Full-day nursery in Sparkbrook, Birmingham
The Kids Niche
53 Cartland Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, B11 1EQ · 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 September 2017Reference EY552444Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 15 July 2022Ofsted · 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 7 September 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
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
53 Cartland Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, B11 1EQ · More nurseries in B11
Stations
- Small Heath10 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Bordesley18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- Farm Park2 min walk
- Larches Green Park9 min walk
- Small Heath Park12 min walk
- Sara Park12 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Golden Hillock 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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The Kids Niche is a full-day nursery at 53 Cartland Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, B11 1EQ, in Sparkbrook, Birmingham. It is registered for 40 children. It opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 9 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Gracelands Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Lift Montgomery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 0.1 miles
- Conway Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.2 miles
- Christ Church CofE Controlled Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.3 miles
- Ladypool Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.3 miles
- The Olive School, Small Heath Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected January 2024 0.5 miles
- Nelson Mandela School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.5 miles
- Arden Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.6 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What are The Kids Niche's opening hours?
The Kids Niche opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is The Kids Niche's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Kids Niche Good at its inspection on 15 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Kids Niche take?
The Kids Niche is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Kids Niche?
Small Heath is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Kids Niche?
You can call 0121 448 4940 and visit www.kidsniche.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 EY552444 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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