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94 placesDY8 1PS01384 396920
West Midlands
Childcare in Dudley
197 registered providers with 4,292 places, down 2.1% since December 2021.
59day nurseries
83childminders
26after-school clubs
73newly registered since 2021
60.6%rated Good or better
118closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 24.5% since December 2021, against a national fall of about 24%.
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The sixty largest and best-rated. Childminders are not named, because Ofsted withholds them.
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Report card May 2026
69 placesB62 0EH01214 232442
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No longer open
Settings that have closed
Worked out by comparing consecutive Ofsted releases; the closure falls in the six months before the date shown.
| Setting | Town | Places it had | Last rating | Gone by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighter Days Daycare | Bilston | 40 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Maverick Holiday Camps | Tipton | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Dudley Learning Centre | Dudley | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Lutley Community After School Club | Halesowen | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Little Walkers Day Nursery Coseley | Coseley | 52 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Kingswinford Methodist Church Playgroup | Kingswinford | 36 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Thorns Pre-School | Brierley Hill | 18 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| RB Sports Activities Straits Primary School | Dudley | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Conexus Tuition Harborne, Halesowen, Quinton and Bartley Green | Halesowen | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Treetops Day Nursery | Dudley | 68 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Happy Hours Day Nursery | Dudley | 48 | Needs improvement | Jun 2025 |
| St Mary's Preschool Oldswinford | Stourbridge | 42 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Stepping Stone Nursery | Halesowen | 40 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Withymoor Stay & Play Club | Brierley Hill | 40 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| YMCA @ Hurst Hill | Bilston | 30 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| The Learning Journey Day Nursery | Brierley Hill | 125 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| The Learning Journey Day Nursery Kingswinford Ltd | Kingswinford | 124 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| The Learning Journey Day Nursery Waterfront | Brierley Hill | 85 | Needs improvement | Dec 2024 |
| Oscar @ St Marys | Kingswinford | 28 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Maidensbridge Sports Activities | Kingswinford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Howley Grange WASPS | Halesowen | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Lutley Acorns After School & Holiday Club | Halesowen | 45 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Little Daisies | Stourbridge | 45 | Outstanding | Jun 2024 |
| Busy Bee's Kindergarten | Stourbridge | 30 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Maverick Sport After School Club | Tipton | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Explorers | Dudley | 24 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| TJ's Pre-school | Dudley | 22 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| The Cosy Corner Day Nursery | Halesowen | 20 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| RB Sports Activities Peters Hill | Brierley Hill | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Little Hands Day Care | Stourbridge | 70 | Outstanding | Jun 2023 |
| Little Hands Daycare | Stourbridge | 44 | Outstanding | Jun 2023 |
| St Marys Playgroup | Stourbridge | 36 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Silverbells Preschool | Dudley | 28 | Outstanding | Jun 2023 |
| Village Bears Holiday Club | Wallheath | 16 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Kumon Kingswinford Study Centre | Kingswinford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| The Learning Journey Day Nursery Holly Hall | Dudley | 120 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Fairytales Day Nursery | Dudley | 75 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| The Green Nursery Ltd | Halesowen | 74 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Fairytales Day Nursery Too | Dudley | 61 | Outstanding | Dec 2022 |
| Little Kids Kingdom | Dudley | 50 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Bright Sparks Day Nursery Halesowen | Halesowen | 49 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Nursery@B63 | Halesowen | 38 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Halesowen College Nursery | Halesowen | 38 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| RB Active Care Olsk | Halesowen | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Little Rhymes | Dudley | 16 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| RB Active Care Quarry Bank | Brierley Hill | 15 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Kumon Stourbridge | Stourbridge | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Mother Nature | Dudley | 45 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| The Fielders Out of Hours Club | Stourbridge | 43 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| Jack And Jill's Day Nursery | Halesowen | 37 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| Sedgley Kids Club @ St Chads | Dudley | 24 | Good | Jun 2022 |
| Sedgley School Club | Dudley | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| RB Sports Activities Olsk | Halesowen | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |