My First Friends Rubery

Ashbrook Drive, Great Park, Rubery, Rednal, Birmingham B45 9FP
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9.9 103 Reviews
  • My First Friends Rubery, Birmingham
My First Friends Rubery is a welcoming, purpose-built nursery located in the outskirts of Rednal, Birmingham. The nursery provides a stimulating and safe environment where children can learn and play.

With its large spaces and carefully designed rooms, My First Friends Rubery has a ‘family-feel’ that makes children feel comfortable and at home. Located close to the village, the nursery offers easy access to a range of amenities for families to enjoy. The nursery offers exceptional care, enriched by unique learning opportunities for your child. One such experience is child-friendly cooking classes, helping to equip children with valuable skills and deeper knowledge of the cooking process.

The open-plan environment features several age-appropriate rooms, each with easy access to the outdoor garden area where children can explore and learn. The Baby room provides a warm and calming environment, where babies can develop at their own pace and explore sensory play. The Pre-School rooms offer access to ICT equipment, including an interactive whiteboard, to support all areas of learning and development.

In addition to indoor learning spaces, My First Friends Rubery has a garden area built with soft surfacing for safety, providing children with an opportunity to learn surrounded by nature. Regular visits to the village in Rednal allow children to engage their physical abilities through walking and exploring.

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Care Provided by My First Friends Rubery

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Privately Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Claire Jones (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 47
  • Total Places for Children
  • 120
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 2 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 & Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for My First Friends Rubery

  • AM Session £52.50
    PM Session £48.30
    Full Day Session £78.10
    Short Day Session £69.10


    We're making childcare more accessible to families:


    * FREE nursery childcare for siblings of registered children!*
    * Fully flexible
    * No meal, consumable or enhancement charges
    * Part & fully funded places available


    *Terms and conditions apply

  • A £100 non-refundable registration fee is required to secure a place. Exact days of attendance should be confirmed no later than 6 weeks prior to the child’s start date. Any changes are subject to availability.
  • Parking

  • There is ample parking available at the setting.


My First Friends Rubery Reviews (103)

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My First Friends Rubery has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.854) out of 10, based on 35 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time My First Friends Rubery has 103 reviews.

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Review from Rachel S (Mother of Child) published on 31 July 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son has been going to My First Friends in Rubery for the last 3 years.
Over this time the staff here have been so wonderful. The ladies have been so attentive with the children and teaching our son and the children a wide range of skills. My son has come out of his shell so much. The management
staff have been fantastic. The manager has been an amazing manager, whenever I pass the office she is always extremely hard at working away ensuring the best practices are applied within the nursery, however, both of the ladies have been very amazing and fantastic in the running of the nursery and always master everything with very high standards and at the same time, despite how busy they are, always have time for the mom's and dad's of the children whether for a general chat or advice when needed. Lovely nursery/ excellent staff and amazing management make My First Friends a joy for our son to be part of.

Reply from Beth Lewendon, Marketing Coordinator at My First Friends Rubery

Thank you for your review! We really appreciate your comments!


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Review from Nawal S (Mother of Child) published on 31 July 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My 4-year-old daughter joined this beautiful nursery in January 2023. She loves going to the nursery. Her skills developed more, she can draw and write some of the numbers and the alphabet. She loves all her teachers. She’s well looked after. Would love to thank them for all their help and for getting
back to me without delay. Glad to have my daughter in this beautiful and well-organised nursery.

Reply from Beth Lewendon, Marketing Coordinator at My First Friends Rubery

Thank you for your kind comments, we really appreciate it!


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Review from Shima M (Mother of Child) published on 23 July 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has had lots of improvement until now. He has just started to go to the nursery since April 2023. He has improved in language and development. Thanks a lot to the staff, who are perfect and supportive. Excellent!

Reply from Beth Lewendon, Marketing Coordinator at My First Friends Rubery

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Review from Helen H (Mother of Child) published on 19 July 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This nursery is outstanding by all measures, my child's progress is so visible in speech, social skills and confidence especially! The staff is superb and always helpful, my girl loves that place! I would recommend this place to anyone with peace of mind!

Reply from Beth Lewendon, Marketing Coordinator at My First Friends Rubery

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Review from Kirsty S (Mother of Child) published on 19 July 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The nursery does go above and beyond for me and my son, he’s been going through lots of tests at the hospital and as a single mum, the nursery have been nothing but supportive. I will never stop telling people to send their children here.

Reply from Beth Lewendon, Marketing Coordinator at My First Friends Rubery

Thank you for your kind words, we really appreciate it!


