Childcare in Dudley
Dudley has 13 day nurseries, 4 pre-schools, 18 school nursery classes, 4 childminders and 5 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 19 of them and rated 17 Good or better, 2 of them Outstanding. 25 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.
2 settings match. 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 2026Opened First Class Learning Sedgley Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed Dudley Learning Centre Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed RB Sports Activities Straits Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Treetops Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed Treetops Day Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed Happy Hours Day Nursery Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Dudley
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Dudley take funded hours?
24 of the 44 settings in 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.
Are any nurseries in Dudley rated Outstanding?
Yes. 2 of the 19 settings Ofsted has inspected in Dudley hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Dudley take babies?
22 settings in 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 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.
Towns close to Dudley
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.