Sessional pre-school in Bentley Heath, Solihull
Doodles preschool
Dorridge Methodist Church, 103 Mill Lane, Bentley Heath, Solihull, B93 8NY · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Dorridge Methodist Church, 103 Mill Lane, Bentley Heath, Solihull, B93 8NY · More nurseries in B93
Stations
- Dorridge13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Oakhall Drive, Mill Lane and Packwood Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Bentley Heath Recreation Ground5 min walk
- Hanbury Park7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 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.
What parents say
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Doodles preschool is a sessional pre-school at Dorridge Methodist Church, 103 Mill Lane, Bentley Heath, Solihull, B93 8NY, in Bentley Heath, Solihull. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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| Doodles preschoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Dorridge Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.3 miles
- St George and St Teresa Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.3 miles
- Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.4 miles
- Knowle Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 1.3 miles
- Monkspath Junior and Infant School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.4 miles
- Arden Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.9 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 is Doodles preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Doodles preschool Good at its inspection on 11 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Doodles preschool take?
Doodles preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Doodles preschool?
Dorridge is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Doodles preschool?
You can call 07598 435957 and visit doodlespreschool.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
- 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 2650129 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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