Windmill Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Redditch 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2023. Open since 2007, with 67 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
B97 4RNWhat 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.
- 21 August 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 9 August 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 27 July 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are relaxed and confident and demonstrate they feel safe in this welcoming and inclusive nursery. Children are fully occupied in activities of their choosing. Children enjoy making play dough. They listen intently to instructions as they measure, add ingredients and mix the dough. Children use their imagination and creative skills as they make 'burgers' and 'caterpillars' using dough and natural materials. Babies laugh and giggle as enthusiastic staff encourage them to reach out and catch bubbles. They thoroughly enjoy exploring bath foam.
Children learn to be independent. Babies start to feed themselves, two-year-old children learn to put on their own coats and older children manage their own personal care. Children behave well. Staff help to develop children's understanding of healthy practices. Children choose from a variety of fresh fruits at snack time, play outdoors for long periods each day and learn the importance of good oral hygiene. Children develop a love of books and stories. They learn to recognise and write letters of their name. Support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is strong. Children learn a wide range of skills and attitudes that help to prepare them for their next stage of learning and their eventual move on to school.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to enhance the outdoor learning environments for children under two and a half years of age to provide learning experiences that are rich, varied and stimulating, particularly for those children who prefer to learn outdoors n enhance the teaching of mathematics to help children to build further on what they already know.
- 27 July 2023Good
- 16 August 2017Good
- 28 January 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Windmill 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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