Full-day nursery in Dudley
YMCA @St James Road
29 St. James's Road, Dudley, DY1 3JD · 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.
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Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 08:00–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
29 St. James's Road, Dudley, DY1 3JD · More nurseries in DY1
Stations
- Dudley Interchange (West Midlands Metro)11 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Flood Street (West Midlands Metro)11 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Dudley Castle (West Midlands Metro)16 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
27 bus stops within 400 m, including Charlton Street, Gads Lane and Wolverhampton Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Inhenge Gardens5 min walk
- Coronation Gardens5 min walk
- Priory Park6 min walk
- Grange Park8 min walk
- Shavers End Open Space11 min walk
- Playground9 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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YMCA @St James Road is a full-day nursery at 29 St. James's Road, Dudley, DY1 3JD, in Dudley. It is registered for 95 children. It opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.5 from 2 reviews (November 2026). It is run by YMCA Wolverhampton.
Run by YMCA Wolverhampton (charity), which runs 8 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YMCA @St James RoadThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Lilypads DaycareFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| Little Kids KingdomSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Rhymes Nursery (Dudley)Full-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Learning Journeys DaycareSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Mother Nature Childcare LtdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Little Adventures Nursery (Dudley)Full-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Jesson's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected February 2023 0.3 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 0.5 miles
- Blowers Green Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.5 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 0.7 miles
- Beechwood Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.8 miles
- Kates Hill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.8 miles
- Wrens Nest Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.0 miles
- Milking Bank Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 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 YMCA @St James Road's opening hours?
YMCA @St James Road opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is YMCA @St James Road's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated YMCA @St James Road Good at its inspection on 11 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can YMCA @St James Road take?
YMCA @St James Road is registered with Ofsted for up to 95 children at any one time.
Who runs YMCA @St James Road?
YMCA @St James Road is run by YMCA Wolverhampton, which runs 8 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to YMCA @St James Road?
Dudley Interchange (West Midlands Metro) is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact YMCA @St James Road?
You can call 0121 714 2591 and visit www.ymcabc.org.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
- 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 2749898 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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