St Hubert's Pre-School Playgroup Limited
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Oldbury for children from birth to 5, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2022. Open since 2015, with 32 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 Sandwell
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Sandwell 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
B68 9BJWhat 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, 5 October 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and eagerly enter the setting as they are greeted by their key person at the door. Children are in a secure routine as they independently hang their coats up and place their lunchbox in a designated area. They begin to explore a tray of natural resources and containers and use their fine-motor skills to scoop pasta shapes into bottles. Staff explain to children how they will make their own musical instrument. They extend children's learning by asking questions, such as 'is it too small or too big?'. Children learn about capacity as they compare how much pasta they have in their bottles. They use their senses to listen to the sound that their instruments make as they shake them.
Children are good at sharing resources as they offer notepads and pens to their friends, asking 'do you want to join?'. They are helpful and work as a team to tidy up. For example, children use their physical skills to carry large baskets to where they belong. Children shout out with excitement when staff tell them that they are going to read a familiar story. Children listen and watch as staff use expression and hand movements to exaggerate parts of the story. Children sit nicely and they look at their friends and smile to share their experiences.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- monitor staff practice more effectively to help them understand how to consistently meet children's care and learning needs n review the organisation of activities to reduce noise and further enhance all children's learning opportunities.
- 5 October 2022Good
- 20 January 2017Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for St Hubert's Pre-School Playgroup Limited
- 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.