Full-day nursery in Hodgehill, Birmingham
Small Talk Nurseries
125 - 129 Shawsdale Road, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, B36 8NG · 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 September 2015Reference EY493609Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 January 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places80 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 10 September 2026Food 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
125 - 129 Shawsdale Road, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, B36 8NG · More nurseries in B36
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Shawsdale Road, Heath Way and Millington Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hodge Hill Common4 min walk
- Hodge Hill Common6 min walk
- Hodge Hill Common8 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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Small Talk Nurseries is a full-day nursery at 125 - 129 Shawsdale Road, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, B36 8NG, in Hodgehill, Birmingham. It is registered for 80 children. It opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Rak Day Care Ltd.
Run by Rak Day Care Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| Small Talk NurseriesThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | 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
- Firs Primary School Primaryages 3–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.2 miles
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.2 miles
- Heathlands Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.3 miles
- Hodge Hill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- Colebourne Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- Beaufort School ages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Inadequateinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- Tame Valley Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.7 miles
- St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.7 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 Small Talk Nurseries's opening hours?
Small Talk Nurseries opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Small Talk Nurseries's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Small Talk Nurseries Good at its inspection on 24 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Small Talk Nurseries take?
Small Talk Nurseries is registered with Ofsted for up to 80 children at any one time.
Who runs Small Talk Nurseries?
Small Talk Nurseries is run by Rak Day Care Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Small Talk Nurseries?
Stechford is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Small Talk Nurseries?
You can call 0121 776 7474 and visit stn4u.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 EY493609 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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