Playhouse Day Nursery
Latest Ofsted grade for Playhouse Day Nursery in Smethwick, Sandwell: Needs Attention. Inspection history, evaluation areas and report PDFs for URN 255146 on Ofsted Insights.
Provider details
| Name | Playhouse Day Nursery |
|---|---|
| URN | 255146 |
| Provider type | Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises |
| Local authority | Sandwell |
| Town | Smethwick |
| Address | The Playhouse, 5 St Mary's Road |
| Postcode | B67 5DG |
| Telephone | 0121 429 4261 |
| Registered | 14 October 1991 |
| Registration status | Active |
Latest inspection
| Inspection date | 28 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Report published | 23 February 2026 |
| Framework | Renewed EIF 2025 |
| Headline measure (lowest graded area) | Needs Attention |
| Curriculum & Teaching | Needs Attention |
| Achievement | Needs Attention |
| Inclusion | Needs Attention |
| Leadership & Governance | Needs Attention |
| Behaviour, Attitudes & Routines | Needs Attention |
| Children's Welfare & Wellbeing | Needs Attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
The renewed Education Inspection Framework does not give an overall grade. The headline measure is the lowest graded area, an Ofsted Insights measure explained in the methodology.
Ofsted reports
Previous inspections
- 15 April 2025 — Pre-2025 — Requires Improvement (report PDF)
- 27 June 2023 — Pre-2025 — Good (report PDF)
- 7 February 2023 — Pre-2025 — Inadequate (report PDF)
- 10 May 2017 — Pre-2025 — Good (report PDF)
- 25 July 2013 — Pre-2025 — Good (report PDF)
Data refreshed from Ofsted on 22 April 2026.