YMCA Shirley Day Nursery
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Solihull 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 December 2023. Open since 2020, with 90 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
B90 4QPWhat 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.
- 9 August 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 5 December 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The manager and staff have worked hard to make significant improvements since the last inspection. Staff greet children with a warm and caring welcome when they arrive at the nursery. Staff plan their environment effectively and provide activities that children are eager to join. Children become intrigued as they find out what is happening to the animals in the ice activity. They develop strength in their hand muscles as they use one-handed tools with ease when they break the ice to reveal the animals. This supports the development of their fine motor skills in preparation for early writing skills.
Staff build good attachments with children. They provide children with a reassuring cuddle when they become upset, and this helps them to settle quickly. Children demonstrate positive attitudes to their learning. Younger babies are curious as they explore the sensory trays and happily babble to their peers as they play. Older children develop their communication and language skills as they participate in a creative activity. For example, as children concentrate on decorating pictures of
Christmas trees, they recall what their Christmas tree looks like at home. Staff praise children for contributing their ideas, helping them to build their selfconfidence.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to consistently embed the curriculum to help newer children understand the expectation of rules and boundaries so they become successful learners n develop staff's understanding of how to support children's thinking and problemsolving skills to help them reach their highest potential.
- 5 December 2023Good
- 11 July 2023Inadequate
- 14 December 2022Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for YMCA Shirley Day 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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