Hallfield School Nursery

Church Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 3SJ
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Hallfield Nursery was rated "Outstanding" by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) in May 2023.

Situated in the leafy suburb of Edgbaston, Birmingham, Hallfield First Nursery is situated on the campus of Hallfield School and offers outstanding quality childcare and education in a fun and vibrant setting.

Staff work closely with parents to ensure that each child is happy and confident and learns at an individual pace within a safe and caring environment.

Hallfield Nursery caters for children aged 3 months – 3 years across seven neutral-themed rooms; Acorns, Elms, Beech, Cedar, Willows, Maple and Oaks.

There is a large secure outdoor area where children are encouraged to learn and develop through a variety of activities. Nursery children take advantage of the 22-acre campus with visits to the Creative Cottage, Aariya's Garden, playing fields and outdoor learning spaces.

CCTV is in operation throughout the nursery as well as electronically controlled doors, ensuring that the children are safe and secure at all times.

The nursery is open 48 weeks of the year and offers care between the hours of 7:30 - 18:00.

The Pre-Prep caters for children aged between 3 and 7 years and follows the Early Years Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 curriculum.

The Pre-Prep comprises of Foundation, Reception (in EYFS) and Year 1 and Year 2 (in KS1). This department consists of well-equipped classrooms and outdoor areas, each providing a safe and stimulating setting.

The school offers wraparound care (before and after school) as well as holiday clubs during the school holidays where children can benefit from extra-curricular activities.

All meals and snacks are cooked on-site. All allergies and food preferences are catered for.
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Care Provided by Hallfield School Nursery

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care

Good to Know

  • Owner
  • Hallfield School Trust
  • Person in charge
  • Lizzie Sanderson (Deputy Head: Head of Pre-Prep and Nursery)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 34
  • Registered Charity Number
  • 528956
  • Total Places for Children
  • 180
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:30-18:00
    Tuesday 07:30-18:00
    Wednesday 07:30-18:00
    Thursday 07:30-18:00
    Friday 07:30-18:00
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays, 2 weeks at Christmas, 1 week at Easter & 1 week in the Summer

Funding & Fees Guide for Hallfield School Nursery

  • For full information on our fees visit the Hallfield School website.


    Hallfield First Nursery


    All children are required to attend a minimum of 3 days per week between the hours of 8:00 - 18:00 or 8:00 - 16:30. Children can attend term time only or 48 weeks per year.


    Fees range between £10,215 - £16,944 per year


    Pre-Prep (Reception, Year 1, Year 2)


    £4770 per term. This includes:


    - Core hours 8:30 – 15:30
    - Drop off from 7:45
    - After-school care / supervised homework until 17:00 for all children not in clubs
    - School lunch, morning break snack
    - One year of music lessons starting in the final term of Year 2 and first two terms of Year 3. NOTE: This is only applicable to pupils continuing into Year 3 at Hallfield School

  • At Hallfield School we aim to ensure our fees provide excellent value for parents for the rich and progressive education on offer.


    The Board of Governors reviews our fees annually in the Spring Term. Current and new parents are notified of the fee changes before the Easter break and ahead of the new academic year in September.


    In recent years, our fee increases have been kept to a minimum and below the national average for Prep Schools. All accounts are payable on or before the first day of term. We also offer alternative ways to pay, where you can find further information on, on the Hallfield School website: At Hallfield School we aim to ensure our fees provide excellent value for parents for the rich and progressive education on offer.


    The Board of Governors reviews our fees annually in the Spring Term. Current and new parents are notified of the fee changes before the Easter break and ahead of the new academic year in September.


    In recent years, our fee increases have been kept to a minimum and below the national average for Prep Schools. All accounts are payable on or before the first day of term. We also offer alternative ways to pay, with further details available on the Hallfield School website: https://www.hallfieldschool.co.uk/visit-join/fees/
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  • There is large car park that parents can use to take children to the nursery or school.


