Play Box Nursery
Good★ 4.4 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Kingswinford for children from birth to 8+, open 07:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2023. Open since 1998, with 80 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Dudley
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Dudley from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
DY6 7XGWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 31 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enter the nursery happily and quickly settle into the routines of the day.
Even the newest children are content and forming attachments with staff. Babies approach staff for cuddles and reassurance. This shows that children feel safe and secure. Young children enjoy shaking and banging musical instruments as staff sing nursery rhymes. Children smile and clap with joy. This helps children with their developing language and coordination skills.
Older children delight in a game of hide and seek. Staff hide letters of the alphabet around the room. Children follow instructions, help their friends and sound out the letters they find. This helps children with their early phonics knowledge and prepares them well for their eventual move to school.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the use of effective questioning skills to give children enough time to think deeply and have time to respond n ensure that staff use every opportunity to encourage children to practise independence with important life skills.
- 31 January 2023Good
- 28 November 2017Good
- 19 September 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Play Box Nursery
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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