Nurseries in Dudley

There are 80 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Dudley, and 25 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Dudley

Ofsted report cards: 11 settings (33 Strong standard, 33 Expected standard)
Ofsted grades before November 2025: 63 settings (9 Outstanding, 53 Good, 1 Inadequate)

Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Childminders and home childcarers

83 registered childminders in Dudley (Ofsted childcare register, as at 30 June 2026)
8 registered home childcarers in Dudley (Ofsted childcare register, as at 30 June 2026)
2 childcare settings in private homes in Dudley (Ofsted childcare register, as at 30 June 2026)

Childminders look after children in their own homes. We show how many are registered, not who they are.

Nurseries and pre-schools

BESTuition Ltd - Pre-school, Kingswinford DY6 9LG
Bumble Beezzz Day Nursery - Day nursery, Dudley DY2 0SZ, ages 0 to 11, 31 places
Ofsted, 28 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Chatterbox Private Day Nursery - Day nursery, Dudley DY2 0JT, ages 0 to 3, 38 places
Ofsted, 25 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Cloud 9 Day Nursery Limited - Day nursery, Dudley DY3 1SR, ages 0 to 4, 55 places
Ofsted, 28 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Cradley Play Nursery - Day nursery, Halesowen B63 2PG, ages 0 to 4, 34 places
Ofsted, 26 January 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Daisy Chain Day Nursery - Day nursery, Stourbridge DY8 3AZ, ages 0 to 4, 81 places
Ofsted, 25 August 2021: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Dot Tots Nursery - Day nursery, Bilston WV14 9LP, ages 0 to 4, 59 places
Ofsted, 17 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Dreamtree day nursery - Day nursery, Halesowen B62 8AN, ages 1 to 3, 39 places
Ofsted report card, 17 September 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Early Steps Dudley - Day nursery, Dudley DY3 2NT, ages 1 to 7, 41 places
Ofsted, 21 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Early Years 2 Private Day Nursery - Day nursery, Brierley Hill DY5 3PS, ages 0 to 4, 104 places
Ofsted, 14 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Fairhaven Under Fives Centre - Pre-school, Stourbridge DY8 5PY, ages 3 to 4, 30 places
Ofsted, 9 July 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
First Class Learning Sedgley - Pre-school, Dudley DY3 3UA
Foundry Road Preschool - Pre-school, Kingswinford DY6 9BA, ages 2 to 4, 35 places
Ofsted, 6 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Greenfield Nursery - Pre-school, Stourbridge DY8 1XF, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
Ofsted, 9 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Greenfield Pre-School - Pre-school, Stourbridge DY8 1AL, ages 3 to 4, 37 places
Ofsted, 17 March 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Halesowen Day Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Halesowen B63 4JN, ages 0 to 4, 56 places
Ofsted, 7 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Happyfaces 2 - Day nursery, Stourbridge, Brierley hill DY5 2QP, 90 places
Happy Faces Stourbridge Ltd - Day nursery, Stourbridge DY8 1LT, ages 1 to 4, 35 places
Ofsted, 3 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Happy Rainbows Nursery - Day nursery, Coseley WV14 9LQ, ages 0 to 4, 36 places
Ofsted, 3 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Hasbury Acorns - Day nursery, Halesowen B63 4QD, ages 2 to 11, 47 places
Ofsted, 7 July 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Hearts Day Nursery - Day nursery, Dudley DY2 0PJ, ages 1 to 4, 45 places
Ofsted report card, 4 August 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Howley Grange Kindergarten - Day nursery, Halesowen B62 0HS, ages 1 to 4, 49 places
Ofsted, 4 April 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Jack and Jill's Day Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Halesowen B62 8AF, ages 0 to 4, 65 places
Ofsted, 15 December 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Jack in the Box Pre-School - Day nursery, Halesowen B62 9NZ, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
Ofsted, 14 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Jumping Jac's Nursery - Day nursery, Halesowen B62 0EH, ages 0 to 4, 69 places
Ofsted report card, 14 May 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
Kangaroo Pouch Brierley Hill - Day nursery, Brierley Hill DY5 3DY, ages 0 to 4, 33 places
Ofsted, 24 February 2025: Inadequate overall; safeguarding is not effective
Kiddies Kingdom Day Care - Day nursery, Dudley DY3 2AB, ages 2 to 3, 36 places
Ofsted, 15 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Kids Korner Day Nursery - Day nursery, Halesowen B63 4JL, ages 0 to 3, 50 places
Ofsted, 6 December 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Kids Planet Bromley - Day nursery, Brierley Hill DY5 4PJ, ages 0 to 5, 85 places
Ofsted report card, 1 July 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Kids Planet Halesowen - Day nursery, Halesowen B63 1EN, ages 0 to 4, 81 places
Ofsted, 23 October 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Kids Planet Kingswinford - Day nursery, Kingswinford DY6 9HU, ages 0 to 3, 75 places
Ofsted report card, 2 September 2026: Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 2 areas; safeguarding standards met
Kids Planet Waterfront - Day nursery, Brierley Hill DY5 1XA, ages 0 to 4, 85 places
Ofsted, 7 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Kumon Stourbridge - Pre-school, Stourbridge DY9 7HS
Lapal Grange Preschool Ltd - Pre-school, Halesowen B62 0HZ, ages 2 to 4, 44 places
Ofsted, 12 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Learning Journeys Daycare - Pre-school, Dudley DY2 7PL, ages 0 to 9, 51 places
Ofsted, 20 April 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Lilypads Daycare - Day nursery, Dudley DY1 1DW, ages 1 to 9, 27 places
Ofsted, 6 December 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Acorns - Pre-school, Halesowen B63 3BB, ages 2 to 4, 27 places
Ofsted, 19 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Acorns Playgroup - Day nursery, Brierley Hill DY5 2RR, ages 1 to 4, 24 places
Ofsted, 21 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Adventures Nursery (Dudley) - Day nursery, Dudley DY1 2ER, ages 0 to 4, 95 places
