The Old Station Nursery –Northfield
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Birmingham for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 7 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in August 2025. Open since 1993, with 72 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
B31 2HUWhat 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, 1 August 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders have designed a curriculum that grows with the children and is delivered through well-chosen books, carefully planned enhancements, and familiar routines.
Staff use books to introduce new concepts and vocabulary across all age groups.
They revisit stories throughout the week and link these to hands-on experiences, such as cooking. Children learn key skills like mashing, scooping, and pouring, before progressing to weighing and preparing ingredients independently.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- extend monitoring further to embed recent improvements and ensure consistency in the highest quality of planning and teaching across the setting n achieve a balance between adult-led and child-initiated activities to increase opportunities for older children to make decisions and lead their learning.
- 1 August 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 29 January 2025Needs improvement Safeguarding: Yes
- 1 September 2022Good
- 18 September 2013Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 4 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Old Station Nursery –Northfield
- 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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