Sessional pre-school in Lye, Dudley
Smarty Pants @ Lye Limited
Halesowen Family Centre, Lye By-Pass, Lye, Stourbridge, DY9 8HT · 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 2017Reference EY550455Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 June 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places32 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 2 February 2023Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Halesowen Family Centre, Lye By-Pass, Lye, Stourbridge, DY9 8HT · More nurseries in DY9
Stations
- Lye (West Midlands)6 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Vicarage Road South, Vicarage Road and Lye Church.
Parks and playgrounds
- Christchurch Park1 min walk
- Stevens Park9 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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Smarty Pants @ Lye Limited is a sessional pre-school at Halesowen Family Centre, Lye By-Pass, Lye, Stourbridge, DY9 8HT, in Lye, Dudley. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smarty Pants @ Lye LimitedThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Little Lambs Pre- SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | 08:30–15:30 | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
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| Happyfaces 2Full-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Shine NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:45–17:45 | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| St Mary's Preschool OldswinfordSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Wollescote Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.4 miles
- The Old Park School ages 4–19Ofsted: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)inspected May 2024 0.6 miles
- Rufford Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.6 miles
- Thorns Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.7 miles
- Peters Hill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.9 miles
- Hob Green Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 1.0 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 1.1 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 1.1 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 Smarty Pants @ Lye Limited's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Smarty Pants @ Lye Limited Good at its inspection on 18 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Smarty Pants @ Lye Limited take?
Smarty Pants @ Lye Limited is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Smarty Pants @ Lye Limited?
Lye (West Midlands) is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY550455 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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