Full-day nursery in Kingswinford, Dudley
Play Box Nursery
Unit 10, Building 53A, Third Avenue,The Pensnett Estate, Kingswinford, DY6 7XG · 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 January 1998Reference 253817Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 31 January 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places80 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 September 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Unit 10, Building 53A, Third Avenue,The Pensnett Estate, Kingswinford, DY6 7XG · More nurseries in DY6
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Pensnett Bus Depot, Third Avenue and Elf Garage.
Parks and playgrounds
- King George VI Park6 min walk
- Sandpipers Park12 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 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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Play Box Nursery is a full-day nursery at Unit 10, Building 53A, Third Avenue,The Pensnett Estate, Kingswinford, DY6 7XG, in Kingswinford, Dudley. It is registered for 80 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 12 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Blanford Mere Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.3 miles
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.6 miles
- Dawley Brook Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.9 miles
- Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.9 miles
- Crestwood Park Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.9 miles
- Pens Meadow School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 1.0 miles
- The Brier School ages 4–16Ofsted: Outstandinginspected February 2023 1.0 miles
- St Mark's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 1.0 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 Play Box Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Play Box Nursery Good at its inspection on 31 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Play Box Nursery take?
Play Box Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 80 children at any one time.
How do I contact Play Box Nursery?
You can call 01384 835535 and visit www.playboxdaynursery.com.
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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 253817 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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