Full-day nursery in Olton, Solihull
Little Stories
Croft Day Centre, Ulleries Road, Solihull, B92 8ED · 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 July 2017Reference EY548525Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 March 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places62 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 16 December 2025Food 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
Croft Day Centre, Ulleries Road, Solihull, B92 8ED · More nurseries in B92
Stations
- Olton20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Colesbourne Road, Ulleries Avenue and Merevale Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hobs Meadow4 min walk
- Olton Jubilee Park6 min walk
- Playground9 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 Solihull there are about 3.4 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.
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Little Stories is a full-day nursery at Croft Day Centre, Ulleries Road, Solihull, B92 8ED, in Olton, Solihull. It is registered for 62 children. It opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 37 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Once Upon A Time Children's Day Nursery Limited.
Run by Once Upon A Time Children's Day Nursery Limited (company), which runs 2 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 Andrew's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Olton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.4 miles
- Valley Primary Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.5 miles
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.6 miles
- Ulverley School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.9 miles
- Brays School ages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 1.1 miles
- Kineton Green Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2020 1.1 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 Stories's opening hours?
Little Stories opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Little Stories's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Stories Good at its inspection on 27 March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Stories take?
Little Stories is registered with Ofsted for up to 62 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Stories?
Little Stories is run by Once Upon A Time Children's Day Nursery Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Stories?
Olton is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Stories?
You can call 0121 213 5866 and visit www.littlestoriesdaynursery.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 EY548525 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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