Full-day nursery in Northfield, Birmingham
Cotton Tails Nursery
1110 Bristol Road South, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 2RE · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 May 1997Reference 227081Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 April 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places100 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 21 October 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
1110 Bristol Road South, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 2RE · More nurseries in B31
Stations
- Northfield12 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Longbridge18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including South Road, Hawkesley Mill Lane and Fire Station.
Parks and playgrounds
- Allens Cross Park3 min walk
- Walmesley Way Park11 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- School Close Play Area playground6 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 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 Birmingham there are about 3.8 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.
What parents say
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Cotton Tails Nursery is a full-day nursery at 1110 Bristol Road South, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 2RE, in Northfield, Birmingham. It is registered for 100 children. It opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 6 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Cotton Tails Nurseries Limited.
Run by Cotton Tails Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 3 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
- The Meadows Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected November 2023 0.3 miles
- St Brigid's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.3 miles
- Turves Green Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.5 miles
- Bellfield Primary School (NC) Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.7 miles
- Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected January 2025 0.7 miles
- West Heath Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.7 miles
- St Laurence Church Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.8 miles
- St Laurence Church Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.8 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 Cotton Tails Nursery's opening hours?
Cotton Tails Nursery opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Cotton Tails Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Cotton Tails Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 20 April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Cotton Tails Nursery take?
Cotton Tails Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 100 children at any one time.
Who runs Cotton Tails Nursery?
Cotton Tails Nursery is run by Cotton Tails Nurseries Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Cotton Tails Nursery?
Northfield is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Cotton Tails Nursery?
You can call 0121 411 1616 and visit www.cottontailsdaynursery.co.uk.
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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.
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Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 227081 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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