Full-day nursery in Handsworth Wood, Birmingham
Building Blocks Nursery
Cherry Orchard Primary School, Cherry Orchard Road, Handsworth Wood, Birmingham, B20 2LB · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since March 2004Reference EY280115Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 2 April 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places58 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 May 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
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
Cherry Orchard Primary School, Cherry Orchard Road, Handsworth Wood, Birmingham, B20 2LB · More nurseries in B20
Stations
- Hamstead (Birmingham)20 min walk · 0.8 miles
- Perry Barr21 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Everest Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Perry Hall Playing Fields5 min walk
- Cherry Orchard Recreation Ground8 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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Building Blocks Nursery is a full-day nursery at Cherry Orchard Primary School, Cherry Orchard Road, Handsworth Wood, Birmingham, B20 2LB, in Handsworth Wood, Birmingham. It is registered for 58 children. It opens 07:30–18:00, 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 3 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Building Blocks Nursery Limited.
Run by Building Blocks Nursery Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Cherry Orchard Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 under 0.1 miles
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.3 miles
- St Marys C of E Primary and Nursery, Academy, Handsworth Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.6 miles
- Dorrington Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 miles
- Grestone Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.7 miles
- Holy Trinity CE Primary Academy (Handsworth) Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.8 miles
- St Clare's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.8 miles
- Westminster Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.9 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 Building Blocks Nursery's opening hours?
Building Blocks Nursery opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Building Blocks Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Building Blocks Nursery Good at its inspection on 2 April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Building Blocks Nursery take?
Building Blocks Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 58 children at any one time.
Who runs Building Blocks Nursery?
Building Blocks Nursery is run by Building Blocks Nursery Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Building Blocks Nursery?
Hamstead (Birmingham) is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Building Blocks Nursery?
You can call 0121 523 0999 and visit www.building-blocks-nurseries.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
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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 EY280115 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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