Ofsted, 6 August 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Bam Bams Curiosity Village - Day nursery, Kingswinford DY6 7YE, ages 0 to 8, 38 places
Ofsted, 21 August 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Hands Daycare Amblecote - Day nursery, Stourbridge DY8 4BS, ages 0 to 5, 59 places
Ofsted, 2 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Hands Daycare Stourbridge - Day nursery, Stourbridge DY8 1PS, ages 0 to 4, 94 places
Ofsted, 9 December 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Kids Kingdom - Pre-school, Dudley DY2 8PX, ages 1 to 4, 70 places
Ofsted, 8 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Lambs Pre- School - Pre-school, Stourbridge DY9 8TL, ages 2 to 4, 55 places
Ofsted, 29 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Peaches Nursery - Day nursery, Stourbridge DY9 8DJ, 85 places
Little Saints Preschool - Pre-school, Stourbridge DY8 2DT, ages 3 to 3, 24 places
Ofsted, 22 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Tree Day Nursery - Pre-school, Dudley DY3 3EJ, ages 2 to 4, 44 places
Ofsted report card, 21 November 2025: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
Little Walkers Day Nursery Coseley - Day nursery, Bilston WV14 8RF, 70 places
Lutley Kindergarten - Pre-school, Halesowen B63 1BU, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
Ofsted, 19 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Merryvale Day Nursery - Day nursery, Halesowen B62 9RL, ages 0 to 4, 50 places
Ofsted, 19 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Mind the Monkeys Ltd - Day nursery, Brierley Hill DY5 3LH, ages 1 to 4, 40 places
Ofsted, 3 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Mischief & Giggles Ltd. T/a Twinkle Toes Private Day Nursery - Day nursery, Stourbridge DY8 1PA, ages 0 to 4, 46 places
Ofsted report card, 18 June 2026: Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 2 areas; safeguarding standards met
Mother Nature Childcare Ltd - Day nursery, Dudley DY2 8LJ, ages 2 to 4, 38 places
Ofsted, 26 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Olive Hill Acorns - Pre-school, Halesowen B62 8JZ, ages 2 to 11, 51 places
Ofsted, 11 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Pedmore Pre-School & Pedmore Activity Club - Day nursery, Stourbridge DY9 0RH, ages 3 to 4, 40 places
Ofsted, 7 July 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Phoenix Centre Specialist Pre School - Pre-school, Stourbridge DY8 5PY, ages 3 to 4, 10 places
Ofsted, 16 March 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Pitta Patta Daycare Coseley - Day nursery, Coseley WV14 9DS, ages 1 to 4, 34 places
Ofsted, 18 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Play Box Nursery - Day nursery, Kingswinford DY6 7XG, ages 0 to 11, 80 places
Ofsted, 31 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Playzone Preschool - Pre-school, Halesowen B63 2SL, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
Ofsted, 15 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Poppyfields Kindergarten - Day nursery, Kingswinford DY6 8RP, ages 2 to 4, 48 places
Ofsted, 6 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Rainbow Day Nursery - Day nursery, Stourbridge DY8 5QU, ages 0 to 4, 55 places
Ofsted, 1 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Rhymes Nursery (Dudley) - Day nursery, Dudley DY1 2BG, ages 0 to 4, 60 places
Ofsted, 26 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Sedgley Kids Club @ Coseley Youth Centre - Day nursery, Bilston WV14 8HB, ages 2 to 11, 20 places
Ofsted, 5 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Shine Nursery - Day nursery, Brierley Hill DY5 2AL, ages 0 to 4, 71 places
Ofsted, 16 May 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Shooting Stars Nurseries Stourbridge - Day nursery, Stourbridge DY8 1TT, ages 0 to 4, 59 places
Ofsted, 27 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Small Talk Nurseries - Day nursery, Brierley Hill DY5 1RE, ages 0 to 6, 52 places
Ofsted, 9 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Smarty Pants @ Lye Limited - Pre-school, Lye, Stourbridge DY9 8HT, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
Ofsted, 18 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Spotty Zebra Day Nursery - Day nursery, Halesowen B62 9JZ, ages 0 to 4, 90 places
Ofsted report card, 24 June 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
St Mary's Preschool Oldswinford - Pre-school, Stourbridge DY8 2HA, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
Ofsted report card, 10 June 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
St Michael's Christian Pre- School - Pre-school, Stourbridge DY8 3EE, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
Ofsted, 17 February 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
The Cosy Corner Day Nursery Limited - Day nursery, Halesowen B63 1AU, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
Ofsted report card, 12 November 2025: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
The Wildlings Nature Nursery - Pre-school, Dudley DY3 4HB, ages 3 to 8, 16 places
Ofsted, 23 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Tiger Lily Day Nursery - Day nursery, Halesowen B63 1EH, ages 0 to 4, 60 places
Ofsted, 12 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Treetops Dudley - Day nursery, Dudley DY1 2TZ, ages 0 to 4, 79 places
Ofsted, 17 August 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Treetops Nursery - Day nursery, Dudley DY1 2LU, ages 1 to 4, 77 places
Ofsted report card, 2 March 2026: Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 2 areas; safeguarding standards met
Village Bears Day Nursery - Day nursery, Wallheath DY6 9AQ, ages 0 to 3, 28 places
Ofsted, 5 April 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Village Bears Kindergarten - Day nursery, Kingswinford DY6 8PF, ages 2 to 4, 28 places
Ofsted, 27 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Wordsley Pre-School & Playgroup - Pre-school, Stourbridge DY8 5SP, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
Ofsted, 17 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
YMCA @ Hayes Lane - Day nursery, Stourbridge DY9 8QJ, ages 1 to 4, 60 places
Ofsted, 11 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
YMCA @St James Road - Day nursery, Dudley DY1 3JD, ages 0 to 4, 95 places
Ofsted, 11 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