Hallfield School Nursery Reviews (10)

8.6

Hallfield School Nursery has a Review Score of 8.6 (8.622) out of 10, based on 5 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Hallfield School Nursery has 10 reviews.

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Review from Preet R (Mother of Child) published on 6 August 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Kind, caring staff who provide excellent care for my little ones. They listen to concerns and work on areas specific to your child's needs. There is a wide range of activities for the children. The food menu is also varied. My children have thrived in Hallfield first. It has a real family feel with
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Review from S L (Mother of Child) published on 31 July 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff and key workers have been wonderful with my son. They know and understand him well. He enjoys his time in nursery and often shares about his day. The welcoming environment allows him to thrive and grow.

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Review from R R (Mother of Child) published on 31 July 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have had three children attend Hallfieldfirst and have been very happy with the care provided. All the staff know each child by name. They have been very flexible in offering additional sessions when requested. All the children have had close links with their key workers many years later. The children
spend time outside daily including in winter.

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Review from Sukhdeep K (Mother of Child) published on 31 July 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been attending Hallfield Nursery for a year now and overall it has been a really positive experience.
The staff really helped her settle in well. The facilities at the nursery are so amazing and definitely worth the money. There is a good choice of healthy food, and a great app with
easy interaction with staff.
My daughter has developed very well since joining and really enjoys being there. I highly recommend this nursery.

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Review from Amy C (Mother of Child) published on 31 July 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been attending Hallfield First since October 2023.
She loves her time here.
The staff are wonderful, they are friendly and very helpful.
They support her learning, are attentive to her well being and they give a wonderful verbal handover when we collect her.
Thank you.

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Review from N S (Mother of Child) published on 13 March 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The best nursery in the region by far. The staff and facilities are excellent. My eldest son attended the nursery and is now part of the school and my two youngest sons currently attend the nursery. All three loved/love their time here. The Hallfieldfirst and Pre-Prep staff are very attentive and have
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Review from R G (Mother of Child) published on 7 February 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Friendly, helpful accommodating staff, not just child's keyworkers but all staff members. Exceptionally helpful when there was traffic chaos and nearly 2 hours late for collection. Offered shelter, food, etc which went above and beyond. Knowledge about each child is fantastic and also the tailored teaching
based on child's level and needs. Very good documentation of the day and feedback. The 'homely feel' of the rooms are great and the attentiveness of the staff.

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Review from S A (Mother of Child) published on 18 September 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter started in the Owls room at 14 months and left at 25 months. During that year I couldn't be happier with her development. She is a shy child and her key worker who was also the room leader was excellent in making sure she was comfortable and learning new things. I never felt uncomfortable
leaving her and knew she was well looked after and like the way she rarely came back dirty like some nurseries where children come back with food everywhere. All the staff are friendly and good at their job. I would definitely recommend Hallfield First, the facilities, staff, activities, structure and attention is brilliant. Rooms are not too busy and they really focus on developing little ones' character and teaching them to be independent whether in eating, dressing or walking up the stairs etc.

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Review from Tania J (Mother of Child) published on 3 April 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have twin boys at the nursery and I always wanted to ensure they would be treated as individuals and this has happened to the highest level. Each of my sons have weekly planned activities that take into account what their interests are and each day excellent feedback is given by staff. My sons love
to bring items from home to share with the staff and the staff use them during the day. The level of care and nurture at the nursery is excellent. My sons are always eager to come to nursery to see what the day holds for them.

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Review from K K H (Mother of Child) published on 28 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent nursery overall. We feel like our daughter is well taken care of, she learns a lot and the nursery staff are very loving and caring. They encourage them to progress throughout. Excellent communication from staff; I get an excellent amount of feedback from the nursery every day. My daughter
loves it there and can't wait to go every morning.

