Full-day nursery in Digbeth, Birmingham
Smart Kids Nursery
Unit 1, 93 High Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, B5 6DY · 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 August 2020Reference 2595823Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 3 June 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places80 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 6 July 2026Food 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 Saturday
- 07:30–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Unit 1, 93 High Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, B5 6DY · More nurseries in B5
Stations
- Digbeth High Street (West Midlands Metro)3 min walk · 0.1 miles
- Meriden Street (West Midlands Metro)5 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Birmingham Moor Street7 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
46 bus stops within 400 m, including Birmingham Coach Station, Allison Street and Bradford Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Digbeth Community Garden4 min walk
- Carrs Lane Park8 min walk
- Eastside City Park10 min walk
- Highgate Park11 min walk
- 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 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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Smart Kids Nursery is a full-day nursery at Unit 1, 93 High Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, B5 6DY, in Digbeth, Birmingham. It is registered for 80 children. It opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Sat. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 46 reviews (November 2026). It is run by ASKN Ltd.
Run by ASKN Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smart Kids NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Sunshine Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Amanah Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | 08:00–16:00 | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Inadequate; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Inadequateinspected February 2025 0.6 miles
- Chandos Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 0.6 miles
- St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.6 miles
- Calthorpe Academy ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.7 miles
- St Thomas Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.7 miles
- Bordesley Village Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.8 miles
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 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 Smart Kids Nursery's opening hours?
Smart Kids Nursery opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Sat.
What is Smart Kids Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Smart Kids Nursery Good at its inspection on 3 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Smart Kids Nursery take?
Smart Kids Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 80 children at any one time.
Who runs Smart Kids Nursery?
Smart Kids Nursery is run by ASKN Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Smart Kids Nursery?
Digbeth High Street (West Midlands Metro) is the nearest station we know of, 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Smart Kids Nursery?
You can call 0121 448 8688 and visit www.smartkidsnursery.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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2595823 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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