4 Community Trust Alder Coppice - Out-of-school club, Dudley DY3 3PS, 30 places
Dudley Education Centre - Out-of-school club, Dudley DY1 1QP
Glynne After School Club - Out-of-school club, Kingswinford DY6 9TH
Howley Grange Wasps - Out-of-school club, Halesowen B62 0HZ, 25 places
Howley Grange Wasps Too - Out-of-school club, Halesowen B62 0HS, 32 places
KIDS Orchard Centre - Out-of-school club, Stourbridge DY9 8HA
Kumon Dudley Study Centre - Out-of-school club, Dudley DY1 1QD
Maidensbridge Active Care - Out-of-school club, Kingswinford DY6 0HX, 30 places
Manor Way Activity Club - Out-of-school club, Halesowen B63 3HA, 32 places
Maverick Holiday Camps - Out-of-school club, Brierley Hill DY5 3UZ, 18 places
Netherbrook Acorns Before & After School Club - Out-of-school club, Dudley DY2 9RZ, 46 places
OLSK Acorns - Out-of-school club, Halesowen B63 4AR, 30 places
Premier Education Cradley C of E Wraparound Care - Out-of-school club, Halesowen B63 2UL, 20 places
RB Active Care Greenfield - Out-of-school club, Stourbridge DY8 1AL, 25 places
RB Active Care Mount Pleasant - Out-of-school club, Brierley Hill DY5 2YN, 18 places
RB Active Care Peters Hill - Out-of-school club, Brierley Hill DY5 2QH, 50 places
RB Active Care St Marys - Out-of-school club, Brierley Hill DY5 2TH, 20 places
RB Active Care The Ridge - Out-of-school club, Stourbridge DY8 3NF, 17 places
RB Sports Activities Hurst Green - Out-of-school club, Halesowen B62 9NZ
Rb Sports Activities St Josephs - Out-of-school club, Stourbridge DY8 2DT
Stagecoach Dudley - Out-of-school club, Dudley DY3 1SN
Stagecoach Halesowen - Out-of-school club, Halesowen B63 3SL
Stagecoach Stourbridge - Out-of-school club, Stourbridge DY8 5SP
The Extra Club - Out-of-school club, Stourbridge DY8 2DT, 24 places
Withymoor Stay and Play - Out-of-school club, Brierley Hill DY5 2BH, 22 places

