57 nurseries in Dudley

Every day nursery in the Dudley council area, best rated first, with the ones Ofsted rated Outstanding and what a place costs after the free hours.

57 day nurseries

5 rated Outstanding

3 with a new report card (5%)

3,177 places in total

£138 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Outstanding nurseries in Dudley

6 nurseries in the area are in our top band: rated Outstanding, or graded Strong standard or better across a new report card.

Top-band day nurseries in Dudley
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	The Cosy Corner Day Nursery Limited Halesowen, B63	Strong standard in all 6	12 November 2025	30
2	Little Hands Daycare Stourbridge Stourbridge, DY8	Outstanding	9 December 2024	94
3	Treetops Dudley Dudley, DY1	Outstanding	17 August 2023	79
4	Hasbury Acorns Halesowen, B63	Outstanding	7 July 2022	47
5	Pedmore Pre-School & Pedmore Activity Club Stourbridge, DY9	Outstanding	7 July 2022	40
6	Daisy Chain Day Nursery Stourbridge, DY8	Outstanding	25 August 2021	81

Day nurseries in Dudley, best rated first

All 57 day nurseries in Dudley
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	The Cosy Corner Day Nursery Limited Halesowen, B63	Strong standard in all 6	12 November 2025	30
2	Little Hands Daycare Stourbridge Stourbridge, DY8	Outstanding	9 December 2024	94
3	Treetops Dudley Dudley, DY1	Outstanding	17 August 2023	79
4	Hasbury Acorns Halesowen, B63	Outstanding	7 July 2022	47
5	Pedmore Pre-School & Pedmore Activity Club Stourbridge, DY9	Outstanding	7 July 2022	40
6	Daisy Chain Day Nursery Stourbridge, DY8	Outstanding	25 August 2021	81
7	Treetops Nursery Dudley, DY1	Strong standard in 4 of 6	2 March 2026	77
8	Jumping Jac's Nursery Halesowen, B62	Expected standard in 5 of 6	14 May 2026	69
9	Kiddies Kingdom Day Care Dudley, DY3	Good	15 September 2025	36
10	Little Adventures Nursery (Dudley) Dudley, DY1	Good	6 August 2025	95
11	Little Hands Daycare Amblecote Stourbridge, DY8	Good	2 July 2025	59
12	Kids Planet Waterfront Brierley Hill, DY5	Good	7 March 2025	85
13	Small Talk Nurseries Brierley Hill, DY5	Good	9 January 2025	52
14	Happy Rainbows Nursery Coseley, WV14	Good	3 September 2024	36
15	Merryvale Day Nursery Halesowen, B62	Good	19 July 2024	50
16	YMCA @St James Road Dudley, DY1	Good	11 July 2024	95
17	Shooting Stars Nurseries Stourbridge Stourbridge, DY8	Good	27 June 2024	59
18	Tiger Lily Day Nursery Halesowen, B63	Good	12 March 2024	60
19	Sedgley Kids Club @ Coseley Youth Centre Bilston, WV14	Good	5 March 2024	20
20	Mind the Monkeys Ltd Brierley Hill, DY5	Good	3 January 2024	40
21	Jack and Jill's Day Nursery Ltd Halesowen, B62	Good	15 December 2023	65
22	Kids Planet Halesowen Halesowen, B63	Good	23 October 2023	81
23	Chatterbox Private Day Nursery Dudley, DY2	Good	25 September 2023	38
24	Little Bam Bams Curiosity Village Kingswinford, DY6	Good	21 August 2023	38
25	Dot Tots Nursery Bilston, WV14	Good	17 July 2023	59
26	YMCA @ Hayes Lane Stourbridge, DY9	Good	11 July 2023	60
27	Jack in the Box Pre-School Halesowen, B62	Good	14 June 2023	26
28	Rainbow Day Nursery Stourbridge, DY8	Good	1 June 2023	55
29	Mother Nature Childcare Ltd Dudley, DY2	Good	26 May 2023	38
30	Happy Faces Stourbridge Ltd Stourbridge, DY8	Good	3 May 2023	35
31	Village Bears Day Nursery Wallheath, DY6	Good	5 April 2023	28
32	Cloud 9 Day Nursery Limited Dudley, DY3	Good	28 March 2023	55
33	Early Years 2 Private Day Nursery Brierley Hill, DY5	Good	14 March 2023	104
34	Halesowen Day Nursery Ltd Halesowen, B63	Good	7 March 2023	56
35	Bumble Beezzz Day Nursery Dudley, DY2	Good	28 February 2023	31
36	Early Steps Dudley Dudley, DY3	Good	21 February 2023	41
37	Poppyfields Kindergarten Kingswinford, DY6	Good	6 February 2023	48
38	Play Box Nursery Kingswinford, DY6	Good	31 January 2023	80
39	Village Bears Kindergarten Kingswinford, DY6	Good	27 January 2023	28
40	Rhymes Nursery (Dudley) Dudley, DY1	Good	26 January 2023	60
41	Kids Korner Day Nursery Halesowen, B63	Good	6 December 2022	50
42	Lilypads Daycare Dudley, DY1	Good	6 December 2022	27
43	Little Acorns Playgroup Brierley Hill, DY5	Good	21 June 2022	24
44	Shine Nursery Brierley Hill, DY5	Good	16 May 2022	71
45	Howley Grange Kindergarten Halesowen, B62	Good	4 April 2022	49
46	Pitta Patta Daycare Coseley Coseley, WV14	Good	18 March 2022	34
47	Cradley Play Nursery Halesowen, B63	Good	26 January 2022	34
48	Spotty Zebra Day Nursery Halesowen, B62	Good	20 January 2022	90
49	Mischief & Giggles Ltd. T/a Twinkle Toes Private Day Nursery Stourbridge, DY8	Requires improvement	1 July 2025	46
50	Kangaroo Pouch Brierley Hill Brierley Hill, DY5	Inadequate	24 February 2025	33
51	Dreamtree day nursery Halesowen, B62	Not yet graded	Not yet	39
52	Happyfaces 2 Stourbridge, Brierley hill, DY5	Not yet graded	Not yet	90
53	Hearts Day Nursery Dudley, DY2	Not yet graded	Not yet	45
54	Kids Planet Bromley Brierley Hill, DY5	Not yet graded	Not yet	85
55	Kids Planet Kingswinford Kingswinford, DY6	Not yet graded	Not yet	75
56	Little Peaches Nursery Stourbridge, DY9	Not yet graded	Not yet	85
57	Little Walkers Day Nursery Coseley Bilston, WV14	Not yet graded	Not yet	70

How the ranking works: our ranking policy. What the grades mean: Ofsted report cards explained.

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Nursery fees in Dudley

What day nurseries in West Midlands charge on average. Fees in Dudley itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, West Midlands, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age	25 hours a week	50 hours a week
Under 2	£175no funded hours	£142after 30 funded hours
2 years old	£171no funded hours	£138after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old	£66after the free 15 hours	£133after 30 funded hours

Regional average, not any one nursery's price. Source: Coram Childcare Survey 2026. Work out your own monthly cost.

30 hours free childcare in Dudley

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Dudley as anywhere in England. Every day nursery listed here is registered with Ofsted, which is what a nursery needs to offer them.

Check which hours your child can get

Who	Free hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months	30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old	15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits	15 hours

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.