Full-day nursery in Great Barr, Sandwell
Fairytales Nursery
6 Birmingham Road, Great Barr, BIRMINGHAM, B43 6NR · 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 August 2011Reference EY431536Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 July 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places53 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 20 February 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
6 Birmingham Road, Great Barr, BIRMINGHAM, B43 6NR · More nurseries in B43
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Bromford Walk, Cross Lane and Birmingham Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Red House Park4 min walk
- Red House Park Play Areas playground6 min walk
- Red House Park Play Areas playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground12 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 Sandwell there are about 4.4 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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Fairytales Nursery is a full-day nursery at 6 Birmingham Road, Great Barr, BIRMINGHAM, B43 6NR, in Great Barr, Sandwell. It is registered for 53 children. It opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 73 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairytales NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Holy Name Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Whitecrest Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.5 miles
- Grove Vale Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.5 miles
- Ferndale Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.5 miles
- St Margaret's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.8 miles
- Calshot Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.8 miles
- Hamstead Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2021 0.8 miles
- St Mark's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.9 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What are Fairytales Nursery's opening hours?
Fairytales Nursery opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Fairytales Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Fairytales Nursery Good at its inspection on 7 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Fairytales Nursery take?
Fairytales Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 53 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Fairytales Nursery?
Hamstead (Birmingham) is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Fairytales Nursery?
You can call 0121 713 1663 and visit www.fairytales-nursery.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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY431536 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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