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About Us...

This is a Local Authority Nursery School staffed by qualified
teachers, nursery nurses and support staff, many of whom have
obtained additional qualifications. Brearley Nursery School
opened in 1939 and was the first purpose built Nursery School in
Birmingham. In November 2004 we were designated as
Birmingham’s first Children’s Centre.
Our nursery provides 220 places, some full time some part time
on the Brearley site, and at present is open during term time. It
stands in large grounds and has a large outside play area with
both grass and hard surfaces. Over the past few years there
has been extensive planting of trees and shrubs and upgrading
of equipment to establish a learning environment that mirrors
opportunities available inside. It has four well-equipped class-
rooms, a resources room and a soft play area. We have a large
kitchen area redeveloped which provides a large space for
cooking and dining. School meals are cooked on site.
The Local EducationAuthority funds the Nursery, with the budget
delegated to the school. We have our own
governing body, which has been reorganised so that it is able
to oversee this budget as well as the development of the whole
school. Since January 2018 we no longer receive children’s Centre
funding due to the re-organisation of children’s centre’s but the aim
was, and still is, to serve the local community. This is an exciting
"journey" for us and as a school we will continue to offer provision
for 2-4 year olds all the year round.
Family support services can now be accessed at Soho Children’s
Centre, Tel-551 9020.
The last four consecutive OFSTED inspections have described the
school as "outstanding" and it has been identified in a report of
the country’s most successful schools.As part of a government
initiative, the school was awarded Beacon school status in
September 2001. This means we were able to support other
settings as well as having visitors observing good practice.
We continue this work through the Birmingham Teaching
Schools and we receive visitors from a wide range of setting
and share good practice to other professionals.
We also have an alternative provision base, or children await-
ing reception school place and who will benefit from working
in smaller groups with a tailored curriculum to meet their
needs.

*Above: Photos taken and manipulated by children from Blue Room, as part of the Language of Photography Project