Birmingham · URN EY497308
According to Ofsted's inspection on 10 March 2026, The Nest Nursery Lime Tree in Birmingham was graded on 6 areas of its report card: curriculum and teaching — Expected Standard; achievement — Expected Standard; behaviour and routines — Strong Standard; welfare and wellbeing — Strong Standard; inclusion — Expected Standard; leadership and governance — Strong Standard. Source: Little Bees Nursery Intelligence, from Ofsted's published record.
Report card — six areas graded separately.
Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result.
Earlier inspections
Birmingham · B16 0RR. Location from the Ofsted register.
On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register.
The Nest Nursery Lime Tree in Birmingham was last inspected on 10 March 2026. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.
Ofsted graded 6 areas: curriculum and teaching — Expected Standard; achievement — Expected Standard; behaviour and routines — Strong Standard; welfare and wellbeing — Strong Standard; inclusion — Expected Standard; leadership and governance — Strong Standard. Each area is judged separately, so a setting can be stronger in one than another.
Yes. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result. Strong standard and exceptional sit above it; needs attention and urgent improvement sit below.
The Nest Nursery Lime Tree is registered for children aged 0 to 4.
The Nest Nursery Lime Tree is registered for up to 47 children at any one time. That is a registration limit, not the number currently attending.
The Nest Nursery Lime Tree has been registered with Ofsted since 24 December 2015. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY497308.
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