The Little Ripley Day Nursery
Good★ 4.7 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2024. Open since 2004, with 55 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
B44 8QLWhat 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 December 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The caring staff greet children warmly on arrival at this welcoming setting. Children separate easily from their parents and quickly and happily settle into the daily routine. Staff nurture children through consistently warm interactions. These positive relationships support children's personal well-being and emotional security.
Leaders and staff provide a wide range of resources and learning experiences for children to enjoy. This effectively supports children's development in all areas of learning and helps to prepare them for the next stage of their learning, including the move to school. For example, staff enable children to develop their mathematical understanding. Younger children enjoy stacking objects and playing with shapes. Staff model language as they talk about the shapes and model counting as children add bricks to a tower.
Staff teach children to recognise their emotions in age-appropriate ways. For example, in pre-school, children use the 'Monster Wall' to link their feelings to different colours. Staff support children to develop their concentration and resilience. Leaders provide children with regular outings in the local community.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- extend the monitoring of teaching to identify where staff need further support to adapt their practice and extend children's learning even further n provide children with further challenge to support them to understand about the expectations for their behaviour.
- 3 December 2024Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 3 January 2019Good
- 6 November 2014Good
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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