Childcare in Stourbridge (Dudley)
Stourbridge (Dudley) has 10 day nurseries, 10 pre-schools, 12 school nursery classes, 4 childminders and 6 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 19 of them and rated 18 Good or better, 7 of them Outstanding. 23 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.
12 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 RB Active Care The Ridge Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Little Peaches Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed St Mary's Preschool Oldswinford Sessional day care
What people ask about childcare in Stourbridge (Dudley)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Stourbridge (Dudley) take funded hours?
15 of the 42 settings in Stourbridge (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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Stourbridge (Dudley) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 7 of the 19 settings Ofsted has inspected in Stourbridge (Dudley) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Stourbridge (Dudley) take babies?
26 settings in Stourbridge (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 Stourbridge (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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Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.