Full-day nursery in Dothill, Telford and Wrekin
Little Chicks Pre-School
Shawbirch Community Centre, Oakfield Road, Telford, TF5 0LT · 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 September 2014Reference EY479020Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 September 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places46 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 15 October 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Shawbirch Community Centre, Oakfield Road, Telford, TF5 0LT · More nurseries in TF5
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Woolpack, Swan Gate and Aspen Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- Shawbirch Little Park3 min walk
- Harrington Heath Green Guarantee Site6 min walk
- Brockwood Copse Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Dothill play area playground11 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 Telford and Wrekin there are about 3.1 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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Little Chicks Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Shawbirch Community Centre, Oakfield Road, Telford, TF5 0LT, in Dothill, Telford and Wrekin. It is registered for 46 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Chicks Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | 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
- St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected July 2024 0.4 miles
- Dothill Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.5 miles
- Wrekin View Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.9 miles
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 0.9 miles
- Apley Wood Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11 1.3 miles
- Wrekin College ages 4–19 1.4 miles
- Millbrook Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 1.6 miles
- Charlton School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 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 Little Chicks Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Chicks Pre-School Good at its inspection on 13 September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Chicks Pre-School take?
Little Chicks Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 46 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Chicks Pre-School?
Wellington (Shropshire) is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Chicks Pre-School?
You can call 01952 248538 and visit www.littlechickspreschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY479020 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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