Full-day nursery in Ridge Hill, Dudley
Village Bears Kindergarten
Madeley Road, Kingswinford, DY6 8PF · 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 2013Reference EY458034Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 January 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places28 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 6 March 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Madeley Road, Kingswinford, DY6 8PF · More nurseries in DY6
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Madeley Road, Conway Close and Randall Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Ketley Field7 min walk
- Lapwood Avenue Open Space10 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 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.
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Village Bears Kindergarten is a full-day nursery at Madeley Road, Kingswinford, DY6 8PF, in Ridge Hill, Dudley. It is registered for 28 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Village Bears Partnership.
Run by Village Bears Partnership (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Village Bears KindergartenThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Phoenix Centre Specialist Pre SchoolSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Fairhaven Under Fives CentreSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Dingle Community Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Bromley Hills Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.3 miles
- The Brier School ages 4–16Ofsted: Outstandinginspected February 2023 0.3 miles
- Crestwood Park Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.4 miles
- Pens Meadow School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.6 miles
- Hawbush Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected October 2021 0.7 miles
- Fairhaven Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected October 2021 0.7 miles
- The Bromley-Pensnett Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.8 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 is Village Bears Kindergarten's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Village Bears Kindergarten Good at its inspection on 27 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Village Bears Kindergarten take?
Village Bears Kindergarten is registered with Ofsted for up to 28 children at any one time.
Who runs Village Bears Kindergarten?
Village Bears Kindergarten is run by Village Bears Partnership, which runs 2 nurseries.
How do I contact Village Bears Kindergarten?
You can call 01384 294470 and visit www.villagebearsnursery.co.uk.
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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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY458034 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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