What Ofsted found
Good Inspected 27 March 2025
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Little Stories sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in West Midlands, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.
| Child's age | You pay a week | About a month |
|---|---|---|
| From 9 months to 2 | £142 | £449 |
| 2 years old | £138 | £435 |
| 3 to 4 years old | £133 | £420 |
A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.
Little Stories against Solihull
| Little Stories | Solihull average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 62 | 60 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 86% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Little Stories
- What Ofsted grade does Little Stories have?
- Little Stories was rated Good at its inspection on 27 March 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Little Stories take?
- Ofsted registers Little Stories for 62 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Solihull has 60.
- How much does Little Stories cost?
- Little Stories sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in West Midlands charges £175 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
- Does Little Stories offer 30 hours free childcare?
- Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Little Stories how it offers them.
- When was Little Stories last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Little Stories on 27 March 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Little Stories?
- Nearby in B92: The Courtyard Nursery School, First Steps Nursery, Kids Planet Hatchford.
Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.
Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.
Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.