Sessional pre-school in Penn, Wolverhampton
Merry-Go-Round
1c Claverley Drive, Wolverhampton, WV4 4QL · 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 June 2018Reference EY560335Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 6 October 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 2 May 2023Food 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
1c Claverley Drive, Wolverhampton, WV4 4QL · More nurseries in WV4
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Warstones Road, Pinfold Lane and Pinfold Grove.
Parks and playgrounds
- Warstones Green3 min walk
- Windsor Avenue Playing Fields6 min walk
- Woodlands Walk12 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Bradmore Recreation Ground playground11 min walk
- Playground11 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 Wolverhampton there are about 5.6 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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Merry-Go-Round is a sessional pre-school at 1c Claverley Drive, Wolverhampton, WV4 4QL, in Penn, Wolverhampton. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 12 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Busy Childcare LLP.
Run by Busy Childcare LLP (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merry-Go-RoundThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Seesaws Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
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| Sandhills Day Nursery WolverhamptonFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Barts Busy BeesFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Happy Kidz Day CareFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Warstones Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.2 miles
- St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.3 miles
- Springdale Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- Penn Fields School ages 5–19Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.5 miles
- Woodfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected February 2024 0.7 miles
- Uplands Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 miles
- Penn Hall School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.8 miles
- Bhylls Acre Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Merry-Go-Round's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Merry-Go-Round Good at its inspection on 6 October 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Who runs Merry-Go-Round?
Merry-Go-Round is run by Busy Childcare LLP, which runs 2 nurseries.
How do I contact Merry-Go-Round?
You can call 07821 955305 and visit www.merrygoround.cc.
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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 EY560335 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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