Victoria House Neighbourhood Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Smethwick 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 June 2023. Open since 2004, with 73 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
B66 3PXWhat 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.
- 22 April 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 19 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at this welcoming nursery happy and keen to be with their friends.
They develop confidence and learn to listen and follow instructions. Children are kind to each other. For example, a child asks, 'Can you help me?' and another child replies, 'I will be happy to.' Children learn to be independent. In the baby room, babies learn to recognise and select their own shoes. Two-year-old children learn to put on their coats, and older children start to manage their own personal care.
All children are confident to lead their own play and learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- build on the support and guidance provided to less-experienced staff and help them to raise their quality of interactions with children during their play n support staff to enhance the speaking, listening and understanding skills of children who speak English as an additional language further.
- 19 June 2023Good
- 8 August 2022Needs improvement
- 22 March 2022Inadequate
- 10 July 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 4 graded inspections.
Still missing for Victoria House Neighbourhood 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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