Childcare in Leicester (Leicestershire)
Leicester (Leicestershire) has 65 day nurseries, 31 pre-schools, 20 school nursery classes, 55 childminders and 24 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 122 of them and rated 115 Good or better, 9 of them Outstanding. 74 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £40 to £72, typically £68. Across Leicestershire there are 41 places per 100 children under five, better supplied than England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Leicestershire, divided by the children aged 0 to 4 who live there at the 2021 Census. It compares areas; it is not a count of free places today. It also leaves out the 52 school nursery classes across Leicestershire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
55 settings match. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.
What has changed here
Ofsted does not publish closures, so we work them out by comparing releases. Worth knowing if you are working from an old list.
- Jun 2026Closed Peter Pan Pre-school Playgroup Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Bobblewood Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Queniborough Pre-School Partnership Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed Clubszone CZ Limited Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed Harlequins Private Day Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Bobblewood Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened FCS Out of School Club Rothley Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Poplar Tot's Childcare Ltd Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Kiddy Kapers Daycare Thurnby Ltd Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Harlequins Day Nursery LTD Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened CEL Sports After School Club Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Shells Daycare Ltd Sessional day care
What people ask about childcare in Leicester (Leicestershire)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in Leicester (Leicestershire)?
Of the 8 full-day rates published by settings in Leicester (Leicestershire), the typical price is £68 a day, ranging from £40 to £72. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in Leicester (Leicestershire) take funded hours?
35 of the 196 settings in Leicester (Leicestershire) are recorded as taking the government funded hours. Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.
Are any nurseries in Leicester (Leicestershire) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 9 of the 122 settings Ofsted has inspected in Leicester (Leicestershire) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Leicester (Leicestershire) take babies?
162 settings in Leicester (Leicestershire) are registered to take children under two. Ofsted's register does not say whether a setting runs a baby room or has space in it, so ring before you plan around it.
Is it hard to get a nursery place in Leicester (Leicestershire)?
Leicestershire has 41 registered childcare places for every 100 children under five, against 32 across England. That is registered capacity rather than free places, so it compares areas rather than telling you what is available this week.
Towns close to Leicester (Leicestershire)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.