Towerview Playschool
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Broadway for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2022. Open since 2009, with 24 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 Worcestershire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Worcestershire 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
WR12 7BDWhat 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, 14 July 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The pre-school is welcoming. Children have positive attitudes to attending and easily separate from their parents and/or carers on arrival. Staff support children to settle in and ensure their care needs are met. The atmosphere in the pre-school is calm and relaxed. Staff promote key behaviour expectations, including kind hands, kind feet and kind words. Staff use daily circle time to remind children of these boundaries and help them put together a visual routine board to ensure they know what is happening during the day. Behaviours between staff and children are very respectful. Children's views are actively sought and their thoughts are valued.
The curriculum is suitably ambitious. Children have fun as they make choices about what they want to do between the indoor and outside play environments.
Communication, language and literacy are a key focus in this pre-school. Staff talk to children constantly and they teach all children sign language, which they use as a key communication tool. This is especially helpful for those who struggle to communicate verbally. Children enjoy listening games, plenty of stories and singing sessions. They also like making a variety of marks and writing their names using chalks outside. Staff promote and develop children's core strength, balance and control using planned yoga sessions. Children participate as a whole group; they follow instructions and persist in trying to achieve the movements required.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- increase staff awareness and the support they offer to children who are quieter than their peers during play activities and learning experiences, in order to help them fully participate and join in n enhance staff's professional development to help them further extend their teaching skills and learn how to adapt the strategies they use to suit children's different learning approaches and styles more consistently in practice.
- 14 July 2022Good
- 2 July 2015Outstanding
- 24 June 2009Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Towerview Playschool
- 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.