Sessional pre-school in Showell Green, Birmingham
AppleKids Day Nursery
1 Showell Green Lane, Sparkhill, Birmingham, B11 4NP · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 08:45–15:45
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
1 Showell Green Lane, Sparkhill, Birmingham, B11 4NP · More nurseries in B11
Stations
- Small Heath20 min walk · 0.8 miles
- Moseley Village23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Baker Street, Frederick Road and Sparkhill Pool.
Parks and playgrounds
- Balsall Heath Park10 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Birmingham there are about 3.8 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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AppleKids Day Nursery is a sessional pre-school at 1 Showell Green Lane, Sparkhill, Birmingham, B11 4NP, in Showell Green, Birmingham. It is registered for 48 children. It opens 08:45–15:45, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 32 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Apple Kids Day Nurseries Ltd.
Run by Apple Kids Day Nurseries Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AppleKids Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:45–15:45 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Al-Madina Nursery - Balsall HeathSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Little cubs day nurseryFull-day nursery | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.1 miles
- City of Birmingham School ages 5–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.2 miles
- St John's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.2 miles
- Arden Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.2 miles
- Greet Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.4 miles
- Anderton Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.4 miles
- Nelson Mandela School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.4 miles
- Conway Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.5 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What are AppleKids Day Nursery's opening hours?
AppleKids Day Nursery opens 08:45–15:45, Mon–Fri.
What is AppleKids Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated AppleKids Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 10 April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can AppleKids Day Nursery take?
AppleKids Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
Who runs AppleKids Day Nursery?
AppleKids Day Nursery is run by Apple Kids Day Nurseries Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to AppleKids Day Nursery?
Small Heath is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact AppleKids Day Nursery?
You can call 0121 247 0345 and visit www.applekids.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 13 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY468993 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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