Full-day nursery in Gib Heath, Birmingham
Glowing Star's Day Nursery
Community Roots Enterprise, 88 Soho Road, Birmingham, B21 9DP · 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 May 2021Reference 2624393Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 26 June 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places29 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 6 June 2024Food 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
- 08:00–16:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Community Roots Enterprise, 88 Soho Road, Birmingham, B21 9DP · More nurseries in B21
Stations
- Soho Benson Road (West Midlands Metro)10 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Winson Green Outer Circle (West Midlands Metro)13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Ivy Road, Waverhill Road and Grove Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Waverhill Park3 min walk
- Bacchus Road Park6 min walk
- Handsworth Park7 min walk
- Musgrave Road Recreation Ground11 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Mr Mac Community Bike Club playground4 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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Glowing Star's Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Community Roots Enterprise, 88 Soho Road, Birmingham, B21 9DP, in Gib Heath, Birmingham. It is registered for 29 children. It opens 08:00–16:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 9 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glowing Star's Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–16:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.2 miles
- Nishkam Primary School Birmingham Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected April 2025 0.2 miles
- Grove School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.3 miles
- Oasis Academy Benson Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Inadequateinspected September 2023 0.3 miles
- Welford Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.4 miles
- Oasis Academy Boulton Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.4 miles
- James Watt Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- William Murdoch Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.6 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 Glowing Star's Day Nursery's opening hours?
Glowing Star's Day Nursery opens 08:00–16:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Glowing Star's Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Glowing Star's Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 26 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Glowing Star's Day Nursery take?
Glowing Star's Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 29 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Glowing Star's Day Nursery?
Soho Benson Road (West Midlands Metro) is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Glowing Star's Day Nursery?
You can call 0121 554 7050 and visit www.glowingstarsnursery.com.
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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 2624393 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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