Ofsted report card

Playhouse Day Nursery

Smethwick, West Midlands · B67 5DG

Inspected by Ofsted on 28 November 2025 under the report card framework.

Curriculum and teaching Needs Attention
Achievement Needs Attention
Behaviour and routines Needs Attention
Welfare and wellbeing Needs Attention
Inclusion Needs Attention
Leadership and governance Needs Attention

What each grade means

Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear — meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.

Curriculum and teaching

Needs Attention

Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.

Achievement

Needs Attention

Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.

Behaviour and routines

Needs Attention

Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.

Welfare and wellbeing

Needs Attention

Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.

Inclusion

Needs Attention

Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.

Leadership and governance

Needs Attention

Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.

Registration

Ofsted URN
255146
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care
Registered since
14 October 1991
Local authority
Sandwell

On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register and the Voluntary Childcare Register.

Where it is

Smethwick, West Midlands · B67 5DG. Location from the Ofsted register.

Inspection history

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.

  1. 15 April 2025 inspection Requires Improvement
  2. 27 June 2023 inspection Good
  3. 7 February 2023 inspection Inadequate
  4. 10 May 2017 inspection Good
  5. 25 July 2013 inspection Good
  6. 20 May 2010 inspection Good
  7. 6 March 2008 inspection
  8. 6 December 2004 inspection

Common questions

When was Playhouse Day Nursery last inspected by Ofsted? +

Playhouse Day Nursery in Smethwick, West Midlands was last inspected on 28 November 2025. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.

What did Ofsted say about Playhouse Day Nursery? +

Ofsted graded 6 areas: curriculum and teaching — Needs Attention; achievement — Needs Attention; behaviour and routines — Needs Attention; welfare and wellbeing — Needs Attention; inclusion — Needs Attention; leadership and governance — Needs Attention. Each area is judged separately, so a setting can be stronger in one than another.

Is "expected standard" a good grade? +

Yes. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result. Strong standard and exceptional sit above it; needs attention and urgent improvement sit below.

How long has Playhouse Day Nursery been registered? +

Playhouse Day Nursery has been registered with Ofsted since 14 October 1991. Its unique reference number (URN) is 255146.

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