Full-day nursery in New Dock, Dudley
Rhymes Nursery (Dudley)
Fulbrook Road, Dudley, DY1 2BG · 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 September 2008Reference EY382012Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 26 January 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places60 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 13 January 2026Food 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
Fulbrook Road, Dudley, DY1 2BG · More nurseries in DY1
Stations
- Flood Street (West Midlands Metro)19 min walk · 0.7 miles
- Dudley Interchange (West Midlands Metro)21 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Grange Street, Maughan Street and Dock Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Grange Park1 min walk
- Shavers End Open Space8 min walk
- Milking Bank Park11 min walk
- Inhenge Gardens12 min walk
- Playground2 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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Rhymes Nursery (Dudley) is a full-day nursery at Fulbrook Road, Dudley, DY1 2BG, in New Dock, Dudley. It is registered for 60 children. It opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri. 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 4.2 from 6 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Rhymes Nursery Limited.
Run by Rhymes Nursery Limited (company), which runs 3 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
- Jesson's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected February 2023 0.2 miles
- Blowers Green Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.5 miles
- Milking Bank Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.7 miles
- Priory Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.7 miles
- Cherry Tree Learning Centre ages 5–16Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected April 2024 0.7 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
- Wrens Nest Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.0 miles
- Woodside Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 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 Rhymes Nursery (Dudley)'s opening hours?
Rhymes Nursery (Dudley) opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Rhymes Nursery (Dudley)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Rhymes Nursery (Dudley) Good at its inspection on 26 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Rhymes Nursery (Dudley) take?
Rhymes Nursery (Dudley) is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
Who runs Rhymes Nursery (Dudley)?
Rhymes Nursery (Dudley) is run by Rhymes Nursery Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Rhymes Nursery (Dudley)?
Flood Street (West Midlands Metro) is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Rhymes Nursery (Dudley)?
You can call 01384 458051 and visit www.rhymesnursery.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 EY382012 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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