Full-day nursery in Smallwood, Worcestershire
Tinkerbells Nursery
West Avenue, Redditch, B98 7DH · 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 2006Reference EY339498Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 7 February 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places88 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 19 October 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
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
West Avenue, Redditch, B98 7DH · More nurseries in B98
Stations
- Redditch10 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Tunnel Drive, The Mayfields and Asda.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground8 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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Tinkerbells Nursery is a full-day nursery at West Avenue, Redditch, B98 7DH, in Smallwood, Worcestershire. It is registered for 88 children. It opens 07:30–18:00, 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 5.0 from 13 reviews (November 2026).
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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 George's CofE First School and Nursery Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.5 miles
- St Luke's CofE First School Primaryages 4–9Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected July 2024 0.5 miles
- Holyoakes Field First School Primaryages 2–9has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- Oak Hill First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- St Stephen's CofE First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.8 miles
- Pitcheroak School ages 4–19Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.0 miles
- Batchley First and Nursery School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.1 miles
- The Vaynor First School Primaryages 4–9Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 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 Tinkerbells Nursery's opening hours?
Tinkerbells Nursery opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Tinkerbells Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Tinkerbells Nursery Good at its inspection on 7 February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Tinkerbells Nursery take?
Tinkerbells Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 88 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Tinkerbells Nursery?
Redditch is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Tinkerbells Nursery?
You can call 01527 67776 and visit qce-nurseries.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 EY339498 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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