Rising Stars Daycare

Language support and practical help for families gave this Nechells Parkway setting its clearest character at its September 2022 inspection. Rising Stars Daycare has capacity for 85 children in Birmingham, B7 4PT. At its September 2022 inspection, Ofsted rated it Good, with a curriculum organised around children's interests and learning needs.

That dated picture combines everyday independence with support beyond the playroom. Children served lunch themselves, poured drinks and chose when to have a snack. Those small responsibilities gave them opportunities to practise doing things for themselves.

The early years foundation stage sets the requirements for children's learning, development and care: here, the September 2022 examples included counting, drawing and exploring materials through play. Children matched quantities to numbers, explained their drawings and worked with sand, exercising their hands as they dug and shaped it.

In September 2022, conversations were an important part of the day. Staff extended discussions through questions and introduced vocabulary. Practitioners also used languages including Somali, Punjabi, Urdu, Swahili and Hindi to communicate with children and families. For families using these languages at home, that offered a practical connection between home and nursery.

Outdoor play included wheeled toys in September 2022, giving children opportunities to develop movement skills. However, the outdoor area needed more learning opportunities across the curriculum, especially for children who preferred being outside. Learning about festivals also needed to extend into a fuller understanding of different families in modern Britain.

At the September 2022 inspection, Ofsted found safeguarding effective and individual support successful for children with SEND and those learning English as an additional language. These are dated judgements, rather than assurances about today's provision.

In September 2022, staff gathered information from parents about children's earlier learning and used it to plan activities. The nursery's family support also extended to arranging health visitor appointments, helping children enrol with dentists and connecting parents with English tuition and advisory services. Workshops addressed healthy lifestyles. This made the relationship with families useful beyond conversations about the nursery day.

The address is Nechells Parkway, Birmingham, B7 4PT. In September 2022, opening hours ran from 8am to 8pm on weekdays, throughout the year. These were opening hours, rather than a description of bookable sessions.

In September 2022, the nursery provided funded early education for children aged two, three and four. The age range attending at that time was 0 to 14; that is a historical picture of the children attending.

• Outdoor learning. September 2022 findings called for broader learning opportunities outside. On a visit, ask how the outdoor area now supports children who prefer to learn there.
• Understanding families. September 2022 findings identified a need to deepen children's understanding of family differences. Ask for examples of how this is explored now.
• Your attendance pattern. The September 2022 opening window extended into the evening. What bookable sessions and funded-hour arrangements now fit your family's week?

Rising Stars Daycare will appeal to families who value language support and practical links to health and parent services. Its September 2022 picture gives concrete reasons for that interest, alongside clear priorities for outdoor learning and understanding family diversity. Those priorities deserve attention when assessing the setting today.