Play Box Nursery

51 The Avenue, Birmingham B45 9AL
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9.9 23 Reviews
  • Play Box Nursery, Birmingham
Play Box Nursery provides private day care for children aged 6 weeks to 5 years. Staff pride themselves on creating a safe and stimulating environment where each individual can be supported to achieve their full potential.

The staff at Play Box Nursery are a dedicated team of Early Years professionals who recognise the importance of play as part of a child’s learning journey and offer both child and adult led activities to support development.

Play Box Nursery believes that each child deserves an enriching environment to learn, develop and grow.

Type of Service

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

Owner

  • Dance Box Academy Ltd
  • Privately Owned

Person in Charge

  • Lydia Bates (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 6

Total Places for Children

  • 72

Age Range

  • from 0 years 2 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • Funding is used in allocated slots of 9-3 (Term time 5days a week) or 9:30-2:30(All year round 4 days a week)


    Funded Prices-
    Daily Rate 7:30am-5:30pm £70
    Morning Session 7:30am-12:30pm £40
    Afternoon Session 12:30pm-5:30pm £40
    Short day (9:30-2:30pm)- £40
    Short day (9:00-3:00pm) £50


    Additional charges(Funded- Optional)
    7:30am-9:30pm= £20
    7:30am-9:00pm= £15
    3:00pm-5:30pm= £25
    2:30pm-5:30pm= £30
    6:00pm finish- £5


    Consumables:this is for Nappies, wipes, snacks, breakfast, Lunch and tea. (Optional)
    Morning session: £5
    Afternoon: £5
    All day: £10


    Private Prices-
    Full time (Monday-Friday 7:30am-5:30pm) £375
    Daily Rate 7:30am-5:30pm £75
    Morning Session 7:30-12:30pm £45
    Afternoon Session 12:30-5:30pm £45
    Short day (9:00-3:00pm) £55
    Short day (9:30-2:30pm) £45
    6pm finish- £5
    Fully inclusive of all activities, meals and consumables

  • We offer All year round and Term time places.
    Funding can also be either term time only or stretched funding across the year.
    Fees are also available upon request.
    Funding used in slots of 9:00-3:00pm or 9:30-2:30pm with additional charge for any extra hours you may require- You can be requested More information on your show around visit

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-17:30
    Tuesday 07:30-17:30
    Wednesday 07:30-17:30
    Thursday 07:30-17:30
    Friday 07:30-17:30

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas

Parking

  • Car park for visitors and parents to drop off and collect their child.

9.9

Play Box Nursery has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.917) out of 10, based on 14 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Play Box Nursery has 23 reviews.

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Review from L T (Mother of Child) published on 5 June 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We couldn’t recommend Play Box Nursery enough, our daughter has settled in so well. There's such a lovely atmosphere and the staff are so helpful and caring. Great communication with so many activities and new skills for the children to enjoy and learn.
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Review from Leanne B (Mother of Child) published on 4 June 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Lovely setting with child’s development at the heart of everything they do. The staff are well trained, approachable and it’s clear the children have established happy friendships. The nursery is clean and my son really enjoys his meals which are provided. They provide lots of activities and opportunities.
I visited lots of nurseries within the area and Play Box Nursery stood out for me. The space the children have to play/learn is lovely. I’m so glad I chose Play Box and would highly recommend.
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Review from Gemma M (Mother of Child) published on 2 June 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been attending Play Box Nursery since September, he absolutely loves it!
All the staff are exceptional, they go above and beyond to ensure the children are happy, safe and are always learning fun and educational activities as well as being kind and caring. I would 100% recommend this nursery
to anyone there is no doubt this is the best setting for my child.
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.917)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.917) out of 10 for Play Box Nursery 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 14 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 14 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 4.945 for Play Box Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (157 Excellents x 5) + (7 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 165 Ratings = 4.945
  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 4.972 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Play Box Nursery is based on 14 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 72 number of registered child places is 14.4. 14 Positive Reviews ÷ 14.4 = 0.972
  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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Meet the Team (10)

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Lydia Bates

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2023

I started Play box nursery in September 2023, and have been working in Childcare for nearly 5 years. Myself and the team at Playbox Nursery pride ourselves on the activities and experiences that we offer the children. I love watching the children thrive in their areas of learning and supporting them with their development. We create a safe, happy, stimulating and fun environment for the children and love offering them new experiences.

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Sophie Bates

Job Title: Level 2 Practitioner/ Apprentice Joined: 2022

I am an apprentice here at Play Box Nursery, who has always enjoyed the idea of working with children due to their endless creativity and imagination. Outside of the nursery, I spend most of my time dancing as a part of Dancebox Academy where I also teach, enabling me to offer lots to the children in terms of physical development. My aim at the nursery is to help the children grow into respectful members of the community by encouraging them to partake in all opportunities provided by Play Box.

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Miya Corbally

Job Title: Level 3 Apprentice Joined: 2024

I am an apprentice here at Play Box Nursery currently working towards my level 3, who has always enjoyed the idea of working with children due to their endless creativity and imagination. My favourite part about this is helping the children grow and develop whilst having fun. Myself and the children love messy play and we use this to grow their imaginations and push all of the areas of learning.

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Bethany Lowery

Job Title: Baby Room Lead Joined: 2024

I am a Level 3 Early Years practitioner and have 6 years of experience in children's care and development. I love working with children and watching them grow through fun and educational activities. My favourite thing to do with the children is messy play, this is where their learning thrives the most and where I can get stuck in and have some fun with them.

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Freya Milner

Job Title: Level 2 Practitioner / Apprentice Joined: 2025

As an apprentice at Play Box Nursery, I'm currently pursuing my level 3 qualification. I've always been passionate about working with children because of their boundless creativity and imagination. My favourite aspect of this role is supporting the children's growth and development while ensuring we have a great time together. The kids and I absolutely love engaging in messy play, which helps to expand their imaginations and enhance all areas of learning.

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Molly Bull

Job Title: Preschool Room Lead Joined: 2024

Hi I'm Molly, I am the preschool room lead. I have just qualified as a Teacher at the University of Worcester. I have been working in childcare for 7 years. After completing my level 3 I wanted to further my knowledge. My favourite part of the job is how creative I can be as well as joining in with all the fun activities we do in preschool.

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Savannah Draper

Job Title: Apprentice Joined: 2025

Starting with us in December- Description to follow

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Eleanor pheleps

Job Title: Level 3 practitioner

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Molly

Job Title: Apprentice

Starting January- Description to follow

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Katie Milner

Job Title: Appreentice Joined: 2025

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