Full-day nursery in Short Heath, Birmingham
Waddles Nursery
75 Short Heath Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 6LH · 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 June 1990Reference 229015Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 28 July 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places37 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 29 November 2019Food 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
75 Short Heath Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 6LH · More nurseries in B23
Stations
- Erdington9 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Chester Road19 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Hailsham Road, Anderson Road and Marsh Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Bleak Hill Park2 min walk
- Short Heath Park8 min walk
- Erdington Oaks Community Park and Play Area playground8 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground11 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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Waddles Nursery is a full-day nursery at 75 Short Heath Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 6LH, in Short Heath, Birmingham. It is registered for 37 children. It opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 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
- Featherstone Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2022 0.3 miles
- Court Farm Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2019 0.3 miles
- Osborne Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.4 miles
- Osborne Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.4 miles
- Highclare School ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Abbey Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected January 2024 0.5 miles
- Featherstone Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.5 miles
- Oasis Academy Short Heath Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.6 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 Waddles Nursery's opening hours?
Waddles Nursery opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Waddles Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Waddles Nursery Good at its inspection on 28 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Waddles Nursery take?
Waddles Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 37 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Waddles Nursery?
Erdington is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Waddles Nursery?
You can call 0121 373 4827 and visit www.waddlesnursery.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 229015 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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