Little Oaks Preschool
OutstandingBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Redditch for children from birth to 8+, open 08:40 to 14:40, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in March 2022. Open since 2013, with 22 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Worcestershire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Worcestershire from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
B97 4NUWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 11 March 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children receive excellent care and education. During the COVID-19 restrictions, the provider, who is also the manager, and staff worked incredibly hard to ensure children's education continued and their safety and welfare was paramount. They conducted weekly doorstep welfare checks and went above and beyond to provide any additional support children and their families needed.
Children are enthusiastic and incredibly happy and content. They greet staff warmly. Children positively participate in taking care of their own belongings and eagerly make choices about what they want to do as soon as they arrive. Staff have very high behaviour expectations that are well understood by children.
Relationships between staff, children and their peers are extremely respectful.
- 11 March 2022Outstanding
- 3 December 2014Outstanding
- 5 March 2014Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Oaks Preschool
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.