What Ofsted grade does Headstart have?

Headstart was rated Good at its inspection on 20 May 2022, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Headstart take?

Ofsted registers Headstart for 30 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Walsall has 63.

How much does Headstart cost?

Headstart 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 Headstart 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 Headstart how it offers them.

When was Headstart last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Headstart on 20 May 2022. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Headstart?

Nearby in WS9: The Aldridge Nursery, Adventureland Day Nursery, Angels Day Nursery.

Headstart

Day nursery in Walsall, WS9.

The School House, Brook Lane, Walsall Wood, Walsall, WS9 9NA

30 places

2003 registered with Ofsted

31 of 46 in our Walsall ranking

£133 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, West Midlands average

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 20 May 2022

Ofsted grades for Headstart, inspection of 20 May 2022
Judgement	Grade
Overall effectiveness	Good
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good

The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.

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What a place could cost

Headstart 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.

Headstart against Walsall

	Headstart	Walsall average
Places	30	63
Ofsted outcome	Good	72% rated Good or better

Other nurseries close by

Questions parents ask about Headstart

What Ofsted grade does Headstart have?: Headstart was rated Good at its inspection on 20 May 2022, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Headstart take?: Ofsted registers Headstart for 30 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Walsall has 63.
How much does Headstart cost?: Headstart 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 Headstart 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 Headstart how it offers them.
When was Headstart last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Headstart on 20 May 2022. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Headstart?: Nearby in WS9: The Aldridge Nursery, Adventureland Day Nursery, Angels Day Nursery.

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.