Building Blocks Nursery - Kingstanding
28 Rough Road, Kingstanding,
Birmingham
B44 0UY
£55.00 per day
All meals, nappies and wipes are included in fees.
Building Blocks Nursery - Kingstanding has a Review Score of 10 (9.994) out of 10, based on 15 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Building Blocks Nursery - Kingstanding has 58 reviews.
Review from Telisha S (Mother of Child) published on 6 August 2019
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Reply from Tina Hart at Building Blocks Nursery - Kingstanding
Thank you for your feedback. We are very proud of our professional staff team.
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Review from J C (Father of Child) published on 6 August 2019
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Reply from Tina Hart at Building Blocks Nursery - Kingstanding
Thank you for your feedback - the Early Talk Boost has been really successful for all children that have been part of this programme.
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Review from Lubica B (Mother of Child) published on 4 February 2019
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Reply from Tina Hart at Building Blocks Nursery - Kingstanding
Thank you for your feedback - we do pride ourselves on the interventions that we put in place around speech and language development. We currently have three trained Early Talk Boost trainers who do small group interventions with preschool children who need language support.
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Review from Robert W (Father of Child) published on 4 February 2019
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Reply from Tina Hart at Building Blocks Nursery - Kingstanding
Thank you for your feedback - we really enjoy seeing the progress that children make.
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Review from N C (Mother of Child) published on 4 February 2019
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Thank you for your feedback - we really like to hear what parents feel we do well.
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Review from N H (Mother of Child) published on 22 August 2018
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Thank you for your feedback. It is lovely to hear that your little boy enjoys his time with us.
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Review from Jade B (Mother of Child) published on 14 December 2017
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Review from Jennifer G (Mother of Child) published on 13 December 2017
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Review from Adam C (Father of Child) published on 11 May 2017
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Reply from Tina Hart, Managing Director at Building Blocks Nursery - Kingstanding
Thank you for your feedback.
Our staff take their role of key person very seriously and we work with children very closely to ensure their needs are met and that their development is progressing well.
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Review from B D (Mother of Child) published on 11 May 2017
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Reply from Tina Hart, Managing Director at Building Blocks Nursery - Kingstanding
Thank you for your feedback.
Its great to hear from families that come back to us with other siblings as this is a good indicator that parents are happy with our service.
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Review from Tina W (Mother of Child) published on 11 May 2017
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Thank you for your feedback. It is lovely to hear that parents comment on how we meet the needs of the whole family.
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Review from Samantha F (Mother of Child) published on 11 May 2017
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Thank you for your feedback. We take great pride in knowing that parents feel confident in the nursery and the care we provide.
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Review from Sophie S (Mother of Child) published on 2 May 2017
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Reply from Tina Hart, Managing director at Building Blocks Nursery - Kingstanding
Thank you for your feedback. It would be lovely if you could continue to use the nursery once your course finishes.
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Review from Shereal G (Mother of Child) published on 2 May 2017
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Reply from Tina Hart, Managing director at Building Blocks Nursery - Kingstanding
Thank you for your feedback. We appreciate recommendations and we are very happy that you have had a good experience with us.
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Review from Richard O (Father of Child) published on 2 May 2017
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Reply from Tina Hart, Managing director at Building Blocks Nursery - Kingstanding
Thank you for your feedback. We are really pleased that your daughter enjoys her time at nursery.
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Review from Katherine F (Mother of Child) published on 27 April 2017
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Reply from Tina Hart, Managing director at Building Blocks Nursery - Kingstanding
Thank you for your feedback. It's lovely to hear that families are recommended to us by other parents.
We have been open 15 years in November 2017 and a lot of our children come to us through recommendations. Thank you
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Review from Rachel W (Mother of Child) published on 27 April 2017
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Thank you for your lovely feedback. We are really pleased that our setting is contributing to your sons progress and development.
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Review from Andrew G (Father of Child) published on 1 August 2016
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Reply from Tina Hart, Managing director at Building Blocks Nursery - Kingstanding
Thank you Mr Grady for your lovely feedback. We endeavour to meet the needs of every child and their family. I'm very pleased that your son is happy and progressing well.
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The Review Score of 10 (9.994) out of 10 for Building Blocks Nursery - Kingstanding is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.
a) The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 15 Reviews in the last 24 months.
b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 15 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.
The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:
a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.
The Average Rating of 4.994 for Building Blocks Nursery - Kingstanding is calculated as follows: ( (179 Excellents x 5) + (1 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 180 Ratings = 4.994
b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5').
The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Building Blocks Nursery - Kingstanding is based on 15 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:
The 5 points available are broken down as follows:
i) 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4
ii) 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 40 number of registered child places is 8, which has been reached with 15 Positive reviews. Points = 1
When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.
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Job Title: Managing Director
Joined: 2002
As the Managing Director, I work fulltime to oversee all three of the Building Blocks Nursery branches and work closely with the branch managers.
I have worked in private day care for over 28 years and feel passionately about ensuring the service we provide is of a high quality for all children and their families. I also feel strongly about ensuring our setting supports and develops the staff team to be the best practitioners they can be.
I have my NNEB diploma and a degree in early years childhood studies. I also have my level 5 management qualification and I am currently undertaking my NPQ in early years leadership.
Job Title: Nursery Manager
Joined: 2018
Emma is one of our branch managers for the Kingstanding branch and has been in the manager's role for the last three years. She is a level 3 practitioner and is currently undertaking her NPQ in early years leadership.
Emma worked for Building Blocks for 11 years from 2006-2017 before exploring a new opportunity to work with children who had specific needs. She returned to Building Blocks in 2018 and quickly progressed into management which is a role in which she thrives.
Emma is also a strong advocate for the curiosity approach and she loves supporting her colleagues to provide the best learning opportunities for the children who she describes as the 'thinkers and doers' of the future.
Job Title: Nursery Manager
Joined: 2016
Louise is one of our branch managers at the Kingstanding branch and has 20 years experience in the early years.
She joined our team as a deputy manager in 2016 and quickly worked her way up to nursery manager. Louise is a very practical manager and brings a lot of experience to our team.
Louise is a level 3 practitioner and has a real passion for staff and children's health and well-being.
Job Title: Early Years Practitioner
Joined: 2017
Maria is a qualified level 3 practitioner with over 30 years experience of working with children. She has a lot of experience in supporting children with special educational needs and children who have anxiety and she supports and reassures them wonderfully.
Maria works extremely hard to ensure she meets all of the children's needs and interests and provides many wonderful experiences for the children on a daily basis.
Job Title: Baby room leader
Joined: 2018
Vicki is a level 3 practitioner with over 20 years of experience in early years.
She joined the Building Blocks team in 2018 as an early years practitioner and was promoted to baby room leader in January 2023.
Vicki is passionate about her role in early years and works really hard to ensure that the children's needs are met and that the baby room is offering a 'home from home' environment.
Job Title: Preschool room leader
Joined: 2022
Stacey is a qualified level 3 practitioner with over 10 years of experience in early years.
She is one of our newest members of the team and has been with us since 2022. She has excellent relationships with the children and their families.
Stacey is a confident and happy practitioner who enjoys watching children grow and develop.
Job Title: Early Years Practitioner
Joined: 2020
Lizzie is a level 5 early years practitioner with a foundation degree in Early Years who joined our team as a newly qualified practitioner in 2020.
She is very calm and approachable and enjoys helping children learn and develop. Lizzie enjoys positive relationships with children and their families.
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