Nursery groups with settings here

Melanie Gooch & Samantha Riley Partnership (5 here)
Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited (4 here)
Little Hands Daycare Group Ltd (2 here)
YMCA Wolverhampton (2 here)
Busy Bees Nurseries Limited (1 here)
Kangaroo Pouch Limited (1 here)
Little Adventures Nurseries 2 Limited (1 here)
My Shooting Stars Nurseries Ltd (1 here)
Rhymes Nursery Limited (1 here)

Ofsted report cards (England, from November 2025)

Since 10 November 2025 Ofsted has graded nurseries and pre-schools on a report card. There is no single overall grade. Instead, each of six areas gets one of five grades: Exceptional, Strong standard, Expected standard, Needs attention, Urgent improvement.

The six areas are inclusion; curriculum and teaching; achievement; behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines; children's welfare and wellbeing; leadership and governance. Safeguarding is judged on its own, as met or not met.

Expected standard means the setting does what Ofsted expects of every setting. Strong standard and Exceptional are above that; Needs attention and Urgent improvement mean Ofsted found things the setting has to put right.

Source: Ofsted reports

Ofsted grades before November 2025 (England)

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall grade on a four-point scale: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate. Ofsted also graded the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, and said whether safeguarding was effective.

Settings keep their last grade until Ofsted visits again, so many nurseries still show a grade from this older scale.

Source: Ofsted reports

Funded childcare hours in England

All 3 and 4 year olds in England can get 15 hours of free childcare a week, for 38 weeks of the year.

Working parents of children aged 9 months to 4 years old can get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks of the year (Free Childcare for Working Parents), if they meet the earnings rules. You confirm your details every 3 months.

Some 2 year olds can get 15 hours a week when the family gets certain kinds of extra support.

The hours are used at a registered provider that offers them, so ask each nursery how it offers the funded hours.

Source: GOV.UK: Free Childcare for Working Parents, check if you're eligible · GOV.UK: Free childcare and education for 2 to 4 year olds (checked 31 October 2026)

Towns in Dudley

Schools in Dudley

Schools in Dudley
Schools in Dudley council area
Netherton Park Nursery School - Nursery
Alder Coppice Primary School - Primary
Amblecote Primary School - Primary
Ashwood Park Primary School - Primary
Beechwood Church of England Primary School - Primary
Belle Vue Primary School - Primary
Blanford Mere Primary School - Primary
Blowers Green Primary School - Primary
Bramford Primary School - Primary
Brierley Hill Primary School - Primary
Brockmoor Primary School - Primary
Bromley Hills Primary School - Primary

Sources: Ofsted, registers as at 30 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.