Full-day nursery in Whitehouse Common, Birmingham
The Little Ripley Day Nursery
Withy Hill Farm Cottage, Withy Hill Road, Sutton Coldfield, B75 6JS · 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 EY481179Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 February 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places120 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 2 February 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:00–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Withy Hill Farm Cottage, Withy Hill Road, Sutton Coldfield, B75 6JS · More nurseries in B75
Nearest stations and parks
- Sutton Coldfield44 min walk · 1.8 miles
- Four Oaks44 min walk · 1.8 miles
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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The Little Ripley Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Withy Hill Farm Cottage, Withy Hill Road, Sutton Coldfield, B75 6JS, in Whitehouse Common, Birmingham. It is registered for 120 children. It opens 07:00–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 23 reviews (November 2026). It is run by The Little Ripley Day Nurseries Limited.
Run by The Little Ripley Day Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 17 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- New Hall Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.7 miles
- Whitehouse Common Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 1.1 miles
- Hollyfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 1.1 miles
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 1.4 miles
- Moor Hall Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 1.4 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 1.5 miles
- Little Sutton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected July 2024 1.7 miles
- Coppice Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 1.7 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 The Little Ripley Day Nursery's opening hours?
The Little Ripley Day Nursery opens 07:00–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is The Little Ripley Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Little Ripley Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 13 February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Little Ripley Day Nursery take?
The Little Ripley Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 120 children at any one time.
Who runs The Little Ripley Day Nursery?
The Little Ripley Day Nursery is run by The Little Ripley Day Nurseries Limited, which runs 17 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Little Ripley Day Nursery?
Sutton Coldfield is the nearest station we know of, 1.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Little Ripley Day Nursery?
You can call 0121 378 1027 and visit www.littleripley.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.
- 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.
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Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY481179 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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