Little Scallywags Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Tamworth for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 05:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2021. Open since 2017, with 56 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 Staffordshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Staffordshire 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
B78 3NDWhat 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, 26 November 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and thrive in this welcoming nursery. They settle in quickly on arrival and have adapted well to the necessary changes, including saying 'goodbye'
to their parents at the entrance and confidently going to their key person. Children have warm and affectionate relationship with staff. They feel safe and secure and have lovely interactions with staff and each other. All children, including those with special educational needs/and or disabilities, make good progress. Staff follow children's interests and obtain regular information from parents to update planning for each child.
Children are keen to play outside in the safe, newly designed garden. They enjoy a wide range of activities that support their physical development. Children relish digging in the large sand pit, where they scoop sand and fill buckets as they pretend they are on a beach. Children enjoy using apparatus and show good physical skills as they negotiate across crates or climb on soft play equipment. They wear a builder hat and build in the construction area. Children fill jugs with water to pour down drainpipes, they watch as it cascades down. Children understand the expectations for behaviour. They listen and respond to staff and willingly help with tasks, such as tidying up. Children show respect for one another. They offer kind gestures to their friends and share toys as they play.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support children to learn about their own and other cultures and communities beyond their own n enhance staffs' understanding of what they want children to learn during activities, to help children make the best possible progress.
- 26 November 2021Good
- 31 August 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 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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