Glen Side, BIRMINGHAM · B32 3RU
Inspected by Ofsted on 14 July 2026 under the report card framework.
Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear — meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.
Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.
Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.
On the EYR and the CCR and the VCR.
Glen Side, BIRMINGHAM · B32 3RU. Location from the Ofsted register.
Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.
Whipper Snappers Childcare @ St Francis in Glen Side, BIRMINGHAM was last inspected on 14 July 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 — Needs Attention; achievement — Needs Attention; behaviour and routines — Expected Standard; welfare and wellbeing — Expected Standard; inclusion — Needs Attention; leadership and governance — Needs Attention. 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.
Whipper Snappers Childcare @ St Francis is registered for children aged We carried out this inspection under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the.
Whipper Snappers Childcare @ St Francis is registered for up to 60 children at any one time. That is a registration limit, not the number currently attending.
Whipper Snappers Childcare @ St Francis has been registered with Ofsted since 26 September 2012. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY454109.