The Little Sutton Club And Nursery School
Charity 1047535
Overview
Summary
The Little Sutton Club And Nursery School appears to be a place-based childcare organisation with an unusually continuous offer: it supports children from infancy through the end of primary school, rather than operating solely as a pre-school. Its location at Little Sutton Primary School and stated emphasis on mixed-age relationships suggest that it may function as part of families' wider transition into school life. However, evidence of its charitable aim to engage parents through community groups is not yet visible in the described service offer.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Sutton Roughley
Confidence: high
Direct evidence identifies the core Little Sutton Nursery and Kids Club at Little Sutton Primary School, which Birmingham City Council records as being in Sutton Roughley ward, and a dedicated 0–3 unit at Harvest Fields Centre.
- Little Sutton Nursery official website — Contact Us ([lsnursery.co.uk](https://www.lsnursery.co.uk/page/?pid=10&title=Contact+Us&utm_source=openai))
Lists Little Sutton Nursery and Kids Club at Little Sutton Primary School, Sutton Coldfield, and provides separate telephone contacts for Little Sutton and Harvest Fields. - Little Sutton Nursery official website — Nursery ([lsnursery.co.uk](https://www.lsnursery.co.uk/page/?pid=7&title=Nursery&utm_source=openai))
States that Harvest Fields provides care for children aged six weeks to three years and operates in its own dedicated space in the Harvest Fields Centre, with children later transitioning to the core Little Sutton unit. - Birmingham City Council — Little Sutton Primary School directory record ([birmingham.gov.uk](https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/directory_record/876506/?utm_source=openai))
Records Little Sutton Primary School as being in Sutton Roughley ward. - Harvest Fields Centre official website — Hire a space ([harvestfieldscentre.org.uk](https://www.harvestfieldscentre.org.uk/hire-a-space?utm_source=openai))
Identifies Little Sutton Nursery 0–3s as based there.
Remaining uncertainties
- There is no current evidence that the charity delivers services from sites outside Little Sutton Primary School and Harvest Fields Centre, or that it runs outreach provision elsewhere in Birmingham.
- The available material does not identify the home locations of children and families using the nursery and kids club; these should not be treated as operational areas.
- Harvest Fields Centre is a material venue host for the charity's 0–3 provision, but the evidence does not establish a wider delivery partnership or joint programme beyond hosting that service.
Additional evidence needed
- A current annual report, service map or admissions information showing whether any regular provision, outreach or commissioned delivery takes place beyond the two identified service sites.
- Confirmation from the charity or Harvest Fields Centre of the current contractual or partnership arrangement for the Harvest Fields unit.
Areas of work
- Education/training
Who they help
- Children/young People
How they help
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
A continuity model spanning early years and school age
The organisation appears to reduce the number of childcare transitions families face by offering care from six weeks until children leave primary school.
Why it matters
This suggests its role may extend beyond pre-school education: it may provide stability for working families and retain relationships with children across important developmental and school-transition stages.
Show evidence
“We provide care for children from the age of six weeks right through to them leaving primary school.”
Source:Organisation“The charity provides pre-school education and childcare and facilities for children of primary school age outside normal school hours.”
Source:Charity Commission
Embedded in the school transition environment
Being based at Little Sutton Primary School may position the nursery and kids club as a bridge between childcare, early education and primary-school life.
Why it matters
This potentially gives the organisation a distinctive local role: it may help families experience childcare and school as a connected pathway rather than separate services.
Show evidence
“Little Sutton Nursery & Kids Club Little Sutton Primary School Worcester Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B75 5NL.”
Source:Organisation“We provide care for children from the age of six weeks right through to them leaving primary school.”
Source:Organisation
A possible gap between charitable purpose and visible delivery
The formal charitable object places parental understanding and community groups at the centre, while the available operational description foregrounds childcare, education and secure provision.
Why it matters
This may indicate an under-documented family and community-development role, or a charitable purpose that is broader than the organisation's publicly visible offer. Clarifying this would improve understanding of who benefits beyond children.
Show evidence
“To enhance the development and education of children under statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children through community groups.”
Source:Charity Commission“At Little Sutton Nursery we provide care for children from the age of six weeks right through to them leaving primary school.”
Source:Organisation
- Whether the organisation has an active formal partnership or governance relationship with Little Sutton Primary School.
- How parents are engaged through community groups, as described in the charity's objects.
- Which local communities and family circumstances the organisation is designed to serve.
Remaining uncertainties
- Information on parent groups, family-support activity and community partnerships.
- Service-use, capacity and fee or funded-place information.
- Evidence of how the nursery and kids club work with Little Sutton Primary School during transitions.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
The charity provides pre-school education and childcare and facilities for children of primary school age outside normal school hours.
Charity objects
TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS