Full-day nursery in West Heath, Birmingham
Little Scallywags Day Nursery
179 Alvechurch Road, BIRMINGHAM, B31 3PN · 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 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
179 Alvechurch Road, BIRMINGHAM, B31 3PN · More nurseries in B31
Stations
- Longbridge22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Sir Hilton's Road, St John Fisher Church and Dormy Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Turves Green9 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- 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 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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Little Scallywags Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 179 Alvechurch Road, BIRMINGHAM, B31 3PN, in West Heath, Birmingham. It is registered for 96 children. It opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Little Scallywags Day Nursery Ltd.
Run by Little Scallywags Day Nursery Ltd (company), which runs 8 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
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Cofton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.4 miles
- West Heath Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.5 miles
- Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.5 miles
- West Heath Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.5 miles
- Turves Green Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.6 miles
- Fairway Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.9 miles
- Hawkesley Church Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 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 are Little Scallywags Day Nursery's opening hours?
Little Scallywags Day Nursery opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Little Scallywags Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Scallywags Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 31 August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Scallywags Day Nursery take?
Little Scallywags Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 96 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Scallywags Day Nursery?
Little Scallywags Day Nursery is run by Little Scallywags Day Nursery Ltd, which runs 8 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Scallywags Day Nursery?
Longbridge is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Scallywags Day Nursery?
You can call 0121 476 2541 and visit littlescallywagsdaynursery.com.
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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 EY457121 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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