Sandhills Day Nursery Alvechurch

49 Swan Street, Alvechurch, Birmingham B48 7RR
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9.9 105 Reviews
  • Sandhills Day Nursery Alvechurch, Birmingham
Sandhills Day Nursery Alvechurch is situated in a grand, spacious, converted white house overlooking stunning views of rolling fields in the heart of Alvechurch. The nursery is the perfect setting for parents looking for a local village nursery bursting with opportunities to help their children flourish. The nursery offers exceptional care, enriched by unique learning opportunities for your child. One such experience is child-friendly cooking classes, helping to equip children with valuable skills and deeper knowledge of the cooking process.

A spacious nursery providing a home from home setting for children to play, learn and explore. Upstairs is where their babies start and as children become more mobile and active, the rooms downstairs lend themselves to encouraging children’s curiosity inside and outside of the nursery.

The nursery was newly renovated in June 2020; it maintains its unique home from home feeling whilst providing children with a natural, light and spacious environment.

Outside, the nursery has two secure, enclosed gardens, each providing children with different learning experiences. The top garden, fully equipped with a mud kitchen, logs, tyres, bits of tubing and much more, allows children to explore and develop their imaginations through their exploration of expressive language and creativity. While the bottom garden lends itself to supporting children’s gross and fine motor skills.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Bev Prandle (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 19

Total Places for Children

  • 91

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • Full Day Session £76.70 (Under 3)
    Full Day Session £75.10 (Over 3)


    We're making childcare more accessible to families:


    * FREE nursery childcare for siblings of registered children!
    (terms and conditions apply)

  • A £100 non-refundable registration fee is required to secure a place. Exact days of attendance should be confirmed no later than 6 weeks prior to the child’s start date. Any changes are subject to availability.

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:00
    Tuesday 07:30-18:00
    Wednesday 07:30-18:00
    Thursday 07:30-18:00
    Friday 07:30-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Parking

  • Large car park for parents and visitors.

Sandhills Day Nursery Alvechurch Reviews (105)

9.9

Sandhills Day Nursery Alvechurch has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.903) out of 10, based on 26 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Sandhills Day Nursery Alvechurch has 105 reviews.

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Review from Andrew M (Father of Child) published on 20 April 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Really nice and helpful staff. My son loves his days there, and I am extremely satisfied as we enter month four. Communication of what he has been up to (pictures and activities) is also awesome. They are even very understanding if we are running late for breakfast.
Reply from Beth Lewendon, Marketing Coordinator at Sandhills Day Nursery Alvechurch
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review; we really appreciate it!
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Review from C G (Mother of Child) published on 10 February 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Sandhills Day Nursery (Alvechurch) is a brilliant nursery with really friendly and attentive staff, who provide regular updates and feedback. Our child enjoys their time there and always comes away happy. Would highly recommend.
Reply from Beth Lewendon, Marketing Coordinator at Sandhills Day Nursery Alvechurch
Thank you for taking the time to write this review and for your kind comments! We really appreciate it!
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Review from Kelly H (Mother of Child) published on 10 February 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Sandhills Day Nursery (Alvechurch) is a brilliant nursery - the staff always go above and beyond. I’ve sent both my children, and both have come on leaps and bounds.
My youngest, a “lockdown baby”; I thought he may not take well to the nursery, but goes in easily and comes out happy.
Reply from Beth Lewendon, Marketing Coordinator at Sandhills Day Nursery Alvechurch
Thank you for taking the time to write this review and for your amazing feedback! Even though your child is a 'lockdown baby', we are thrilled to hear how well he has settled in; our nursery teams…read more
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Review from Ruth H (Mother of Child) published on 10 February 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both of my children have attended Sandhills Day Nursery (Alvechurch), and I have been delighted with the care they have received. They both loved going into nursery and were consistently happy and settled. The nursery has a warm and supportive atmosphere, and communication is excellent.
Reply from Beth Lewendon, Marketing Coordinator at Sandhills Day Nursery Alvechurch
We are delighted to hear that both your children have settled in well to their nursery! Thank you for taking the time to write this review; we very much appreciate it!
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Review from J B (Father of Child) published on 12 January 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both of my boys went to Sandhills. They loved every minute! They felt safe and comfortable throughout. It is a magical nursery full of people who really care about the children. It is a one of a kind wonderful place that I miss going to now both of my kids are at school.
Reply from Jo Bamforth, Marketing Manager at Sandhills Day Nursery Alvechurch
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Review from Hayley T (Mother of Child) published on 22 November 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter started at Sandhills Day Nursery (Alvechurch) in January 2020 when she was only 8-months-old. Since day one, I have felt content and happy leaving her in their care. I love the daily updates via the app and know how well she is cared for.
Reply from Jo Bamforth, Marketing Manager at Sandhills Day Nursery Alvechurch
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Review from Amelia F (Mother of Child) published on 11 November 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son loves nursery; he always runs to the door and jumps in! Every day is different for the children, and they learn through play. By the sounds of it, the carers engage in conversation with the children, and the children appreciate this respect.
Reply from Jo Bamforth, Marketing Manager at Sandhills Day Nursery Alvechurch
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Review from Jenny D (Mother of Child) published on 11 November 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Sandhills Day Nursery (Alvechurch) is a fabulous nursery. My son has attended part-time since he was 9-months-old and the nursery staff have been supportive at all stages of his development. If ever I've had a concern, they have listened carefully, suggested helpful ideas to try. They have been very
open to sharing information so as to help me to create consistency between the home and nursery environments on issues where I felt it was important.
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Review from Sarah-Jane S (Mother of Child) published on 11 November 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Sandhills Day Nursery (Alvechurch), we have found to be extremely supportive of our little one since he joined the nursery. Nothing has been too much trouble, and our little one always has a smile on his face at handover. Seeing the progress pictures as he develops and takes part in activities is something
we appreciate and reassuring on his development.
We would definitely recommend the nursery to others.
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Review from Lucy S (Mother of Child) published on 10 May 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I was quite nervous about my 1-year-old son (firstborn!) going to nursery, particularly as he was a lockdown baby, but it’s probably one of the best decisions I’ve ever made for him. He absolutely loves it and has come on leaps and bounds since he started.


