Full-day nursery in Brockmoor, Dudley
Small Talk Nurseries
The Former Hearing Centre, Cottage Street, Brierley Hill, DY5 1RE · 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 2019Reference 2515666Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 January 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places52 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 26 November 2025Food 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
The Former Hearing Centre, Cottage Street, Brierley Hill, DY5 1RE · More nurseries in DY5
Buses
18 bus stops within 400 m, including Dudley College, Library and Venture Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- Marsh Park8 min walk
- Lawyer's Field11 min walk
- Church Street Park Entrance12 min walk
- Zig Zags playground3 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground12 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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Small Talk Nurseries is a full-day nursery at The Former Hearing Centre, Cottage Street, Brierley Hill, DY5 1RE, in Brockmoor, Dudley. It is registered for 52 children. It opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 13 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Small Talk Nurseries Limited.
Run by Small Talk Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| Small Talk NurseriesThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Sunny Hill School ages 5–18 0.2 miles
- Brierley Hill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected March 2025 0.2 miles
- St Mary's RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- Brockmoor Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.4 miles
- Withymoor Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery class 0.5 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 0.6 miles
- Hawbush Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected October 2021 0.9 miles
- Thorns Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 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 Small Talk Nurseries's opening hours?
Small Talk Nurseries opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Small Talk Nurseries's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Small Talk Nurseries Good at its inspection on 9 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Small Talk Nurseries take?
Small Talk Nurseries is registered with Ofsted for up to 52 children at any one time.
Who runs Small Talk Nurseries?
Small Talk Nurseries is run by Small Talk Nurseries Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Small Talk Nurseries?
Cradley Heath is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Small Talk Nurseries?
You can call 01384 822666 and visit stn4u.com.
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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 2515666 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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