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Little Scallywags Day Nursery in Birmingham (B34 6BP)

Ofsted: Expected standard·
4.3(12 parent reviews) ·Scallywags, 34 Bucklands End Lane, Birmingham, B34 6BP · Birmingham
Number of places
67 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Dec 2025
Local authority
Birmingham

About this day nursery

Little Scallywags Day Nursery, located in Birmingham (B34 6BP), is a childcare setting for children aged 1 to 4 years, operating since 2023. The nursery focuses on supporting children's comprehensive development, particularly in language and communication skills, with a strong emphasis on creating an inclusive environment.

Children benefit from a rich curriculum based on the EYFS framework, which is adapted to meet individual needs, including tailored support for those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and English as an additional language (EAL). The nursery promotes physical development through indoor and outdoor play, where children can engage in activities like navigating obstacle courses and jumping in puddles.

A calm and nurturing atmosphere ensures children feel secure and supported, building strong attachments with staff. Leaders are dedicated to continuous improvement and use pupil premium funding creatively to enrich learning opportunities for all children, ensuring every child thrives and develops confidence and independence.

The nursery is open year-round from 08:00 to 17:30, Monday to Friday.

Our ethos

Little Scallywags Day Nursery focuses on fostering children's imagination and development through an exploratory and culturally diverse environment. They emphasise literacy with multilingual books and reading sessions, and build strong partnerships with parents to support continued learning at home.

What it's like

Children feel safe and secure within the setting and demonstrate very secure attachments to the kind and caring staff. They immediately engage in exciting activities that reflect their personal interests, including experiencing first-hand how to care for hamsters and ponies. Staff promote children's language and communication skills highly effectively, and children develop important physical and independence skills.

Language Rich EnvironmentInclusive SettingPhysical Development FocusNurturing AtmosphereTailored Support

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

7:30am – 6pm

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2023

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Expected standard

Last inspected Dec 2025

Headline: Expected standard

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
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Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.

Category grades

AchievementStrong standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesExpected standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
InclusionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
1 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Little Scallywags Day Nursery

Last inspected 10 December 2025 · Sue Bradford

What it's like to attend

Children feel safe and secure within the setting and demonstrate very secure attachments to the kind and caring staff. They immediately engage in exciting activities that reflect their personal interests, including experiencing first-hand how to care for hamsters and ponies. Staff promote children's language and communication skills highly effectively, and children develop important physical and independence skills.

Inspector highlights

  • Children make robust progress, particularly in language and communication skills, and disadvantaged children close gaps in their learning quickly.
  • Children consistently demonstrate positive relationships with staff and feel safe and secure.
  • The setting promotes a highly inclusive environment, where all children are welcomed and valued, with highly personalised support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
  • A calm and nurturing environment ensures children feel safe and supported, and staff model positive behaviours.
  • Leaders are committed to continuous improvement, demonstrating a thorough knowledge of their setting and a consistent focus on inclusivity.
  • Leaders use early years pupil premium funding creatively to widen learning opportunities for disadvantaged children.

Areas to develop

  • 1Leaders should ensure consistently high-quality interactions between staff and children, that develops or extends children's understanding even further.
Inspection #2759200 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) thrive in a language-rich environment that supports their communication and language skills. Staff effectively adapt the learning environment and activities, and leaders collaborate with additional agencies to create tailored plans and provide ongoing training.

Outdoor space

Children have ample opportunities to exercise indoors and outdoors, developing crucial physical skills such as balance, agility, and coordination. Babies enjoy jumping in puddles, while older children actively navigate obstacle courses and balance beams.

EAL / language support

Little Scallywags Day Nursery provides tailored support for children who speak English as an additional language, including staff modelling language, translating stories, repeating words in children's home languages, and using visual cues. They also develop dual language story books to further support language development.

Parent Reviews of Little Scallywags Day Nursery

4.3
(12)
Mariyam Hussain
a year ago

I can’t say enough about how wonderful this nursery is! My son absolutely loves going there, and it’s all thanks to the incredible staff. The teachers are so attentive, kind, and truly care about his development. Every time I drop him off, I feel at ease knowing he is in such capable hands. The entire team is welcoming, friendly, and always makes us feel like part of their family. It’s truly the best nursery, and I couldn’t be happier with the experience my son is having here!

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Ouzma Khan
a year ago

My twins absolutely love this nursery! The staff are kind, supportive, and not only great with my children but also incredibly understanding towards me as a parent. The environment is warm and welcoming, and my boys are always happy here. Couldn’t ask for a better place!

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Samiya
a year ago

My daughter loves going to this nursery! The staff are absolutely amazing and go above and beyond for the children! The staff are very friendly and offer so much learning activities. The environment is very child friendly. The nursery have been great in supporting my daughters development. I would definitely recommend the nursery to other parents.

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sophie roberts webb
a year ago

Lovely nursery, the staff are warm and friendly, they have been supportive with helping my girls settle in! Communication is great on wattsapp, they are very caring and understanding when my girls have been ill. Lots of activities for the children which my girls enjoy, and plenty of time outdoors! They also update you with pictures each week which is lovely!

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Kiran Mushtaq
11 months ago

I am writing to express my disappointment with how our family was treated regarding our son’s nursery place. When his funding was unexpectedly cut partway through the term, we were assured that his place would be held. Based on that assurance, I made the extremely difficult decision to resign from my job to care for him during this temporary gap. We were later informed that a space would become available again and were asked to call back in a week. However, when we followed up, we were told that no places were available after all. This reversal not only contradicted previous communications but left us feeling misled. We have reason to believe that the space had not actually been filled, which suggests that paying families were prioritised over our prior agreement and our child’s continuity of care. This experience has caused our family considerable stress and hardship, and we expected more integrity and consistency from a setting responsible for children’s wellbeing. We hope this feedback encourages a more transparent and compassionate approach in the future.

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

10 December 2025

Expected standard

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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