Amanah Day Nursery

Dinosaur role play, visits to places of worship and fruit shopping gave Amanah Day Nursery a strongly community-minded character in October 2022. Based at The Bordesley Centre in Birmingham, it combines a current age range of 24 to 60 months with capacity for 57 children.

Ofsted rated the nursery Outstanding at its 12 October 2022 inspection. The daily-life examples below belong to that period: they give parents concrete points to explore when considering the nursery today.

In October 2022, children's interests shaped learning. Dinosaur play prompted conversations about food, while stories encouraged children to predict events and discuss characters' feelings. These activities connected imagination with language rather than treating conversation as a separate exercise.

The early years foundation stage sets the framework for children's learning, development and care. Here, October 2022 activities linked children's individual learning targets to their interests, including exploring unfamiliar textures through sensory play.

Outdoor experiences also carried practical lessons that month. Children investigated water together, used rope ladders and slides, and practised balancing and cycling. Sweeping scattered sand helped them recognise a hazard and take responsibility for their shared space.

Community visits brought differences in belief into children's experience in October 2022. Trips included a church, a gurdwara and a mosque, with children learning about traditions and respectful behaviour. Shopping at a local Jamaican store led to fruit preparation and smoothies, connecting an outing with trying different foods.

At its October 2022 inspection, Ofsted found safeguarding effective, exceptional individual support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, and outstanding progress. Those are dated judgements, rather than assurances about current practice.

In October 2022, staff gathered detailed information from parents when children started, assessed development early and built learning targets into activities children enjoyed. Parents received help to continue learning at home and were directed towards additional support, including translation services. This made communication useful beyond a daily account of activities.

Health and independence featured in the same period. Children practised toothbrushing and managing their own coats and shoes; staff helped reluctant eaters explore fruit through its texture. These were small, practical steps towards doing more for themselves.

The address is The Bordesley Centre, Staford Road, Birmingham B11 1AR. Current opening hours are 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, with an all-year opening schedule.

In October 2022, the nursery operated during term time, with session times running from 8am until 6pm. It provided funded early education for children aged two, three and four at that time. These dated arrangements should be kept separate from the current opening schedule.

• Opening hours and attendance. The current all-year schedule differs from the term-time operation in October 2022. Which attendance patterns and funded-hour arrangements can your family book now, and how are meals and consumables handled?
• Learning through the community. October 2022 outings connected religious traditions and food shopping with children's learning. On a visit, discuss how community experiences now fit into the day for your child's age.

Amanah merits consideration by families with children aged 24 to 60 months who value learning connected to everyday life and their surrounding community. Its October 2022 strengths were concrete: purposeful conversation, practical independence and individual learning targets. The current weekday opening window may help working parents, while the dated examples provide a useful basis for assessing today's experience.