Full-day nursery in Dudley's Fields, Walsall
Charlie Caterpillars Day Nursery
Unit 1, Dorchester Park, Commercial Road, WALSALL, WS2 7NQ · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since July 2017Reference EY548077Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 November 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places57 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 18 December 2019Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Unit 1, Dorchester Park, Commercial Road, WALSALL, WS2 7NQ · More nurseries in WS2
Stations
- Bloxwich15 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Willenhall Lane, Industrial Estate and Bloxwich Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Rough Wood Country Park3 min walk
- Odell Park8 min walk
- Bailey's Pool11 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Walsall there are about 5.9 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Charlie Caterpillars Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Unit 1, Dorchester Park, Commercial Road, WALSALL, WS2 7NQ, in Dudley's Fields, Walsall. It is registered for 57 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 8 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Bloxwich Academy All-throughages 3–16has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Busill Jones Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.4 miles
- Elmore Green Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.5 miles
- Sandbank Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected February 2023 0.5 miles
- Phoenix Academy ages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 miles
- Leamore Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected December 2025 0.7 miles
- All Saints National Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.7 miles
- Field Road Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2022 0.7 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Charlie Caterpillars Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Charlie Caterpillars Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 9 November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Charlie Caterpillars Day Nursery take?
Charlie Caterpillars Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 57 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Charlie Caterpillars Day Nursery?
Bloxwich is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Charlie Caterpillars Day Nursery?
You can call 01922 497136 and visit www.charliecaterpillars.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY548077 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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