The Mulberry Bush Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Birmingham for children from birth to 5, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2024. Open since 2016, 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 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
B37 7HLWhat 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, 21 November 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Throughout the nursery, there is a consistent and progressive approach to supporting children's language skills and understanding of a range of vocabulary.
Practitioners skilfully use sign language to enhance their communications with children. For example, with older children, they make the signs for words they encounter when they read to them. Practitioners use signs to support understanding of words with younger children including, 'finished', ' more' and signs for actions. All children to progress well from their starting points.
Staff regularly use technology to engage children and further their understanding.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- monitor teaching to precisely analyse current practice and identify strategic focus for development that continuously benefits children n extend the partnership working with parents to provide continuity for them to have back and forth discussions with their child's key person.
- 21 November 2024Good
- 8 January 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Mulberry Bush 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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