The manager and the team are wonderful

with him and genuinely care about him. He’s got a few allergies, but they work really hard to ensure he still has lots of lovely food - he actually eats more at nursery than he does at home!


Couldn’t recommend it highly enough, and I know the other parents I speak to are incredibly happy too. Whenever he leaves, any staff member walking past gives him a big wave and a lovely goodbye.


Thanks to everyone there for doing such a wonderful job - he is very happy.

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Review from Barry S (Father of Child) published on 10 May 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
When we were looking for a nursery for our daughter, Sandhills nursery Alvechurch was exactly what we were looking for.
The village setting is idyllic and feels safe and friendly. The outside space (large field for play/activities, playground and garden) within the grounds is perfect.
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first day, I felt completely comfortable leaving my daughter in the care of the staff, safe, comfortable, clean environment of the nursery.
The staff are very friendly, welcoming and caring, and my daughter has a great relationship with them. She has been attending for 16 months now (from 3 years old) and has enjoyed every minute of it. As a family, we will be sad that she is leaving in a few months to start school in September, but when the time comes, our younger daughter will definitely be attending Sandhills at Alvechurch.
I would recommend Sandhills Nursery at Alvechurch highly to anyone looking for a nursery.
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Review from Jessica C (Mother of Child) published on 6 May 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Sandhills is excellent. I have sent all three of my children there with my youngest still currently attending.
The staff are amazing, they genuinely care about the children, and a lot of the staff have been there since I sent my eldest (8 years ago).
They have lots of outside space, and they go outside
every day, pre-Covid, they’d also walk into the village.
I feel my child is very well looked after in a home from home.
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Review from Gemma J (Mother of Child) published on 6 May 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Lovely staff, fantastic facilities and the setting and location couldn’t be better. Plenty of parking for easy drop off/collection. Every day seems to be filled with interesting and fun activities for the children, and the staff are encouraging and caring.
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Review from Alex P (Mother of Child) published on 10 March 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My fourth child now attends Sandhills Day Nursery (Alvechurch) and like his older siblings, is having a wonderful time. The great strength of this nursery has always been that staff tend to stay here for a long time, providing stability and consistency for the children. The staff are warm, welcoming
and always make an extra effort for special occasions. Such as with dressing up, decorating the nursery and providing new food experiences. There has always been a big emphasis on displaying the children’s work in the nursery, which I really like to see. The outdoor space is excellent and the children are taken to play on the large field within the grounds, which has beautiful countryside views in the background. The math's work and phonics teaching undertaken at Sandhills Day Nursery (Alvechurch) has proved to have prepared my children well for starting primary school.
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Review from L P (Mother of Child) published on 20 November 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The genuine care given by the staff at Sandhills is the reason the nursery has been the daycare choice for my 3 children. It is clear that the children trust and adore the staff, learn and develop each day and have lots of fun in the process. The addition of a new cabin room recently has been welcome.
Some more cosmetic improvements and maintenance of the other rooms would also be helpful as the nursery can appear tired. I cannot fault the warmth and dedication of the staff, however, and this is most important to me. The pride my children show in their achievements is symbolic of how positive an impact the nursery has on them.
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Review from Jessica B (Mother of Child) published on 29 March 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Very professional friendly staff. Each member of staff greets your child by name. Communication seems very good between staff and my daughter enjoyed her time at Sandhills.
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Review from Jonathan O (Father of Child) published on 18 March 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both our children enjoy attending Sandhills Nursery. It's always clean and the friendly staff are excellent carers and educators.
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Review from Stacey P (Mother of Child) published on 14 March 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My daughter has attended Sandhills for the last 2 years and enjoys her time there. She has built a great relationship with the staff. I would highly recommend!
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Review from Nicola (Mother of Child) published on 12 March 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My son is happy at the nursery and has made good friends and has enjoyed all the carers he has had to date. Some of the rooms are not that big in size, so the important thing is that they are doing lots of different activities each day to keep them occupied, learning and having fun. It appears they
are from the regular updates and photos on the Eylog app I receive.
All staff are very friendly. My son enjoys the garden very much and running on the fields. Thanks v much.
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Review from Andreea J (Mother of Child) published on 12 March 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very good staff, nice nursery, clean and a lot of activities! Our boy goes with pleasure every day, enjoys the time spending there. I would recommed this nursery!
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.903)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.903) out of 10 for Sandhills Day Nursery Alvechurch is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 26 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 26 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.903 for Sandhills Day Nursery Alvechurch is calculated as follows: ( (282 Excellents x 5) + (26 Goods x 4) + (2 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 310 Ratings = 4.903
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Sandhills Day Nursery Alvechurch is based on 26 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 91 number of registered child places is 18.2, which has been reached with 26 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Bev

Bev Prandle

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 1998

Hello, I'm Bev and I'm the Nursery Manager here at Sandhills Day Nursery Alvechurch. I am qualified NNEB, Management Level 5, PFA.


We have a caring staff team, who are dedicated to ensuring our children have the best start in life. They create strong bonds with the children and their families so we have an all-inclusive environment for the children to develop their own unique personalities. We are where the adventure begins and the fun never ends.


We look forward to welcoming you to our nursery!

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