Sessional pre-school in Palfrey, Walsall
Little Crickets Nursery
Walsall Cricket Club, Gorway Road, Walsall, WS1 3BE · 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 December 2020Reference 2621516Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 March 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 26 September 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
Walsall Cricket Club, Gorway Road, Walsall, WS1 3BE · More nurseries in WS1
Stations
- Walsall22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Highgate Drive, Jesson Road and Edward Court.
Parks and playgrounds
- Highgate Drive Open Space2 min walk
- Dandy’s Walk Play Area12 min walk
- Parkers Green Park12 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground11 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 Walsall there are about 5.9 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 Crickets Nursery is a sessional pre-school at Walsall Cricket Club, Gorway Road, Walsall, WS1 3BE, in Palfrey, Walsall. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 8 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Little Crickets Nursery Ltd.
Run by Little Crickets Nursery Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Crickets NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Pebbles and Petals Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Crow Kids Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Maple Tree Nursery and Pre-schoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Mary's The Mount Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.2 miles
- Whitehall Junior Community School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.2 miles
- Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.3 miles
- Mayfield Preparatory School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- Caldmore Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.4 miles
- Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.4 miles
- Blue Coat Church of England Aided Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- Fullbrook Nursery School Nurseryages 3–4has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected June 2024 0.6 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 Crickets Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Crickets Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 7 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Crickets Nursery take?
Little Crickets Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Crickets Nursery?
Little Crickets Nursery is run by Little Crickets Nursery Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Crickets Nursery?
Walsall is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Crickets Nursery?
You can call 07866 570602 and visit www.littlecricketsnursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2621516 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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