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Review from Jodie W (Mother of Child) published on 18 July 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I could not rate this Nursery any higher! Since my child has started here he has come on leaps and bounds in terms of his development, the communication from the nursery is excellent, the staff are amazing and you can tell how much they truly care about the children.
The facilities are excellent with
lots of open space and activities, especially the outdoor space which my child particularly loves.
I could not recommend this nursery enough to anyone who is looking for a childcare provider for their little ones!

Reply from Beth Lewendon, Marketing Coordinator at My First Friends Rubery

We appreciate your review, thank you for your comments!


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Review from Becky S (Mother of Child) published on 18 July 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Nursery is lovely staff are brilliant caring and understanding. Management and Staff take time to help with any problems and have brilliant relationships with children and parents. The nursery is a lovely inviting setting with a lovely outdoor space.

Reply from Beth Lewendon, Marketing Coordinator at My First Friends Rubery

Thank you so much for your review, we really appreciate it!


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Review from D M (Father of Child) published on 4 May 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 2.0 out of 5

The nursery staffs are excellent and very caring for my child. I would rate 5 stars for them. On the downside, the finance team is awful, money-minded and charges for all the bank holidays even if the child comes only 2 days a week. They are not helpful in citing terms and conditions. It is not the
best value for money.

Reply from Beth Lewendon, Marketing Coordinator at My First Friends Rubery

Thank you for your review, we really appreciate it.
We know how important each and every individual within the nursery is to you and your children. As a result, we have significantly invested in our teams this year and continue to enhance their salary and wider benefits. Our fees remain payable on bank holidays in order for us to continue to pay our staff as well as covering general building costs such as rent. We do, however, offer a 15% discount on fees for these days.
If you would like to discuss this further, please do let us know, and we will be more than happy to give you a call.


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Review from Alexandra C (Mother of Child) published on 26 April 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been in nursery since October 2022 and I am extremely pleased with how well her development has come along. At first, I was quite nervous leaving my child with strangers but I was always rest assured by the app that she was ok with regular updates and when collecting her on an evening
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I want to give a special thanks to all the key workers who have started this journey with her as they have been fantastic! She loves going to nursery and she has come such a long way, I’m excited to see more of her character coming out in the next few months/years. The regular parents' evening updates are also great for both me and her father to sit there and see how well she is doing. Thank you My First Friends, Rubery! - if I could rate higher, I would.

Reply from Beth Lewendon, Marketing Coordinator at My First Friends Rubery

Thank you so much for your review! We really appreciate it and will pass your comments onto our team!


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Review from Phoebe S (Mother of Child) published on 17 April 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This was my son's first month at full-time nursery and away from me and Dad. The staff are very friendly and welcoming and have helped my little boy settle in very quickly. He seems so much more happier and confident within himself. The staff are extremely friendly to everyone and make it less daunting
to leave your child, especially as a first-time Mum.

Reply from Beth Lewendon, Marketing Coordinator at My First Friends Rubery

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Review from M M (Mother of Child) published on 17 April 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fantastic school caring, loving and accommodating. My son loved to go all the time, despite the fact he is meant to attend two days a week. I would recommend My First Friend school to everyone I come across always.

Reply from Beth Lewendon, Marketing Coordinator at My First Friends Rubery

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Review from Lauren B (Mother of Child) published on 17 April 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Since my child has gone back to this nursery, she's so much happier in herself. She is progressing better with her communication and has made friends.
The staff are great and listen to your concerns and really put your mind at ease. Nothing is too much bother.

Reply from Beth Lewendon, Marketing Coordinator at My First Friends Rubery

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Review from S C (Mother of Child) published on 17 April 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Positive experiences with this nursery.
Management is easily accessible and has provided flexibility and assisted in booking additional sessions which is greatly appreciated.
The app is good, staff provide continuity and regular updates. Staff always make time to communicate at the end of the day.

Reply from Beth Lewendon, Marketing Coordinator at My First Friends Rubery

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Review from H S (Mother of Child) published on 17 April 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Couldn’t have asked for anything more. All the staff are lovely and so caring to all the kids. My daughters absolutely love going there and feel so comfortable. It means so much to see your children happy and comfortable and I feel so at ease leaving them to play with all their friends.

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Review from M M (Mother of Child) published on 17 April 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Many thanks from the heart for all your hard work, love, dedication and patience to the children, and for keeping personal belongings in order (toys, clothes), helping with potty training, caring when they were not feeling well, making everyday a fun environment to go to which was also very important.
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First Friend Nursery and all the lovely staff were part of both my son's development and first stages in life and helped prepare them for school through creative and educational activities.
They also learnt the months of the year, the days of the week, the numbers, etc, through play and songs that were easy to memorise.
A big thank you to all the team.

