Full-day nursery in Brookfields, Birmingham
The Old Fire Station Children's Nursery
The Old Fire Station, 69 Albion Street, Birmingham, B1 3EA · 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 1997Reference 228975Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 10 June 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places54 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 October 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 Friday
- 07:30–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Old Fire Station, 69 Albion Street, Birmingham, B1 3EA · More nurseries in B1
Stations
- Jewellery Quarter8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- St Paul's (West Midlands Metro)11 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Centenary Square (West Midlands Metro)12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
17 bus stops within 400 m, including Graham Street, Regent Place and Nelson Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- City Centre Gardens9 min walk
- City Centre Gardens10 min walk
- Oozells Square12 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 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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The Old Fire Station Children's Nursery is a full-day nursery at The Old Fire Station, 69 Albion Street, Birmingham, B1 3EA, in Brookfields, Birmingham. It is registered for 54 children. It opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri. 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 4.3 from 12 reviews (November 2026).
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| The Old Fire Station Children's NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | 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
- Nelson Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected October 2024 0.3 miles
- Brookfields Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- St John's & St Peter's CofE Primary Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.6 miles
- Brearley Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.7 miles
- St Chad's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 miles
- St Patrick and St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.8 miles
- Blessed Dominic Barberi Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Inadequateinspected November 2022 0.8 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 Old Fire Station Children's Nursery's opening hours?
The Old Fire Station Children's Nursery opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is The Old Fire Station Children's Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Old Fire Station Children's Nursery Good at its inspection on 10 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Old Fire Station Children's Nursery take?
The Old Fire Station Children's Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 54 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Old Fire Station Children's Nursery?
Jewellery Quarter is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Old Fire Station Children's Nursery?
You can call 0121 603 0003 and visit www.oldfirestation.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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 228975 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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