Full-day nursery in Hart's Hill, Dudley
Kids Planet Waterfront
Kids Planet Day Nurseries, The Waterfront, Level Street, Brierley Hill, DY5 1XA · 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 October 2024Reference 2810761Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 March 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places85 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 6 August 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 08:00–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Kids Planet Day Nurseries, The Waterfront, Level Street, Brierley Hill, DY5 1XA · More nurseries in DY5
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Pedmore Road, Peartree Lane and Engine Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground8 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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Kids Planet Waterfront is a full-day nursery at Kids Planet Day Nurseries, The Waterfront, Level Street, Brierley Hill, DY5 1XA, in Hart's Hill, Dudley. It is registered for 85 children. It opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 33 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited.
Run by Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 238 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Woodside Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.6 miles
- Netherton CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.7 miles
- Sunny Hill School ages 5–18 0.7 miles
- Brierley Hill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected March 2025 0.8 miles
- St Mary's RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 miles
- Brockmoor Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.9 miles
- Mount Pleasant Primary School Primaryages 3–11has 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
- Withymoor Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery class 1.1 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 Kids Planet Waterfront's opening hours?
Kids Planet Waterfront opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Kids Planet Waterfront's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kids Planet Waterfront Good at its inspection on 7 March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kids Planet Waterfront take?
Kids Planet Waterfront is registered with Ofsted for up to 85 children at any one time.
Who runs Kids Planet Waterfront?
Kids Planet Waterfront is run by Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited, which runs 238 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Kids Planet Waterfront?
Cradley Heath is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Kids Planet Waterfront?
You can call 01384 486935 and visit www.kidsplanetdaynurseries.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 2810761 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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