What Ofsted grade does Unicorn Day Nursery have?

Unicorn Day Nursery has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 6 May 2026. Its most common grade is needs attention in 2 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.

How many children can Unicorn Day Nursery take?

Ofsted registers Unicorn Day Nursery for 74 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Oldbury has 62.

How much does Unicorn Day Nursery cost?

Unicorn Day Nursery 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 Unicorn Day Nursery 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 Unicorn Day Nursery how it offers them.

When was Unicorn Day Nursery last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Unicorn Day Nursery on 6 May 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Unicorn Day Nursery?

Nearby in B69: Workplace Nursery, Kangaroo Pouch Day Nursery, Buzy Bee; An Leyc Nursery.

Unicorn Day Nursery

Day nursery in Oldbury, B69. Part of the Sandwell council area.

Shelsey Avenue, Oldbury, B69 1BP

74 places

2009 registered with Ofsted

11 of 15 in our Oldbury ranking

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

What Ofsted found

Needs attention in 2 of 6 Inspected 6 May 2026

Ofsted report card for Unicorn Day Nursery
Area	Grade	What the grade means
Inclusion	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Curriculum and teaching	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Achievement	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Behaviour, attitudes and routines	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Children’s welfare and well-being	Needs attention	Not yet at the expected standard; the nursery has to improve this.
Leadership and governance	Needs attention	Not yet at the expected standard; the nursery has to improve this.
Safeguarding	Met	Ofsted found the nursery keeps children safe in the ways the law requires.

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What a place could cost

Unicorn Day Nursery 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.

Unicorn Day Nursery against Oldbury

	Unicorn Day Nursery	Oldbury average
Places	74	62
Ofsted outcome	Needs attention in 2 of 6	67% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Unicorn Day Nursery

What Ofsted grade does Unicorn Day Nursery have?: Unicorn Day Nursery has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 6 May 2026. Its most common grade is needs attention in 2 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.
How many children can Unicorn Day Nursery take?: Ofsted registers Unicorn Day Nursery for 74 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Oldbury has 62.
How much does Unicorn Day Nursery cost?: Unicorn Day Nursery 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 Unicorn Day Nursery 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 Unicorn Day Nursery how it offers them.
When was Unicorn Day Nursery last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Unicorn Day Nursery on 6 May 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Unicorn Day Nursery?: Nearby in B69: Workplace Nursery, Kangaroo Pouch Day Nursery, Buzy Bee; An Leyc 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.