Poppyfields Kindergarten
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Kingswinford for children from birth to 8+, open 07:00 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2023. Open since 2006, with 48 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 8RPWhat 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, 6 February 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children and their parents are warmly greeted by the caring staff team. Children are happy and enthusiastically engage in activities as they arrive at nursery. Staff get to know the children very well and find out about their interests. For example, children are interested in pirates. Staff plan opportunities for children to explore resources, such as maps, compasses, jewels and dressing-up clothes. Children wear the pirate costumes and say that their name is 'Blackbeard'. They engage in creative, imaginative play with their friends.
Children behave well in this nursery. Staff respond promptly to any unkind behaviour. For example, they encourage discussions about feelings and skilfully distract children to divert their attention. For example, when a child gets upset in the sandpit, a staff member addresses the problem and then involves children in a treasure hunt in the sand.
Children learn self-help skills that promote their independence because staff have high expectations of what children can do for themselves. Children get the table ready for mealtimes with glasses, crockery, cutlery and napkins. Children have good manners and say how they do not put their elbows on the table.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support the staff to recognise when they need to adapt their teaching so they can maximise opportunities to extend children's play and learning.
- 6 February 2023Good
- 23 June 2017Good
- 22 January 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Poppyfields Kindergarten
- 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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