Baby Steps Daycare
Day nursery in Smethwick, B67. Part of the Sandwell council area.
Baby Steps Daycare, Former Neighbourhood Office, Reginald Road, Smethwick, B67 5QTWhat Ofsted found
Requires improvement Inspected 8 July 2025
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
The third of the four grades: not yet good, and the nursery had to improve. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Baby Steps Daycare sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in West Midlands, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.
| Child's age | You pay a week | About a month |
|---|---|---|
| From 9 months to 2 | £142 | £449 |
| 2 years old | £138 | £435 |
| 3 to 4 years old | £133 | £420 |
A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.
Baby Steps Daycare against Smethwick
| Baby Steps Daycare | Smethwick average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 45 | 50 |
| Ofsted outcome | Requires improvement | 65% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Baby Steps Daycare
- What Ofsted grade does Baby Steps Daycare have?
- Baby Steps Daycare was rated Requires improvement at its inspection on 8 July 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Baby Steps Daycare take?
- Ofsted registers Baby Steps Daycare for 45 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Smethwick has 50.
- How much does Baby Steps Daycare cost?
- Baby Steps Daycare sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in West Midlands charges £175 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
- Does Baby Steps Daycare offer 30 hours free childcare?
- Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Baby Steps Daycare how it offers them.
- When was Baby Steps Daycare last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Baby Steps Daycare on 8 July 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Baby Steps Daycare?
- Nearby in B67: Little Angels Day Nursery, A B C Day Nursery & Pre School Ltd, Lilliput Lodge Children's Day Nursery Ltd.
Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.
Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.
Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.