Childcare in Oldbury
Oldbury has 15 day nurseries, 2 pre-schools, 17 school nursery classes, 5 childminders and 5 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 18 of them and rated 16 Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 26 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Sandwell there are 24 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 Sandwell, 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 82 school nursery classes across Sandwell, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
3 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 Premier Education & Our Lady and St Hubert's Catholic Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Little Feet Day Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Precious Times Day Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Little Bunnies Montessori Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Precious Times Day Nursery Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed 4 Community Trust Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Oldbury
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Oldbury take funded hours?
21 of the 44 settings in Oldbury 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Oldbury rated Outstanding?
Yes. 1 of the 18 settings Ofsted has inspected in Oldbury hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Oldbury take babies?
25 settings in Oldbury 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 Oldbury?
Sandwell has 24 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 Oldbury
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.