Full-day nursery in Shard End, Birmingham
Little Scallywags Day Nursery
72 Longmeadow Crescent, BIRMINGHAM, B34 7NG · 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 2014Reference EY478240Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 December 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places58 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 19 July 2024Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:30–17:30
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
72 Longmeadow Crescent, BIRMINGHAM, B34 7NG · More nurseries in B34
Buses
19 bus stops within 400 m, including Berrowside Road, Gilwell Road and Longmeadow School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Kingfisher Country Park10 min walk
- Kingshurst Park11 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground12 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 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 72 Longmeadow Crescent, BIRMINGHAM, B34 7NG, in Shard End, Birmingham. It is registered for 58 children. It opens 07:30–17:30, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.1 from 10 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
- Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.2 miles
- Hillstone Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.3 miles
- Yorkswood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected March 2022 0.3 miles
- Timberley Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.4 miles
- Castle Bromwich Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.5 miles
- Kingshurst Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected May 2023 0.5 miles
- Forest Oak School ages 4–19Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2024 0.6 miles
- Merstone School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 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 are Little Scallywags Day Nursery's opening hours?
Little Scallywags Day Nursery opens 07:30–17:30, Mon–Fri.
What is Little Scallywags Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Scallywags Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 9 December 2024, 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 58 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?
Lea Hall is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Scallywags Day Nursery?
You can call 0121 749 7999 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
- 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 EY478240 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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