Full-day nursery in Gornalwood, Dudley
Early Steps Dudley
Bank Road, Gornal Wood, DUDLEY, DY3 2NT · 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 November 2015Reference EY494273Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 21 February 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places41 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 4 September 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:30–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Bank Road, Gornal Wood, DUDLEY, DY3 2NT · More nurseries in DY3
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including Bank Road, Zoar St and Temple Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Summer Lane Playing Fields3 min walk
- Wealdstone Drive Open Space4 min walk
- Guy's Lane Open Space10 min walk
- Milking Bank Park11 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground4 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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Early Steps Dudley is a full-day nursery at Bank Road, Gornal Wood, DUDLEY, DY3 2NT, in Gornalwood, Dudley. It is registered for 41 children. It opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 15 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Steps DudleyThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Red Hall Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Roberts Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.5 miles
- Milking Bank Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.7 miles
- Cherry Tree Learning Centre ages 5–16Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected April 2024 0.8 miles
- Russells Hall Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.8 miles
- Straits Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 miles
- St Mark's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 1.1 miles
- Wrens Nest Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.2 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 Early Steps Dudley's opening hours?
Early Steps Dudley opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Early Steps Dudley's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Early Steps Dudley Good at its inspection on 21 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Early Steps Dudley take?
Early Steps Dudley is registered with Ofsted for up to 41 children at any one time.
How do I contact Early Steps Dudley?
You can call 01384 838291 and visit www.earlystepschildcare.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 EY494273 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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