Playzone Preschool
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Halesowen for children from birth to 5, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2024. Open since 2017, with 26 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
B63 2SLWhat 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, 15 November 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff provide a safe, warm and nurturing environment. Children arrive happy and are eager to participate. Staff prioritise the emotional well-being of any new children starting and any children who arrive late, to ensure that they are warmly welcomed. They receive the individual attention they need to help them settle and make the most of the activities on offer. Staff encourage children to talk daily about how they are feeling and discuss their home lives. They teach children to be kind to others and respect their differences.
Staff provide an environment that offers engaging activities, and children are given the time to explore and make choices. For example, children independently play with the pretend toolset, negotiating and leading their play. Others are creatively guided to think about the flavours of the drinks they create in the role-play area.
For example, children pretend to change the flavours of their drinks by magic and use words such as 'vanilla', 'blackcurrant' and 'lemon'. Staff make learning fun and place a strong focus on promoting children's language during their interactions.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- educate staff and work with parents to help reduce the quantity of sugar provided to children in their lunch, snacks and drinks n consistently share information with parents about children's progress and next steps in learning to keep them better informed and to help them further support their children's learning at home.
- 15 November 2024Good
- 27 March 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Playzone Preschool
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.