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Current Review Score: 8.6 (8.622)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.6 (8.622) out of 10 for Hallfield School Nursery 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 5 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.6 out of 5 from 5 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

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 4.983 for Hallfield School Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (58 Excellents x 5) + (1 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 59 Ratings = 4.983

  • 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 3.639 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Hallfield School Nursery is based on 5 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 = 3.5

    • 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 180 number of registered child places is 36. 5 Positive Reviews ÷ 36 = 0.139

  • 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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Meet the Team (3)

Keith B

Keith B Morrow

Job Title: Head Master

Joined: 2018

Keith Morrow became Hallfield’s 14th Head Master in 2018. Keith has 22 years of experience as a Head across four different schools, both in the state and independent sectors. He has worked as an Ofsted Additional Inspector, Education Consultant and is a serving Reporting Inspector for the Independent Schools Inspectorate. He has held several school roles including the co-ordination of Mathematics, Geography Assessment and ICT.

Keith is a passionate advocate for the ‘voice of the child’ and is committed to making each day a fulfilling and enjoyable learning experience for all the children in the schools he leads. He has successfully created a learning culture in all the schools he has led, encouraging both staff and pupils to try out new ventures, take risks and ‘fail’ in a safe environment. He believes every day is a learning opportunity and that getting better never stops, including for himself!

Keith is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and has recently been awarded fellowship status to the Chartered College of Teaching.

Married with two grown up children, Keith is a keen animal lover and enjoys nothing more than a walk in the hills with his dogs.

As Head Master, Mr Morrow continues to build on the successes of the Hallfield’s ‘excellent’ ISI inspection report by maintaining excellent standards in every area. He is supported by two Deputy Heads, Mrs Sanderson (Head of Pre-Prep) and Mrs Florida-James (Head of Prep).

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Lizzie

Lizzie Sanderson

Job Title: Deputy Head: Head of Pre-Prep

Joined: 2019

Lizzie joined Hallfield School in September 2019 and has over 20 years of experience working with children across the primary phase. After qualifying as a teacher in 2000, Lizzie accepted her first teaching post at a Catholic primary school in Derbyshire. Three years later, she started a family and now has two grown-up children. In 2004, Lizzie started working at Derby High School where she taught from Pre-School to Year 3, working her way up to Early Years Leader and subsequently Kindergarten Leader. Lizzie was also responsible for Special Educational Needs and Mathematics. Nine years later, she accepted a position as Phase Leader at The Elms Nursery and Junior School at Trent College. Lizzie was soon asked to oversee the running of the Nursery and accepted the role of Assistant Head for Infants and EYFS. 

Lizzie is passionate about all children receiving the very best education and values the partnerships with parents that she works hard to create. At Hallfield, she leads a team of highly qualified and experienced teachers and teaching assistants and oversees the management and operational day-to-day running of the Pre-Prep department.

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Caitlin

Caitlin Williams

Job Title: Assistant Head: Head of EYFS

Joined: 2020

Caitlin joined Hallfield School in September 2020 as Head of EYFS. With over 23 years of experience teaching in a range of primary schools, Caitlin has specialised in teaching early years for the last 14 years. She has visited settings in Italy to study different Early Years pedagogies and represented a lead school in a national study into outstanding provision in EYFS.

Caitlin achieved a first-class degree in psychology at the University of Birmingham, where she also completed a postgraduate certificate in education. Caitlin has one daughter and enjoys spending time outdoors, walking and bird watching. Caitlin is also a very keen swimmer and salsa dancer!

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Frequently Asked Questions about Hallfield School Nursery

What is the Age Range of Children that Hallfield School Nursery accepts?

Hallfield School Nursery accepts Children aged from 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Hallfield School Nursery Open?

Hallfield School Nursery is open: Monday 07:30-18:00, Tuesday 07:30-18:00, Wednesday 07:30-18:00, Thursday 07:30-18:00, Friday 07:30-18:00.

How many Children does Hallfield School Nursery have capacity for?

Hallfield School Nursery has capacity for a total of 180 Children.

How far is Hallfield School Nursery to the centre of Birmingham?

1.4 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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