Footsteps Walmley Nursery & Pre-School

Ash Cottage, Walmley Ash Lane, Minworth, Sutton Coldfield B76 2AA
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  • Footsteps Walmley Nursery & Pre-School, Sutton Coldfield
Footsteps Walmley Nursery & Pre-School, rated Good by Ofsted (May 2019), offers a bespoke environment full of character and space, complete with modern facilities.

Highly trained staff continually strive towards the development of an idyllic environment in which all children are provided with the necessary support, time and space to grow and develop their self-confidence, esteem, and independence.

The team of early years professionals provide high standards of care and education and are carefully selected for their ability to provide that extra level of care.

The nursery prepares healthy meals every day using fresh produce, while the menus are constantly changed to give the children an opportunity to try all kinds of different foods.

All of the children are offered forest school sessions where they can experience den building, managed risk and challenges.

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Care Provided by Footsteps Walmley Nursery & Pre-School

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Louise Humby (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 28
  • Total Places for Children
  • 86
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 1 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:30-18:30
    Tuesday 07:30-18:30
    Wednesday 07:30-18:30
    Thursday 07:30-18:30
    Friday 07:30-18:30
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for Footsteps Walmley Nursery & Pre-School

  • Nursery fees are dependent on the age of your child and your specific childcare requirements. Funding options are available, including the government’s 30 hours funded childcare, for working families with 3-4-year-old children and we also accept the Government Tax Free Childcare Scheme and childcare vouchers.


    To request pricing and availability, please call us or visit our website.
  • Parking

  • The nursery has on-site parking for easy drop off/pick up.


Footsteps Walmley Nursery & Pre-School Reviews (51)

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Footsteps Walmley Nursery & Pre-School has a Review Score of 9.1 (9.106) out of 10, based on 10 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Footsteps Walmley Nursery & Pre-School has 51 reviews.

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Review from Ace B (Father of Child) published on 30 January 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter joined the baby room at Footsteps in September 2018 and both her and our experience has been excellent. The staff are great with her and she always does a variety of activities. She absolutely loves going to Footsteps and always has a smile on her face when we drop her off and pick her up.
As with most parents, we were worried about her starting nursery as we weren't sure how she would take to it. I have to say we are pleased we chose Footsteps and the staff in the baby room have really taken the time to get to know her. I couldn't recommend this nursery enough and thank you for doing a great job!

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Review from Laura B (Mother of Child) published on 30 January 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter started in the baby room at Footsteps at 12 months old and to say that I was apprehensive was an understatement. However, the staff at nursery have all been amazing helping my daughter settle in and also reassuring me. My daughter clearly loves going to nursery she is happy to carry on eating
or showing me the toys that she likes to play with when I pick her up. All the staff have taken the time to get to know my daughter as an individual and you can tell they love what they do. She has a lovely bond with her key worker. It's always a friendly environment and the staff are approachable and caring. The activities are very varied and creative from arts and crafts to water play to playing musical instruments. The outdoor space is great. The meals and snack variety on offer is great too, she is fed better than me! I feel that my daughter has really benefited from attending and this is down to the staff being great at what they do! This is an excellent nursery, I highly recommend.

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Review from Amy Y (Mother of Child) published on 29 January 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My 8th-month-old son started in Baby Room here 3 weeks ago and is settling brilliantly. All of the staff have been very warm and welcoming and he has built a lovely bond with his key worker already. I always get a full report of his day from what he has been up to, what he’s eaten, to when and how much
he’s slept. The environment is cosy and has a lovely homely feel and there are always great activities and equipment for him to explore. We are very happy with this nursery and it's a relief to see my baby so contented.

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Review from Jemma G (Mother of Child) published on 25 May 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both of my girls attend Footsteps and both settled very quickly. The staff are always very friendly and informative. Both of my girls have quickly formed close relationships with both staff and other children. They both look forward to Nursery which is comforting as a parent knowing your children are
happy in the setting you chose for them. I have recommended Footsteps to a few of my friends who have since placed their children and been pleased with their decisions to do so.
An added bonus is the extra activities that they’re able to take part in, Jo Jingles as an example. One of the sad things about going back to work is not being able to take my girls to the baby/toddler groups that they enjoyed so much whilst I was on maternity leave so it’s great that they still get to experience them at nursery. Thank you to the Walmley team for making our nursery/preschool experience a happy and positive one.

