Little Scallywags Day Nursery
Good★ 4.1 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Birmingham for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2024. Open since 2014, with 58 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 Birmingham
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Birmingham 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
B34 7NGWhat 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, 9 December 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff develop close relationships with children and their families. They know them well and understand their individual needs. This allows staff to offer appropriate support. Children embrace staff regularly, and staff are receptive and responsive to the children and their needs. This means that children are settled and happy at the nursery. Staff have high expectations of behaviour. Staff praise positive behaviour and give regular reminders. As a result, children behave well and are focused during activities.
The curriculum has been carefully planned. Developing children's language is a priority. Staff and children sing songs throughout the day, and staff introduce and repeat key words. For example, toddlers sing 'Wind the Bobbin Up', and babies are reminded to 'mix, mix, mix' in the role-play kitchen. This supports children to learn new words. Staff identify clear learning intentions for the activities they plan. They provide children with a wide range of opportunities to learn and develop, both inside and outdoors. For example, babies explore sand using scoopers and containers, and pre-school children make crumble pie in the outdoor mud kitchen.
Children also benefit from visitors to nursery and trips into the local community.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance daily routines to further develop children's independence n support staff working with older children to recognise ways to develop their teaching so that quality is consistent throughout the nursery.
- 9 December 2024Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 2 April 2019Good
- 10 February 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Scallywags Day Nursery
- 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.
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