Bosworth Wood Community Day Nursery CIC

A community hub room, a large outdoor space and play materials made from natural and recycled objects give Bosworth Wood Community Day Nursery CIC a recognisable character. Based in Castle Bromwich, it combines childcare with space for community events. The community connection has a physical home here.

At its 26 March 2024 inspection, Ofsted rated the nursery Good and judged safeguarding effective. There were also two clear priorities: reduce idle waiting during daily routines and adapt behaviour expectations to children's developmental stages. These are practical matters that affect how a young child experiences the day.

The nursery has capacity for 60 children, with a current age range of two months to five years. Families can choose full days or morning and afternoon half days, with funded arrangements covering both term-time attendance and attendance across the year.

Rooms and Ages

The room names are Baby Room, Tweenies, Pre-School 1 and Pre-School 2. These give families a starting point for understanding the nursery's organisation; the more useful distinction is how activities and support match each child's development.

Indoor rooms are complemented by a large outdoor area containing natural and recycled materials. That gives play a different texture from an entirely manufactured collection of toys: children have objects to explore as well as indoor resources. The community hub room adds another kind of space, used for community-based events rather than simply extending the childcare rooms.

Learning and Activities

The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) provides the framework for children's learning and care, with play supporting development across areas of learning. Here, activities include imaginative and sensory play, early literacy and problem-solving. These are different routes into learning, rather than a day organised solely around adult instruction.

In March 2024, staff used children's existing knowledge to plan what they would learn next, while allowing them to choose their play. A sunflower-planting activity became a conversation about what living things need to grow. Scissor practice gave children another opportunity to develop a practical skill. The useful thread is learning attached to something children are actually doing.

Language was woven into those experiences in March 2024. Adults introduced new vocabulary through conversation, stories and songs, then gave children time to answer. For children learning English, staff combined Makaton with visual prompts and familiar vocabulary in the languages spoken at home. That combination provided more than spoken English alone as a route into participation.

Outdoor and Community Life

The garden offered a concrete physical challenge in March 2024: children climbed and worked out different ways of crossing tyres. Adults encouraged them to try, while helping them recognise that a slip was possible. This was an opportunity to practise judgement as well as movement.

Community events use the nursery's own community hub room. For families who value a setting with a role beyond its childcare sessions, that dedicated space is a meaningful part of the offer.

Relationships and Communication

In March 2024, staff gathered information about what children could already do and placed emphasis on relationships with families. This linked planning to the individual child, rather than treating an age group as having identical starting points.

Everyday independence also received attention that month. Children practised washing their hands around meals, outdoor play and toilet use, with adults explaining why hygiene matters. The lesson was practical: learning to manage a familiar care routine and understanding its purpose.

Inclusion and Wellbeing

At the March 2024 inspection, Ofsted found that children made good progress and that the special educational needs coordinator worked with key persons, parents and professionals to organise targeted support, including individual goals and visual prompts. For a family whose child needs additional help, the useful detail is the mechanism: adults working together around specific needs, with instructions and resources adjusted to support understanding.

Behaviour expectations were less well matched to individual development in March 2024. Younger children sometimes struggled to understand rules applied across ages, while lengthy waits before lunch left children restless. The distinction matters: engaging play and an unsettled transition can occur within the same day. How adults organise the moments between activities deserves attention alongside the activities themselves.

Sessions and Attendance

The address is Bosworth Campus, Auckland Drive, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, B36 0DD. Opening hours are 7.30am to 6pm on weekdays, with closure on bank holidays and for a week over Christmas. The nursery operates across the year.

Paid attendance includes full days and half days in the morning or afternoon. Funded booking rules differ by arrangement: 30-hour funding across the year requires at least two days each week, while term-time funded full days require at least three. The term-time 30-hour half-day arrangement uses five sessions each week.

For the term-time 15-hour arrangement for non-working parents, the choices are two days from 9am to 4.30pm, three mornings from 8am to 1pm, or three afternoons from 1pm to 6pm. Those times belong to that particular funded arrangement; the wider opening window is a separate practical fact.

Enquiries can be made through the contact form or by telephone on 0121 747 4763. The nursery has its own parking facilities and an on-site kitchen.

Funding and Paid Extras

Funded childcare includes 30-hour arrangements and 15-hour arrangements for working parents, with term-time and across-the-year options. The 15-hour arrangement for non-working parents is term-time. Eligibility and the relevant booking conditions belong together when choosing an attendance pattern.

Food during funded hours is charged separately: the charge structure covers breakfast, morning and afternoon snacks, lunch and tea. Deposits also feature in the paid and funded booking tables, so the initial payment is part of the financial planning as well as the ongoing attendance pattern. The consumables list includes toiletries, wipes, soaps, sun hats and suncream. A parent consumables agreement lets families opt in or opt out of nursery-provided consumables, including meals where applicable. For families opting in, their cost is included in the child's fees; these consumables are excluded from funded hours. Current prices come in the nursery's written quotation.

Tax-Free Childcare, childcare vouchers and college- or university-funded places are also accepted. These sit alongside funded early education rather than replacing the need to choose the appropriate session arrangement.

• The youngest children's room. For a baby joining within the nursery's two-month-to-five-year age range, ask how settling, sleep and the number of children sharing the Baby Room are organised. The youngest child's daily care deserves its own discussion.
• Waiting and behaviour expectations. In March 2024, children faced idle waits before lunch and rules that did not consistently match their development. Ask how routines and expectations now work for younger children.
• Funded attendance commitments. The 30-hour options have different minimum patterns: two days across the year, three term-time full days, or five term-time half-day sessions. Choose the pattern against your actual weekly needs, with food charges and deposits included in the budget.

Bosworth Wood suits families seeking either full-day attendance or morning and afternoon half days, including those considering term-time funded patterns. Its outdoor materials and community hub room give the setting a clear identity beyond its timetable. The March 2024 findings add concrete examples of language support, practical learning and coordinated additional help, balanced by concerns about waiting and age-appropriate expectations. Those everyday routines are the central point to explore before choosing it.