Full-day nursery in Cradley, Dudley
Cradley Play Nursery
12-18 Lyde Green, Halesowen, B63 2PG · 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 April 2016Reference EY500022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 26 January 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places34 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 6 March 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:45–17:45
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
12-18 Lyde Green, Halesowen, B63 2PG · More nurseries in B63
Stations
- Cradley Heath7 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Middletree Road, Littlehill Crescent and Wesley Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Homer Hill Park6 min walk
- Mary McArthur Gardens8 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground9 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 Dudley there are about 4.7 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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Cradley Play Nursery is a full-day nursery at 12-18 Lyde Green, Halesowen, B63 2PG, in Cradley, Dudley. It is registered for 34 children. It opens 07:45–17:45, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 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
- Cradley CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.2 miles
- Colley Lane Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.3 miles
- Timbertree Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected May 2025 0.6 miles
- Quarry Bank Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.7 miles
- Corngreaves Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.7 miles
- Dudley Wood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.8 miles
- Caslon Primary Community School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected November 2024 1.0 miles
- Old Hill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.0 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 are Cradley Play Nursery's opening hours?
Cradley Play Nursery opens 07:45–17:45, Mon–Fri.
What is Cradley Play Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Cradley Play Nursery Good at its inspection on 26 January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Cradley Play Nursery take?
Cradley Play Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 34 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Cradley Play Nursery?
Cradley Heath is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Cradley Play Nursery?
You can call 01384 567398 and visit www.cradleyplaynursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 13 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 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY500022 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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