Childcare in Smethwick
Smethwick has 17 day nurseries, 7 pre-schools, 15 school nursery classes, 8 childminders and 6 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 24 of them and rated 22 Good or better. 29 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.
30 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 Shireland Hall Primary Academy Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened 4 Community Trust Hurst Road Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened BMH Tutors Daycare Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Little Learners Day Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Explore Education Hub Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed Daffodils Nursery Sessional day care
- Jun 2025Closed Little Learners Ltd. Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed Two Steps Pre-School Sessional day care
What people ask about childcare in Smethwick
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Smethwick take funded hours?
19 of the 53 settings in Smethwick 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Smethwick take babies?
30 settings in Smethwick 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 Smethwick?
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 Smethwick
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.