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74 placesWS3 4BB01922684255
West Midlands
Childcare in Walsall
169 registered providers with 3,392 places, up 23.4% since December 2021.
46day nurseries
69childminders
15after-school clubs
101newly registered since 2021
52.1%rated Good or better
98closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 17.9% 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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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Walsall Wood | Walsall | 74 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| St John's Premier Education | Walsall | 56 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Premier Education- All Saints | Walsall | 33 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Junior Adventures Group @ Chuckery WS1 | Walsall | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Simply Out of School | Walsall | 16 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| S4K - St Giles Church of England Primary | Willenhall | 15 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Progressive Sports @ Holy Trinity | Walsall | 15 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Lets Educate Limited West Walsall E-ACT Academy | Walsall | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Lets Educate Limited Willenhall E-ACT Academy | Willenhall | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Grandma's House Childcare | Walsall | 0 | Needs improvement | Jun 2025 |
| Heroes Centre Limited | Walsall | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Busy Bees Day Nursery at Walsall | Walsall | 25 | Outstanding | Dec 2024 |
| Scallywags Kids Group | Wednesbury | 16 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| S4K - Great Barr West Mids | Birmingham | 10 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| S4K - St Giles Church of England Primary | Willenhall | 10 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Golden Stars Kids Club & Training C.I.C | Walsall | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Teachitright West Midlands | Sutton Coldfield | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| The Children's Centre at Bentley West School | Walsall | 168 | Outstanding | Jun 2024 |
| Little Rascals (Darlaston) | Wednesbury | 100 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Little Rascals Day Nursery | Walsall | 80 | Outstanding | Jun 2024 |
| Kiddies Playhouse | Walsall | 55 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| The Childrens Centre At Bentley West, King Charles Site | Walsall | 48 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Banana Moon Day Nursery Walsall | Walsall | 39 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| The Old Railway House Nursery Limited | Walsall | 35 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Little Fishes Playgroup | Walsall | 24 | Outstanding | Jun 2024 |
| Hideaway Day Nursery | Walsall | 84 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Sport4Kids Holiday Camp – Rushall Walsall | Walsall | 35 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Simply Out of School St Thomas of Canterbury | Walsall | 32 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Humpties@stthomas's | Walsall | 32 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Sport4Kids Holiday Camp – Great Barr | Birmingham | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| The Honey Pot Preschool | Walsall | 24 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| S4K @ St Giles CofE Primary School, Willenhall | Willenhall | 20 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Simply Out of School St Francis | Walsall | 20 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Blossoms On The Common | Walsall | 74 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Taylor's Tots Nursery Ltd | Sutton Coldfield | 48 | Outstanding | Jun 2023 |
| Music Box Nursery Ltd | Darlaston | 40 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Hatherton Pre-School | Walsall | 23 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Aspire Active Camps | Walsall | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Kip McGrath Education Centre Aldridge | Aldridge | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Heroes Centre | Walsall | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| The Honey Pot | Walsall | 38 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Moxley Tots | Wednesbury | 20 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Simply Out of School St Patrick's | Walsall | 20 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Watlers Partnership | Walsall | 18 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Walsall Black Sisters Collective | Walsall | 16 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Dainty Little Hands At St Giles Church Of England Primary School | Willenhall | 15 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Fit for Sport @ Bluecoat Plus | Walsall | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| Simply Out of School Abbey Primary | Walsall | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| Rushall Hall Tuition Centre | Walsall | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| Breakout Performing Arts | Walsall | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |