Full-day nursery in Bearwood, Sandwell
Baby Steps Daycare
Baby Steps Daycare, Former Neighbourhood Office, Reginald Road, Smethwick, B67 5QT · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Requires improvement
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Leadership and managementRequires improvement
- 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.
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Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:30–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Baby Steps Daycare, Former Neighbourhood Office, Reginald Road, Smethwick, B67 5QT · More nurseries in B67
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including Gladys Road, Mill Hill and Rathbone Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Warley Woods Park10 min walk
- Rooftop Playground12 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 Sandwell there are about 4.4 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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Baby Steps Daycare is a full-day nursery at Baby Steps Daycare, Former Neighbourhood Office, Reginald Road, Smethwick, B67 5QT, in Bearwood, Sandwell. It is registered for 45 children. It opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Requires improvement at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 8 reviews (November 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baby Steps DaycareThis nursery | Requires improvement | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Tiny Steps Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Little Angels Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:30–17:30 | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Lilliput Lodge Children's Day Nursery LtdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Greencoat Nursery - BearwoodSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | 08:00–17:00 | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Playhouse Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Conifers Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:45–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Bearwood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.3 miles
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.3 miles
- Abbey Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.3 miles
- Uplands Manor Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.3 miles
- Abbey Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.4 miles
- Annie Lennard Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.4 miles
- Shireland Technology Primary Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected October 2023 0.5 miles
- Crocketts Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 0.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What are Baby Steps Daycare's opening hours?
Baby Steps Daycare opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Baby Steps Daycare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Baby Steps Daycare Requires improvement at its inspection on 8 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Baby Steps Daycare take?
Baby Steps Daycare is registered with Ofsted for up to 45 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Baby Steps Daycare?
Smethwick Rolfe Street is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Baby Steps Daycare?
You can call 0121 517 0323 and visit www.babystepsdaycare.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 2716206 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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