Full-day nursery in Ditherington, Shropshire
Mulberry Bush Nursery
Ditherington Road, SHREWSBURY, SY1 4DQ · 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 December 2012Reference EY458254Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 1 August 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places72 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Ditherington Road, SHREWSBURY, SY1 4DQ · More nurseries in SY1
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
© 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 Shropshire there are about 3 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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Mulberry Bush Nursery is a full-day nursery at Ditherington Road, SHREWSBURY, SY1 4DQ, in Ditherington, Shropshire. It is registered for 72 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Hazles Farm Child Care Limited.
Run by Hazles Farm Child Care Limited (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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| Mulberry Bush NurseryThis 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
- Mount Pleasant Primary Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.3 miles
- The Martin Wilson School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected January 2023 0.4 miles
- Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- Severndale Specialist Academy ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- Wilfred Owen Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- Greenfields Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.6 miles
- Sundorne Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2021 0.7 miles
- Grange Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.8 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 Mulberry Bush Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Mulberry Bush Nursery Good at its inspection on 1 August 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Mulberry Bush Nursery take?
Mulberry Bush Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 72 children at any one time.
Who runs Mulberry Bush Nursery?
Mulberry Bush Nursery is run by Hazles Farm Child Care Limited, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Mulberry Bush Nursery?
Shrewsbury is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Mulberry Bush Nursery?
You can call 01743 360300 and visit hazlesfarmchildcare.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY458254 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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