Tipton Nursery
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Tipton for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 June 2023. Open since 2004, with 36 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 Sandwell
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Sandwell 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
DY4 0TBWhat 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, 2 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happily at this safe and welcoming nursery. They receive a cheerful greeting from staff as they leave their parents, which helps them to settle in quickly. Children enter their playroom confidently and are ready to start their day.
Children show that they feel secure in the nursery, as they form relationships with staff with ease and friendships with their peers and at an early age. Children are excited to see their friends, who they seek out to play with.
Children are provided with a wide range of activities and experiences, which they are keen to get involved with. Younger children develop their physical skills as they climb on soft-play equipment. They experiment with sand and water by moving it through containers, and explore the different textures with their hands. Staff model single words to them and children repeat these, which is helping to build their vocabulary. Older children identify features of different animals. They know what a crocodile is, and staff support their early mathematical skills by encouraging them to predict and count how many teeth the crocodile may have. Staff further extend children's learning by providing opportunities to practise their early writing skills, as they have a go at drawing and tracing the animals they play with.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance opportunities for younger children to develop their self-help skills in readiness for the next stage in their learning n make better use of planning, so that more able children are consistently challenged in their learning, particularly when they are grouped in broader age ranges.
- 2 June 2023Good
- 27 February 2020Good
- 22 March 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Tipton 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.