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92 placesDY4 9PF0121 520 2648
West Midlands
Childcare in Sandwell
242 registered providers with 5,707 places, up 1.4% since December 2021.
82day nurseries
81childminders
33after-school clubs
128newly registered since 2021
56.9%rated Good or better
123closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 21.4% 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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86 placesWS10 9EL0121 505 5800
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60 placesB70 9EZ0121 5331764
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35 placesB68 0LP07974128551
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72 placesDY4 7TB0121 448 7973
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70 placesB64 7LR07931211796
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70 placesB71 2RP0121 5025920
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69 placesB69 2AS0121 5441000
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50 placesB64 5BS01384 412197
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50 placesB67 6NR0121 420 4080
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48 placesDY4 8EZ0121 5579956
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48 placesB43 5NP0121 448 3181
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48 placesB68 9DR0121 421 6497
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bookworms Day Care Ltd | Rowley Regis | 44 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Tiny Tots Academy | West Bromwich | 65 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Precious Times Day Nursery | Oldbury | 45 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| 4 Community Trust | Oldbury | 40 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Little Academy Nursery | Tipton | 15 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Dynamic Kids | West Bromwich | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Sandwell Learning Centre | West Bromwich | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Little Learners Ltd. | Smethwick | 52 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Happy Valley Preschool | West Bromwich | 48 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Tulip Day Nursery | West Bromwich | 40 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Two Steps Pre-School | Smethwick | 30 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| The Gap Christian Family Centre | West Bromwich | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Daffodils Nursery | Smethwick | 28 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Immanuel Education Centre | Birmingham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Rowley Village Nursery | Rowley Regis | 66 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| BRANCH | West Bromwich | 32 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| BRANCH | West Bromwich | 16 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Cohort Tuition BH Ltd | Rowley Regis | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Smart Kids Learning (Smethwick) | Smethwick | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Good Shepherd Church with St John Parish After School Club | West Bromwich | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Lavender Farm Nursery | Oldbury | 86 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| First Steps Oldbury | Oldbury | 63 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Pitta Patta Daycare | Tipton | 35 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Little Academy Nursery | Tipton | 14 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Golden Stars Kids Club & Training C.I.C. | West Bromwich | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Wiggles and Giggles Limited | Oldbury | 74 | Inadequate | Dec 2023 |
| Temple Meadow Kids Club | Cradley Heath | 60 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Priory Explorers | Wednesbury | 55 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Bloxcidge House Day Nursery | Oldbury | 52 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Tip Top Day Nursery Wednesbury | Wednesbury | 44 | Needs improvement | Dec 2023 |
| Little Academy | Oldbury | 40 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Bright Starz Child Day Care | Smethwick | 37 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Dainty Little Hands At St Marys Catholic Primary School | Wednesbury | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| 4 Community Trust Sacred Heart | Tipton | 19 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| 4 Community Trust Priory | Wednesbury | 19 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Star Learning Centre | Smethwick | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| The Wonder Years Day Nursery | Wednesbury | 103 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Tipton Explorers | Tipton | 52 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| The Patch Day Nursery | Wednesbury | 50 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Bluebells Day Nursery | Oldbury | 46 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| RB Active Care Causeway Green | Oldbury | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Tiptop Club LTD | Smethwick | 23 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Tiptop Club Ltd | Rowley Regis | 50 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Joyful Children's Nursery | West Bromwich | 40 | Inadequate | Dec 2022 |
| Energy Kidz @ Reddal Hill | Cradley Heath | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Pitta Patta Pre-School | Tipton | 25 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Bookwormsdaycare Brickhouse | Rowley Regis | 20 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Yemeni Community Association | West Bromwich | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Endeavour Education At The Phoenix Collegiate | West Bromwich | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Endeavour Education Services at Ileys | Smethwick | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| G.a.p Academy | West Bromwich | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Little Stars Day Nursery | Birmingham | 60 | Good | Jun 2022 |
| Tinywoods Preschool | Oldbury | 48 | Outstanding | Jun 2022 |
| Humpty Dumpty's Day Nursery | Rowley Regis | 44 | Good | Jun 2022 |
| 5 Star Day Nursery Limited | Birmingham | 42 | Good | Jun 2022 |
| Kiddies World | Warley | 41 | Good | Jun 2022 |
| Breakaway Club | Smethwick | 40 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| Blueberry Day Nursery Limited | West Bromwich | 22 | Inadequate | Jun 2022 |