Full-day nursery in Solihull Lodge, Solihull
Beechwood Childcare Limited
Mill Lodge Nursery, Mill Lodge Junior & Infant School, Aqueduct Road, Shirley, SOLIHULL, B90 1BT · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since March 1997Reference 250013Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 15 January 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places39 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating3 (Generally satisfactory)inspected 5 August 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:30–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Mill Lodge Nursery, Mill Lodge Junior & Infant School, Aqueduct Road, Shirley, SOLIHULL, B90 1BT · More nurseries in B90
Stations
- Shirley9 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Whitlocks End23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Windmill Road, Canal Bridge and Green Lane Park.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Solihull there are about 3.4 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
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Beechwood Childcare Limited is a full-day nursery at Mill Lodge Nursery, Mill Lodge Junior & Infant School, Aqueduct Road, Shirley, SOLIHULL, B90 1BT, in Solihull Lodge, Solihull. It is registered for 39 children. It opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.0 from 6 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Beechwood Childcare Limited.
Run by Beechwood Childcare Limited (company), which runs 6 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Mill Lodge Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Peterbrook Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected October 2024 0.3 miles
- Burman Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.7 miles
- Hazel Oak School ages 4–19Ofsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected December 2024 0.7 miles
- Yardley Wood Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.8 miles
- Chilcote Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.8 miles
- Haslucks Green School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.9 miles
- Highters Heath Community School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 1.0 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What are Beechwood Childcare Limited's opening hours?
Beechwood Childcare Limited opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Beechwood Childcare Limited's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Beechwood Childcare Limited Good at its inspection on 15 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Beechwood Childcare Limited take?
Beechwood Childcare Limited is registered with Ofsted for up to 39 children at any one time.
Who runs Beechwood Childcare Limited?
Beechwood Childcare Limited is run by Beechwood Childcare Limited, which runs 6 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Beechwood Childcare Limited?
Shirley is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Beechwood Childcare Limited?
You can call 0121 430 3521 and visit beechwoodchildcare.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 13 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 250013 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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