It’s Christmas everywhere
At University of Birmingham Day Nurseries, Christmas is more than just tinsel and mince pies: it’s a celebration of the many cultures, languages and traditions that make our nursery family so special. This year, inspired by the beautiful book It’s Christmas Everywhere: Celebrations from Around the World, we’re exploring how different nationalities celebrate the festive […]
Brumble’s big adventure: A bullish journey of community and charity
This year, Birmingham Day Nurseries excitedly joined the Bulls in the City trail – a vibrant public art initiative by Wild in Art and Birmingham Hospice. Our mission was to raise £1,000 for the hospice by adopting a bull calf and bringing our nursery community together in a creative way. From Baldy to Brumble Back […]
The Elms is ‘Good’
We’re proud to announce that The Elms Day Nursery has retained its ‘Good’ rating from Ofsted. Inspectors praised the team’s ‘insightful leaders’, strong parent partnerships, and effective support for children with special education needs and/or disabilities. Staff were also praised for being ‘caring and nurturing’; ‘making the whole family feel welcome and valued’; encouraging children […]
Celebrating 20 years of The Oaks
We love a birthday at Birmingham Day Nurseries, and this year, we celebrated a big one. The Oaks Day Nursery turned 20 earlier this year, with activities taking place to commemorate this milestone between 17 September – the nursery’s Ofsted registration date – and 27 October, the date of its official grand opening two decades […]
The eco-friendly Elms
Sustainability is woven into everything we do at Birmingham Day Nurseries. Whether it’s reducing plastic at nursery, reusing resources or growing our own vegetables, we’re committed to nurturing the next generation of eco warriors. So, when Recycling Week (14 – 20 October) rolled around, we couldn’t resist getting stuck into some hands-on educational fun at […]
‘An ambassador for men in childcare’: David Heard is Nursery World’s Practitioner of the Year
The 30 September saw nursery professionals from up and down the country come together to celebrate the best of the industry at the Nursery World Awards 2023. And what a celebration it was! Birmingham Day Nurseries had a bumper year with not one but three award nominations! The Oaks was shortlisted for Nursery of the […]
The ‘Outstanding’ Oaks
We’re proud to announce that The Oaks Day Nursery has once again been rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted, making it one of only a small number of settings to retain its rating in 2023. First rated ‘Outstanding’ in 2017, the nursery has been praised for turning the Birmingham Day Nurseries’ vision of ‘nurturing a new generation […]