Whitesmore Wise Owls Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Birmingham for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 September 2021, though that is 5 years ago now. Open since 2006, with 52 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 Solihull
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Solihull 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
B37 5JSWhat 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, 30 September 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at nursery happily and are eager to learn. Staff are kind, caring and attentive. They provide emotional support for younger children when they need it, which helps them to feel safe and secure. Children access an array of exciting activities. Younger children learn early mark-making skills as they explore different textures, such as paint, cornflour and slime. They use different tools, including vegetables, to make marks. Two- and three-year-old children learn how to follow instructions and move their whole bodies as they excitedly join in with a music and movement session. They are immersed by the live music staff play using a guitar.
At the end of the activity, children show an understanding of staff's expectations as they wait patiently for their turn to hold the 'pick' to play music on the guitar themselves.
Children are exposed to a language-rich environment. Staff continuously communicate with children and regularly sing to them. Staff model descriptive language to help younger children understand new words. Staff skilfully adapt their teaching to meet the individual needs of children. For example, when older children are playing with toy animals, staff ask some children to identify an animal beginning with a particular sound. For less able children, staff encourage them to identify animals by the sounds they make. This helps all children participate at their own level and pace, and remain motivated to learn.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- build on the opportunities that children have to promote their critical-thinking and problem-solving skills - strengthen the training and professional development opportunities that staff receive to raise the quality of teaching consistently to the highest level.
- 30 September 2021Good
- 27 September 2013Outstanding
- 7 January 2010Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Whitesmore Wise Owls 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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