Nurture Nest Nursery

Songs, simple signs and stories give Nurture Nest Nursery a clear emphasis on helping young children communicate. Its Gospel Lane setting in Olton has capacity for 25 children, with accepted ages spanning 12 to 60 months. That whole-nursery figure gives a sense of scale; it is not a room size or a count of children attending together.

At its 20 January 2025 inspection, Ofsted rated the nursery Good and judged safeguarding effective. The strongest practical detail beneath that judgement is the attention given to children's individual needs: relationships, language and learning through play feature throughout the account of daily life.

Opening hours run from 7am to 7pm, Monday to Friday, with year-round operation excluding bank holidays. For parents balancing childcare with work, that broad opening window is a useful starting point.

The Early Years Foundation Stage provides the framework for children's learning, development and care, with play used to explore skills and interests. Nurture Nest calls its individual tailoring the Bespoke Approach: activities and support are adapted to a child's needs rather than treating children as interchangeable learners. The practical value lies in connecting learning with what interests each child and what they are ready to try next.

In January 2025, language work included simple signs, spoken descriptions of activities and repeated pronunciation of new words. Children learning English alongside another language were included in this work. Communication was woven into play, giving children different ways to express a choice or make a need understood.

Books and nursery rhymes provided another route into language that January. Younger children indicated which rhyme they wanted through reference objects, while older children answered questions about stories. These are concrete ways to participate before fluent speech develops and to practise listening once children can contribute more verbally.

Hands-on exploration also featured in January 2025. Younger children poured water through a funnel using containers; older children investigated a sand tray with spades of different sizes. Decorating penguin hats brought physical activity together with conversation about the animal's characteristics. These examples show how ordinary materials can support concentration, movement and talk within the same activity.

The limitation was how far adults took that learning. In January 2025, opportunities to add further challenge were sometimes missed. An appealing activity is only part of the picture: the next question or suggestion matters too.

In January 2025, staff took account of children's family circumstances and earlier experiences as they built relationships with them. Children formed attachments to their key person, giving them a familiar adult within nursery life. For a child adjusting to time away from home, that relationship is a meaningful part of settling.

At the January 2025 inspection, Ofsted judged support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities very positively, including joint target reviews with families and specialists and the use of additional funding for individual supervision and support. This describes a practical support mechanism, rather than a general promise that every need can be met in the same way.

Communication with families had several layers in January 2025: everyday updates, meetings each term, and photographs and observations shared through an online app. The combination gave parents both immediate information about the day and a separate opportunity to discuss learning in more depth.

Care extended to social habits and emotional expression that January. Staff encouraged turn-taking, kindness and conversation about feelings, alongside handwashing and daily outdoor time. Healthy food and snacks were supplied. Together, these practices connected physical care with learning how to manage relationships and communicate emotions.

The address is 358 Gospel Lane, Olton, Birmingham, B27 7AJ. Opening hours are 7am to 7pm on weekdays, and the nursery operates across the year apart from bank holidays. Enquiries can be made through the contact form or by calling 0121 683 0001.

In January 2025, the nursery provided funded early education for eligible children. Eligibility remains a condition of that provision. Paid childcare is also offered, with current prices supplied through a written quotation; the supply terms allow a quotation to remain valid for up to 30 days unless withdrawn earlier.

The contractual detail matters when arranging care: an order becomes a contract through written acceptance or the start of service, and subsequent changes require agreement in writing. Families comparing arrangements therefore have a concrete written basis for the service they purchase.

• Challenge during play. January 2025 brought a specific improvement point about extending learning within activities. On a visit, ask how practitioners take an interest such as the penguin-hat activity beyond the initial task.
• Staff coaching. In January 2025, feedback and coaching were taking place, but needed further development. Ask how coaching now helps staff improve their interactions with children.
• Your attendance plan. The weekday opening window is 7am to 7pm, and funded provision was operating in January 2025. Which booking pattern and funded-hours charge structure would apply to your child's proposed attendance?

Nurture Nest suits families looking for individual attention to children's interests and a strong emphasis on communication, with a weekday opening window that can accommodate differing work schedules. The January 2025 picture combines close key-person relationships, practical language activities and structured communication with parents. Its improvement points are equally concrete: adults needed to extend learning more consistently, and coaching needed strengthening. Those are useful subjects for a visit, alongside the practical fit of the family's attendance plan.