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Hearts Day Nursery in Dudley

Ofsted: Expected standard·
4.4(14 Google reviews)
·34 Halton Street, Dudley, DY2 0PJ · Dudley
Number of places
—
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2026
Local authority
Dudley

About this day nursery

Hearts Day Nursery in Dudley provides a welcoming and purpose-built environment for children aged 1 to 4 years, operating Monday to Friday from 07:30 to 18:30. The setting received an 'Expected standard' rating in its latest Ofsted inspection on 4th August 2026.

Children are happy and settled, confidently exploring a broad curriculum that supports their development through play and their individual interests. The day nursery focuses on fostering independence through daily routines, such as children self-serving lunch and tidying up.

Leaders and staff have effective systems for identifying and supporting children with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) and those with additional barriers to learning, working collaboratively with parents to create and review support plans. Staff use visual cards and physical objects to aid communication and activities for children with SEND.

Outdoor learning is a key feature, promoting healthy habits and physical development as children enjoy fresh air and learn through appropriate risk-taking in their play, for example, babies are encouraged to push themselves up and walk. The curriculum is designed to cover all areas of learning, with a particular focus on communication and mathematical language skills, ensuring children typically make steady progress from their starting points.

While the nursery provides a supportive and inclusive environment, the inspection report noted areas for development including consistently high-quality staff interactions and enhancing independence for all children.

Our ethos

Hearts Day Nursery's approach is founded on the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), emphasising play-based learning and tailored activities. They are committed to fostering curiosity, creativity, and confidence in a joyful, family-like atmosphere, aiming for each child to thrive and reach their full potential.

What it's like

Children are happy, settled, and enjoy attending this welcoming, purpose-built setting. They confidently explore the learning environment and benefit from a broad curriculum. Children develop positive relationships with caring staff who provide meaningful interactions, and they are encouraged to become independent through daily routines.

Welcoming environmentBroad curriculumStrong SEND supportOutdoor learning experiencesIndependence encouragedSteady progress

Pricing & funding

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Key facts

Opening hours

7:30am to 6:30pm, Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays and christmas shutdown period)

Age range

0-5 years

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Expected standard

Last inspected Aug 2026

Headline: Expected standard

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
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Expected standard
Needs attention
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Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.

Category grades

AchievementExpected standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesExpected standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
InclusionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
1 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted report for Hearts Day Nursery

Last inspected 4 August 2026 · Grace Kleanthous

Safeguarding effective

What it's like to attend

Children are happy, settled, and enjoy attending this welcoming, purpose-built setting. They confidently explore the learning environment and benefit from a broad curriculum. Children develop positive relationships with caring staff who provide meaningful interactions, and they are encouraged to become independent through daily routines.

Inspector highlights

  • Children typically make steady progress from their starting points and develop skills across key areas of learning.
  • Children develop their independence and show increasing confidence through daily routines, such as self-serving their lunch.
  • Children are happy and settled, keen to attend the setting each day and engage with enthusiasm.
  • Leaders and staff have effective systems in place to identify and support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those with additional barriers to learning.
  • Children enjoy spending time outdoors, where they develop their physical skills, confidence and resilience.

Areas to develop

  • 1Leaders should provide opportunities for staff to develop consistently high-quality interactions across the setting.
  • 2Leaders should strengthen opportunities for children to develop independence consistently across the setting.
  • 3Leaders should enhance the learning experiences of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those with other barriers to their learning.
Inspection #2819218 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Leaders and staff have effective systems in place to identify and support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those with additional barriers to learning. They work collaboratively with parents and carers to create and implement support plans, monitoring progress through regular reviews and tracking. Leaders use funding appropriately to provide resources, staff training, and additional adult support through targeted interventions, helping children with SEND regulate emotions, develop communication, and access the curriculum. Staff are aware of how to meet children's needs, using visual cards and physical objects to support communication and activities, though practitioners do not always adapt activities and interactions consistently for these children.

Outdoor space

Staff promote healthy habits as they provide lots of outdoor learning experiences. Children develop a range of physical skills, enjoy the fresh air, and spend time learning in the outdoor environment. For example, babies are encouraged to push themselves up and walk from one activity to another, and children develop confidence and resilience by taking appropriate risks in their play.

Google Reviews of Hearts Day Nursery

4.4
(14 Google reviews)
Lauren Whitehouse
6 months ago

I cannot recommend this nursery highly enough! As a first-time mum, I was so nervous about sending my son to nursery, but the entire team made me feel completely at ease from day one. The staff are warm, professional, and genuinely care about the children. The nursery itself is wonderful, the rooms are spacious, bright, and thoughtfully set up to encourage learning and play. The outdoor spaces are fantastic too, giving the children plenty of room to explore, run around and enjoy fresh air every day. I’m also really impressed by how thorough they are when it comes to safety. Their attention to detail is outstanding, from secure routines to clear communication everything is recorded properly, explained clearly, and shared with parents straight away, which gives me complete peace of mind. The meals provided are healthy, varied, and always well balanced, which gives me so much confidence in what my son is eating each day. The app they use is brilliant, they upload photos, notes, and updates throughout the day, so I always know exactly how he’s doing and what he’s been up to. My son has absolutely thrived here, and I’m so grateful for the care and support he receives. Truly a five-star nursery, I would recommend it to everyone

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Sarah Bebbington
6 months ago

Absolutely fabulous nursery! Communication is brilliant and all of the staff are lovely and great with the children. My little girl had some trouble settling when she started there and the ladies handled it brilliantly and she's been so happy there ever since. The practitioners keep us updated throughout the day and even send photos of the activities the children take part in, so I feel like I don't miss a minute with my baby. Literally I can not fault this place and I'm so happy we found this nursery

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Tammy Baker
2 months ago

Would highly recommend this nursery. Moved my son here as I wasn't happy with his other nursery. He has done so well developmentally. Parents are kept informed throughout the day. They provide nutritious meals and snacks and different activities each day. So happy I moved him.

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Anca Ibanescu
5 months ago

Beautiful nursery, very good staff, great communication always! Everywhere is sparkling clean and the kids are very well supervised! The staff prepare everyday nice activities for them and my son made a huge progress since he goes here! I can’t recommend this nursery enough!

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Ashanti Xox
4 months ago

I had a very negative experience with this nursery. In my opinion, the overall quality of care and communication with parents was poor. My child, who has previously enjoyed nursery settings, became extremely upset at drop-off and seemed very distressed about attending here. I also had concerns about how the children were being supervised and did not feel fully confident in the environment. In our case, the nursery suggested there were behavioural issues, which did not reflect my son’s character or behaviour at home or in his previous nursery. This may not be everyone’s experience, but based on ours, I would not choose to send my child here.

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

4 August 2026

Expected standard

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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Frequently asked about Hearts Day Nursery

About the setting

Hearts Day Nursery is a childcare on non-domestic premises, registered with Ofsted on 19/12/2024. It operates from 34 Halton Street, Dudley, DY2 0PJ. The setting accepts children aged 1 to 4 and operates Monday to Friday from 07:30 to 18:30.

URN
2819218
Registered person
Hearts Day Nursery Ltd
Day care type
Childcare on non-domestic premises
Register
EYR
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises

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