Rosie and Jim's at Foleshill Pre-school

Digging, planting and covered outdoor play give Rosie and Jim's at Foleshill Pre-school a clear physical character. Its large garden combines growing space with an all-weather surface and shelter, while the building has a naturally lit indoor play area. For parents who value outdoor activity, the useful detail is the variety of spaces rather than simply the presence of a garden.

This Coventry setting, on Foleshill Road, accepts children aged 18 months to four years and has capacity for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its May 2021 inspection. That is a dated judgement, rather than a description of today's daily practice.

The nursery operates during term time, with opening hours of 8am to 4pm. Its calendar is therefore an important part of the choice, alongside the building and outdoor provision.

Learning and Activities

Educational toys and resources support children's learning indoors, with access to the garden extending the places where children can explore.

Natural light is a concrete strength of the indoor play space. The building has been refurbished, and its indoor and outdoor areas give families something specific to assess when considering how their child likes to play. A child drawn to hands-on exploration may find the digging and planting space especially relevant; a child who prefers indoor activities has an indoor play area too.

Outdoor and Community Life

The garden has three areas, each with a different practical purpose. Digging and planting make room for exploring growing things, the all-weather surface provides another outdoor play space, and the covered area allows outdoor play in different weather conditions. Shelter matters here: outdoor provision is more useful when it includes somewhere protected from the weather.

These are physical arrangements, not a promise about how much time every child spends outside. Their value for a family depends on how staff use them through the day, making the balance between indoor play and garden activity a useful subject for a visit.

A SENDCO role forms part of the Foleshill team. For a family whose child has additional needs, that gives a specific role around which to discuss support, rather than relying on a general statement about inclusion.

The team also includes a nursery manager, deputy manager, early years practitioners and a modern apprentice. Those roles describe the team structure; they do not establish how many adults work with a particular group at a particular time. The practical question is how that structure translates into familiar adults and support for an individual child.

Sessions and Attendance

Opening hours are 8am to 4pm during term time. This is a term-time childcare offer, so families need to consider both the daily closing time and the school-holiday break when matching it to their routines. The opening window describes when the setting operates; it should not be read as a requirement to book every hour of it.

School holidays are closure periods. For parents whose work continues through those weeks, the calendar is a substantive consideration, not a minor administrative detail. Equally, the term-time rhythm may fit families who specifically want childcare organised around that calendar.

Getting There

The address is Foleshill Road, Coventry, CV6 5LB. The Foleshill enquiry route provides a direct way to contact this setting about joining, keeping the conversation centred on this branch and its term-time offer.

Funding and Paid Extras

The nursery offers 15 and 30 hours of funded childcare for eligible children. Its childcare operates during term time, which is the relevant attendance calendar when considering funded hours here. Eligibility remains a condition of the offer; the funding statement is not a promise that every child qualifies for either entitlement.

Current prices come in the nursery's written quotation. For families combining childcare decisions with funding, the useful comparison is the proposed attendance arrangement and its written terms, rather than the opening hours alone.

• The term-time calendar. The nursery closes for school holidays and finishes at 4pm during term time. Consider whether both parts of that pattern fit your family's regular commitments.
• The garden in daily use. Digging and planting, an all-weather surface and covered play give the outdoor space several purposes. During a visit, ask how children move between these areas and the indoor play space.
• Support and everyday costs. Foleshill has a SENDCO role and offers funded childcare for eligible children. In the joining discussion, ask how individual support is organised and what the proposed arrangement requires families to pay for or supply, including food and consumables.

Foleshill suits families seeking term-time childcare for children aged 18 months to four years, especially those who value an indoor play space connected to a garden with growing and sheltered areas. Its practical appeal rests on those concrete features and its term-time calendar. The Good judgement dates to May 2021, so it should retain that date in any assessment. The decisive family consideration is whether an 8am-to-4pm opening window and school-holiday closures match the care needed.