Sessional pre-school in Cradley, Dudley
Playzone Preschool
Overend Methodist Chapel, Halesowen, B63 2SL · 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
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 09:00–15:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Overend Methodist Chapel, Halesowen, B63 2SL · More nurseries in B63
Stations
- Cradley Heath19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Banners Lane, Overend Road and Hillside Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- The Bernard Oakley Memorial Gardens7 min walk
- Homer Hill Park10 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Timbertree Play Area 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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Playzone Preschool is a sessional pre-school at Overend Methodist Chapel, Halesowen, B63 2SL, in Cradley, Dudley. It is registered for 26 children. It opens 09:00–15:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.2 from 5 reviews (November 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playzone PreschoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 09:00–15:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Timbertree Neighbourhood NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:45–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Cradley Play NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:45–17:45 | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Little Explorers Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Al-Madina Nursery - Cradley HeathSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Shine NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:45–17:45 | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| The Cosy Corner Day Nursery LimitedFull-day nursery | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | 08:30–16:00 | 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
- 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 0.3 miles
- Cradley CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.4 miles
- Colley Lane Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.4 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 0.8 miles
- Corngreaves Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.9 miles
- Old Hill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.9 miles
- Huntingtree Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.9 miles
- Newfield Park Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2021 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 Playzone Preschool's opening hours?
Playzone Preschool opens 09:00–15:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Playzone Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Playzone Preschool Good at its inspection on 15 November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Playzone Preschool take?
Playzone Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Playzone Preschool?
Cradley Heath is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Playzone Preschool?
You can call 07910 637995.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY540263 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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