Full-day nursery in Selly Oak, Birmingham
The Oaks Day Nursery
The Oaks Day Nursery, Bristol Road, Selly Oak, BIRMINGHAM, B29 6LG · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 2004Reference EY286105Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 8 February 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places120 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 20 September 2023Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:30–17:45
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Oaks Day Nursery, Bristol Road, Selly Oak, BIRMINGHAM, B29 6LG · More nurseries in B29
Stations
- Selly Oak16 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Bournville22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including College Walk, Hamilton Drive and Acacia Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Bournville Park11 min walk
- Selly Oak Park12 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 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.
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The Oaks Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at The Oaks Day Nursery, Bristol Road, Selly Oak, BIRMINGHAM, B29 6LG, in Selly Oak, Birmingham. It is registered for 120 children. It opens 07:30–17:45, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.1 from 9 reviews (November 2026). It is run by University of Birmingham.
Run by University of Birmingham (school), which runs 3 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Oaks Day NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | 07:30–17:45 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.3 miles
- Maple House School ages 5–19 0.4 miles
- Bournville Village Primary Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.4 miles
- Cherry Oak School ages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.5 miles
- Raddlebarn Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Concerns)inspected June 2024 0.7 miles
- St Francis Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.7 miles
- Our Lady and St Rose of Lima Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- Bournville School All-throughages 4–16Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected March 2024 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 The Oaks Day Nursery's opening hours?
The Oaks Day Nursery opens 07:30–17:45, Mon–Fri.
What is The Oaks Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Oaks Day Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 8 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Oaks Day Nursery take?
The Oaks Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 120 children at any one time.
Who runs The Oaks Day Nursery?
The Oaks Day Nursery is run by University of Birmingham, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Oaks Day Nursery?
Selly Oak is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Oaks Day Nursery?
You can call 0121 414 7999 and visit www.birmingham.ac.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 EY286105 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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