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Review from Natalie H (Mother of Child) published on 25 May 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been attending the nursery since she was 9 months old (she is now 3). From the start, the staff have been excellent at settling her into the routine of going to nursery and this has been maintained throughout each room she has moved to. I'm really pleased with my daughter's development,
it has come on leaps and bounds and the staff have been major contributors to this.
The staff are warm and welcoming and build strong relationships with the children. The facilities are amazing, especially the gardens and the forestry school. They provide a variety of activities to help with the children's development, activities range from Forestry School to Cookery. My daughter especially likes the visits from an entertainer. Communication is excellent and any upcoming events are posted on their our school app. Highly recommended!

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Review from Emmajean F (Mother of Child) published on 30 April 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been attending Footsteps in Walmley since the age of 16 months she's is now 22 months old. She found it hard to settle in but the perseverance of the staff had paid off and she is now enjoying the experience and has come on in her development leaps and bounds.

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Review from Paula H (Mother of Child) published on 30 April 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Footsteps is a fantastic nursery, my eldest has gone from baby room to pre-school and now my youngest is there too. They have always formed great relationships with the nursery nurses and their peers in each room she's been in.
The staff go to great lengths to make sure the girls have the best day
they can and are also very professional.
I would without a doubt recommend Footsteps nursery.

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Review from E W (Mother of Child) published on 14 November 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been attending the nursery for nearly 2 years. He settled very easily into the nursery and really enjoys going. The staff are very kind and encouraging and my son developing really well. The nursery engages parents into the setting and helps to extend the children's learning at home.

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Review from Kelly F (Mother of Child) published on 18 October 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been attending this nursery for just over a year now and seems very happy and settled. This to me is very important as leaving him is hard to do. The staff have always been polite, happy and eager to make my son's needs their priority. He always has a packed day filled with lots of fun activities.
The grounds are lovely and I love the fact that they spend lots of time outside. Overall I'm so happy that I managed to get a place, as out of any of the other nurseries I've seen Footsteps was definitely the best.

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Review from Cheryl B (Mother of Child) published on 20 September 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has settled in the nursery so well, I was concerned at first leaving him with unfamiliar people but I have to say that the staff are so reassuring and I can see that he is settled.
The staff provides me with so much information about what he's been doing.
I have seen a change in his development
also he's becoming more verbal and has an interest in certain activities.
The environment is warm and stimulating and shows the centre of their care is for the children and their families.

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Review from Primal M (Father of Child) published on 5 June 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter has been going since Nov 2017 since she was 12 months old. Naturally we were apprehensive about leaving her in nursery, however, she has absolutely loved it at Footsteps. The team were all fantastic in the crawlers room and we really felt that our daughter was being well looked after. Since
then, her development of language has come on a long way and her attitudes to learning and exploring. She doesn't even want to come home some days after spending 10 hours a day, four days a week. It's a lovely nursery, still very new and clean and we have a sense of comfort leaving her there each day. We wouldn't hesitate to recommend.

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Current Review Score: 9.1 (9.106)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.1 (9.106) out of 10 for Footsteps Walmley Nursery & Pre-School is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.7 out of 5 from 10 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.4 out of 5 from 9 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 4.683 for Footsteps Walmley Nursery & Pre-School is calculated as follows: ( (105 Excellents x 5) + (3 Goods x 4) + (5 Satisfactorys x 3) + (3 Poors x 2) + (4 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 120 Ratings = 4.683

  • 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 4.423 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Footsteps Walmley Nursery & Pre-School is based on 9 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 = 3.9

    • 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 86 number of registered child places is 17.2. 9 Positive Reviews ÷ 17.2 = 0.523

  • 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 (2)

Louise

Louise Humby

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2013

My name is Louise Humby, and I am the Nursery Manager here at Walmley. I joined Footsteps in 2013 initially as a Manager at our Fazeley setting and bring over 22 years of experience working within early years.


I hold a Level 5 Foundation Degree in Early Childhood Studies and I am passionate about developing children into confident, resilient, and independent learners.


Jack

Jack Pye

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Joined: 2019

My name is Jack Pye, and I joined Walmley nursery as Deputy Manager in March 2019. Alongside this, I am also a Level 3 qualified Forest School Leader, offering unique experiences and opportunities for all our children through weekly forest school sessions.


I hold a BA Honours in Primary Education and started my career working in primary schools before moving into my early years.


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