13 December 2022Good
- 3 January 2017Good
- 18 September 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Little Ripley Day 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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