Twinkling Toddlers
Good★ 3.7 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Tyseley for children from birth to 8+, open 08:30 to 16:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2024. Open since 2012, with 30 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
B11 3BYWhat 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, 10 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thoroughly enjoy their time at this nursery. Children happily enter and separate easily from their carers. Kind staff support children to put their belongings away. They encourage children to take their own coats off and praise children's efforts, helping to boost their self-confidence. When staff shake a tambourine, young children immediately understand they must stop and listen. Children eagerly help to tidy up and closely listen to instructions. They clearly know where things belong and are learning to take responsibility for their environment.
Staff gently implement the rules and boundaries of the nursery. For example, 'kind hands', 'good listening' and 'helping others'. Children help to pump the soap dispenser for their friends as they line up to wash their hands. They fondly greet each other with a hug as they arrive for the day. As a result, children are building important relationships with others. Leaders develop a rich and varied curriculum that builds on what children already know and can do. Staff provide children with a wide range of activities and resources that consistently motivate them to play and learn. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, engage in activities for an extended period of time. This supports children to build good learning habits for their future.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- improve staff practice so that they speak slowly and clearly when questioning children to give them sufficient time to think and respond.
- 10 January 2024Good
- 26 January 2018Good
- 2 December 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Twinkling Toddlers
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.