Full-day nursery in Alvechurch, Worcestershire
Sandhills Day Nursery, Alvechurch
49 Swan Street, Alvechurch, Birmingham, B48 7RR · 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 October 2005Reference EY314384Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 September 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places75 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 30 October 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:30–18:30
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
49 Swan Street, Alvechurch, Birmingham, B48 7RR · More nurseries in B48
Stations
- Alvechurch11 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Swan Street, The Square and Snake Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground8 min walk
- George Road Playing Field playground9 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 Worcestershire there are about 3.3 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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Sandhills Day Nursery, Alvechurch is a full-day nursery at 49 Swan Street, Alvechurch, Birmingham, B48 7RR, in Alvechurch, Worcestershire. It is registered for 75 children. It opens 07:30–18:30, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 18 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Sandhills Limited.
Run by Sandhills Limited (company), which runs 6 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandhills Day Nursery, AlvechurchThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | 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
- Crown Meadow First School & Nursery Primaryages 2–9has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.4 miles
- St Andrew's CofE First School Primaryages 5–9Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 1.6 miles
- Alvechurch CofE Middle School Middle deemed secondaryages 9–13Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected April 2025 0.4 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 Sandhills Day Nursery, Alvechurch's opening hours?
Sandhills Day Nursery, Alvechurch opens 07:30–18:30, Mon–Fri.
What is Sandhills Day Nursery, Alvechurch's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Sandhills Day Nursery, Alvechurch Good at its inspection on 7 September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Sandhills Day Nursery, Alvechurch take?
Sandhills Day Nursery, Alvechurch is registered with Ofsted for up to 75 children at any one time.
Who runs Sandhills Day Nursery, Alvechurch?
Sandhills Day Nursery, Alvechurch is run by Sandhills Limited, which runs 6 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Sandhills Day Nursery, Alvechurch?
Alvechurch is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Sandhills Day Nursery, Alvechurch?
You can call 0121 447 7219 and visit www.theoldstationnursery.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 EY314384 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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