Childcare in Bilston (Dudley)
Bilston (Dudley) has 3 day nurseries and 4 school nursery classes. Ofsted has inspected 2 of them, and rated every one Good or better. 5 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Dudley there are 22 places per 100 children under five, worse supplied than England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Dudley, divided by the children aged 0 to 4 who live there at the 2021 Census. It compares areas; it is not a count of free places today. It also leaves out the 57 school nursery classes across Dudley, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
7 settings, best rated first. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.
What has changed here
Ofsted does not publish closures, so we work them out by comparing releases. Worth knowing if you are working from an old list.
- Jun 2026Closed Brighter Days Daycare Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Brighter Days Daycare Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Little Walkers Day Nursery Coseley Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed YMCA @ Hurst Hill Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Bilston (Dudley)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Bilston (Dudley) take funded hours?
5 of the 7 settings in Bilston (Dudley) are recorded as taking the government funded hours. Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.
Which nurseries in Bilston (Dudley) take babies?
3 settings in Bilston (Dudley) are registered to take children under two. Ofsted's register does not say whether a setting runs a baby room or has space in it, so ring before you plan around it.
Is it hard to get a nursery place in Bilston (Dudley)?
Dudley has 22 registered childcare places for every 100 children under five, against 32 across England. That is registered capacity rather than free places, so it compares areas rather than telling you what is available this week.
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