GBNFC at The Chinnbrook Centre

Real cups, plates and teapots give play a practical character at GBNFC at The Chinnbrook Centre. Children handle everyday objects and learn to care for them, while a sensory room and covered outdoor decking offer different spaces for the nursery day. This is provision for children aged two to five, with capacity for 70 children in total.

At its October 2022 inspection, Ofsted judged the nursery Good, found safeguarding effective and recognised timely support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). That judgement needs to be read alongside repeated supervision concerns addressed in January 2024 and December 2025. Both outcomes recorded corrective action, but their recurrence matters when choosing care.

Full-day care and fee-paying wraparound are offered, alongside funded sessions. The setting is on Trittiford Road in Billesley, Birmingham.

Rooms and Ages

The main nursery space separates children aged two to three from those aged three to five. A large, open layout is adapted around children's interests, giving the environment a practical role in what they explore. Everyday crockery brings familiar household experiences into play: handling real objects makes looking after belongings part of the activity itself.

The sensory room adds another type of space, while covered decking and a large outdoor play area extend the environment beyond the main nursery. For families choosing between settings, these physical features are more useful than a broad promise of enjoyable learning: they give concrete points to explore during a visit.

Learning and Activities

The early years foundation stage sets the requirements for children's learning, development and care; in everyday terms, play and interaction support development alongside practical independence. Here, current activities are shaped around children's interests and experiences with real objects.

In October 2022, toddlers played together with sand and joined singing activities. Older children used tricycles in the garden, following a directional route and pretending to refuel. These examples combined movement with imaginative play rather than treating physical activity as a separate part of the day.

Music also offered active participation in October 2022: children selected instruments and changed their playing speed with the music. Conversation, repeated vocabulary and accompanying gestures supported communication. The examples show how language and listening could be practised within play.

There were limits to that picture. In October 2022, some children lost interest during shared activities and the changes between parts of the day. The improvement priorities were to involve children more consistently at those points and use their individual learning plans to provide greater challenge. These are useful questions about the substance of the day, beyond its resources.

In October 2022, staff responded to children needing emotional reassurance with sensory experiences. Support for independence included helping younger children move towards toilet use, while older children managed their own toileting. Those practical routines matter alongside planned activities: nursery care includes learning to manage ordinary tasks.

Parent contact in October 2022 included coffee mornings, evening meetings and curriculum workshops. One maths workshop involved searching for numbers outdoors, with ideas shared for continuing the activity at home. This gave families a concrete connection between nursery learning and what they could do together afterwards.

Ofsted's January 2024 and December 2025 compliance outcomes both recorded supervision failures followed by corrective action, with the later outcome explaining that staff had failed to follow procedures already in place. In January 2024, corrective measures included supervision arrangements and staff training; in December 2025, arrangements were reviewed and staff retrained. These were addressed events, but repetition makes everyday implementation an essential consideration. The October 2022 safeguarding judgement is a dated assessment, rather than an assurance about current practice.

Sessions and Attendance

The address is 213 Trittiford Road, Birmingham B13 0ET, at the meeting of Trittiford and Chinnbrook Roads. Full-day care runs from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. Fee-paying wraparound and funded sessions for children aged two, three and four are also offered; term-time-only attendance follows Birmingham school closures.

The nursery operates for 48 weeks each year. Its closure pattern includes a Christmas week, an Easter week and two summer weeks, so families needing care across school holidays should weigh that pattern against their own working arrangements. A further training closure falls on 23 October 2026.

Funding and Paid Extras

Funded childcare and private day care are both part of the offer. A funding booklet is provided through the nursery's enquiry route, and families can telephone 0121 464 4772. Current prices come in the nursery's written quotation.

• Repeated supervision concerns. January 2024 and December 2025 outcomes recorded corrective action after supervision failures. During a visit, ask how staff now apply supervision procedures throughout the day and how managers monitor this.
• Engagement and challenge. October 2022 improvement priorities concerned participation during shared activities and more demanding individual learning plans. Ask how these work across the two age groups today.
• The closure pattern. The 48-week offer includes Christmas, Easter and summer closures, with a training closure on 23 October 2026. Families needing continuous holiday cover should build those breaks into their plans.
• The cost of the chosen pattern. Funded sessions sit alongside private day care and wraparound. Ask for a written breakdown covering funded attendance, additional hours, food and consumables before comparing the total cost.

Chinnbrook suits families seeking either full-day care or wraparound, as well as those considering funded or term-time-only attendance for children aged two to five. Real household objects, separate age groups and covered outdoor space give the offer a clear practical character.

The October 2022 Good judgement provides a positive dated assessment, with specific learning priorities attached. Repeated supervision failures in the later compliance history carry greater weight in the decision today. Understanding how the corrective arrangements operate in daily practice should be central to choosing this nursery.