Full-day nursery in Chester Road, Birmingham
Montessori Explorers
Greenhill Lodge, 327-327a Birmingham Road, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B72 1DL · 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 December 2016Reference EY501530Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 17 July 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 11 November 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
- 07:00–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Greenhill Lodge, 327-327a Birmingham Road, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B72 1DL · More nurseries in B72
Stations
- Wylde Green11 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Chester Road11 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Greenhill Road, Little Green Lanes and Oakhurst Road.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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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Montessori Explorers is a full-day nursery at Greenhill Lodge, 327-327a Birmingham Road, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B72 1DL, in Chester Road, Birmingham. It is registered for 40 children. It opens 07:00–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 17 reviews (November 2026).
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| Montessori ExplorersThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:00–18:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| The Little Ripley Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | 07:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Wylde Green Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected December 2024 0.3 miles
- Penns Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.7 miles
- Yenton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.7 miles
- Maney Hill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected January 2025 0.8 miles
- Boldmere Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 0.8 miles
- Boldmere Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.8 miles
- Abbey Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected January 2024 0.9 miles
- St Nicholas Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 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 Montessori Explorers's opening hours?
Montessori Explorers opens 07:00–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Montessori Explorers's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Montessori Explorers Good at its inspection on 17 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Montessori Explorers take?
Montessori Explorers is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Montessori Explorers?
Wylde Green is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Montessori Explorers?
You can call 0121 350 5550 and visit www.montessoriexplorers.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.
- 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 EY501530 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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