Reply from Beth Lewendon, Marketing Coordinator at My First Friends Rubery

Thank you so much for your review, it is much appreciated!


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Review from L C (Mother of Child) published on 1 December 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

I preferred it when we got updates throughout the day on the app, it gave me some comfort that I knew what was happening.
I loved the photo and activity updates but these are now less frequent.
I love how friendly all the staff are, they feel like family when we pick up our child. They always listen
when we have additional needs.

Reply from Beth Lewendon, Marketing Coordinator at My First Friends Rubery

Thank you for your review. As a group, we are always trying to improve our communication with our families. We aim to provide high quality and regular updates through our monthly nursery newsletter, bi-monthly group newsletter and via our parent app. Following the recent changes to the EYFS in September 2021, the number of updates that you will receive on the parent app will have reduced to once per week. The new EYFS curriculum aims to reduce the nursery teams paperwork/admin workload so that they can spend more valuable time with the children in their care. Thank you again for your review!


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Review from Cherry C (Mother of Child) published on 30 November 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

No bad words at all against what they do and support my child's progress. My baby started in March with no English at all, they were so patient and gave me feedback on what to do step by step. Actually, my elder daughter was there in 2017 as well and I was so pleased with the support and friendly staff
there and that's why I have no doubt of choosing them again when my second daughter is reaching the age. Highly recommended them, I have told so many of my friends already about how good they are.

Reply from Beth Lewendon, Marketing Coordinator at My First Friends Rubery

Hi and thank you so much for your review, we really appreciate it!


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Review from M M (Mother of Child) published on 18 November 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son has been going here since he was 1 and we have always had a wonderful experience with My First Friends. The staff are lovely and attentive. He has been very happy there and we will be sad for him to leave!

Reply from Beth Lewendon, Marketing Coordinator at My First Friends Rubery

Hi, thank you for your feedback, we really appreciate it!


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Review from M J (Mother of Child) published on 18 November 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My First Friends has been amazing. I have two boys, one attended many years ago he is now 14 and my youngest is two. Both went from 6 months old and the nursery staff have been accommodating, welcoming and reassuring with the care of my children. They even remember my eldest son.
They have adapted
to change particularly well and have managed parents through this process with very little if any impact to the children. This is their recent joining of a wider nursery group. My only worry is the individuality of the nursery remains. Having had the removal of their own social media page and presence is a concern. However, the collaboration can only support the needs of the children.
Staff can not do enough for you and more importantly for your child.

Reply from Beth Lewendon, Marketing Coordinator at My First Friends Rubery

Hi, thank you for taking the time to write this review. It's wonderful to hear that your eldest son is still recognised by the team after all these years!
We aim to embrace the individuality of each of our nurseries, whilst creating a similar feeling and ethos across all to reflect the values of the group. Our social media is used to highlight special days and events that have taken place within the nurseries, complimented by some individual nursery or child updates. Although some nursery-specific pictures may not be linked to your child's specific nursery every week, we believe that sharing these special moments on social media supports togetherness in the Early Years by celebrating milestones together and sharing experiences from across a variety of different nursery settings. In addition, the nursery also aims to share regular content via the parent app which will give you regular insight into what your child is doing at nursery.
Thank you again for your review.


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Review from Casey F (Mother of Child) published on 17 November 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been at the nursery for almost 2 years now. Since going he has come on a lot with the help and support from the staff.
My son is not your average 2 and a half year old, he's nonverbal and struggles with socialising with other children, however, while going to nursery he learnt how to deal
with things out of his control, share with others and is trying to communicate more with others.

Reply from Beth Lewendon, Marketing Coordinator at My First Friends Rubery

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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.854)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.854) out of 10 for My First Friends Rubery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 35 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 33 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 4.854 for My First Friends Rubery is calculated as follows: ( (373 Excellents x 5) + (31 Goods x 4) + (10 Satisfactorys x 3) + (2 Poors x 2) + (1 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 417 Ratings = 4.854

  • 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 My First Friends Rubery is based on 33 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 120 number of registered child places is 24, which has been reached with 33 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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Claire

Claire Jones

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2006

Hello, I'm Claire and I'm the Nursery Manager here at My First Friends Rubery. I am qualified Early years foundation degree/level 5 management.


Our nursery is special because the children are at the heart of everything we do. The team are committed and dedicated to their profession; always focusing on children, enabling them to become confident, happy, individuals who aim high and always want to learn more


We look forward to welcoming you to our nursery!


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