Outstanding
200 placesLE19 4AT01162727042
East Midlands
Childcare in Leicestershire
743 registered providers with 15,851 places, up 1.6% since December 2021.
198day nurseries
346childminders
107after-school clubs
284newly registered since 2021
62.1%rated Good or better
425closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 23.1% since December 2021, against a national fall of about 24%.
Towns
Where to look
Pick the place you actually live.
Leicester (Leicestershire)121Loughborough (Leicestershire)47Hinckley30Coalville24Melton Mowbray (Leicestershire)20Market Harborough (Leicestershire)16Ashby-De-La-Zouch (Leicestershire)15Wigston13Lutterworth10Swadlincote (Leicestershire)7Nuneaton (Leicestershire)6Derby (Leicestershire)5Ibstock5Blaby3Glenfield3Markfield3Whetstone3Birstall (Leicestershire)2Burbage2Moira2Nottingham (Leicestershire)2Rothley2Shepshed2Anstey1Ashby1Atherstone (Leicestershire)1Barrow upon Soar1Barwell1Birstall Leicester1Broughton Astley1Broughton Astley Leicester1Castle Donington1Church Langton1Desford1Earl Shilton1Enderby1Fairfield Road1Heather1Kegworth1Knossington1Leicester Forest East1Market Bosworth1Measham1Mountsorrel1Narborough1Oadby, Leicester1Queniborough1Shawell1Sileby1Snarestone1Stoney Stanton1Stoughton1Syston1Thringstone1Thurmaston1Whitwick1Wymeswold1
Highest rated
Settings across the council
The sixty largest and best-rated. Childminders are not named, because Ofsted withholds them.
Outstanding
114 placesLE4 8JF01162 696 162
Outstanding
103 placesLE18 2GZ0116 2811113
Outstanding
101 placesLE11 3TE01509 271009
Outstanding
95 placesLE18 2DJ01162570444
Outstanding
75 placesLE8 0LG0116 2793950
Outstanding
60 placesLE8 0HW0116 2796513
Outstanding
42 placesLE67 6NW07739 026528
Outstanding
40 placesLE67 2AH07827104489
Outstanding
40 placesLE65 1HU01530 415541
Outstanding
35 placesLE8 4BY0116 2776506
Report card Nov 2025
26 placesLE14 3LR01664823100
Outstanding
25 placesLE9 7QE01455850848
Outstanding
25 placesLE10 1LW07896 496403
Outstanding
24 placesLE8 8BQ0116 240 3721
Outstanding
18 placesLE17 6LU01858 881038
Outstanding
16 placesLE67 2TD07903534055
Good
131 placesLE7 2EQ01163090011
Good
130 placesLE67 3LT01530814051
Good
130 placesLE19 1JZ0116 289 3083
Good
126 placesLE65 2UZ01530 415566
Good
120 placesLE4 3AX01162675427
Good
120 placesLE12 9BZ01509 505 555
Report card May 2026
118 placesLE16 9HL01858431355
Good
116 placesLE19 0LF0116 2865566
Good
115 placesLE16 7SA01858 540227
Good
113 placesLE7 7NL0116 230 3888
Good
110 placesLE11 3TN01509 239205
Good
110 placesDE74 2DA01509 642100
Good
110 placesLE17 4LN01543 678530
Good
108 placesLE17 4EW01455558241
Good
104 placesLE10 1YG01455 247785
Good
100 placesLE3 3NU0330 043 1262
Good
100 placesLE13 1JE01664 565859
Report card Apr 2026
98 placesLE12 5JB01509842968
Good
93 placesLE11 2DY01509276820
Good
93 placesLE13 0UT01664562277
Good
93 placesDE12 7PL01530 274462
Good
92 placesLE13 0PB01664896221
Report card Mar 2026
90 placesLE16 7DE01858 468 006
Good
90 placesLE67 6JP01530262434
Good
90 placesLE9 6RE01455 286688
Good
90 placesLE8 6LA0116 2848434
Good
89 placesDE74 2RS01332850585
Report card Jan 2026
89 placesLE10 1AD01455 233636
Good
88 placesLE19 2DF01162865170
Good
88 placesLE4 8DE01163195610
Report card May 2026
86 placesLE2 5QF0116 2716161
Good
85 placesLE19 4SA0116 2849700
Good
84 placesLE7 3FN0116 269 3858
Good
84 placesLE8 4DP0116 2786040
Good
82 placesLE2 4LE0116 2711165
Good
80 placesLE2 9TL07701062043
Good
80 placesLE67 5EL01530 814477
Good
80 placesLE19 1RP01162899369
Good
80 placesLE9 4FS07825773307
Good
79 placesLE7 7AW0330 043 1262
Good
76 placesLE16 9QG01858 469708
Good
75 placesLE18 1HG0116 257 3729
Good
75 placesLE18 4WS0116 3193806
No longer open
Settings that have closed
Worked out by comparing consecutive Ofsted releases; the closure falls in the six months before the date shown.
| Setting | Town | Places it had | Last rating | Gone by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanford Sports Clubs and Camps Ltd | Loughborough | 60 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Bobblewood Nursery | Leicester | 50 | Outstanding | Jun 2026 |
| Poplar Tot's Childcare Ltd | Earl Shilton | 40 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Busy Bees Day Nursery at Loughborough | Loughborough | 40 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Superstars Burton On The Wolds | Loughborough | 40 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Kidspace St Marys | Hinckley | 35 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Queniborough Pre-School Partnership | Leicester | 28 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Peter Pan Pre-school Playgroup | Leicester | 26 | Inadequate | Jun 2026 |
| Hanbury Kindergarten | Church Langton | 24 | Outstanding | Jun 2026 |
| Harlequins Private Day Nursery | Leicester | 20 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Superstars Hose | Melton Mowbray | 16 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Superstars Barlestone | Nuneaton | 15 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Superstars Seagrave | Seagrave | 15 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Premier Education at Loughborough CofE | Loughborough | 10 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| ClubsComplete at Ashby Leisure Centre | Ashby-De-La-Zouch | 10 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Clubszone CZ Limited | Leicester | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Footsteps Nursery | Derby | 55 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Little Stars Nursery School | Melton Mowbray | 40 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Premier Education at Loughborough CofE Primary School | Loughborough | 36 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Jo Jo Childcare | Coalville | 36 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Hayhill Day Nursery | Barrow upon Soar | 35 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Holywell Out of School Club | Loughborough | 32 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| K and C Kids Cabin Ltd - Packington | Ashby-De-La-Zouch | 32 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Poplar tots childcare | Leicester | 30 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Fiesta Sports Harborough Town | Market Harborough | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Clubscomplete At Griffydam Primary School | Coalville | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| The Climbing Tree Pre-School (Whitwick Data Services Limited) | Whitwick, Coalville | 26 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Long Clawson Pre School | Melton Mowbray | 25 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Wanlip Pre-School | Leicester | 20 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Little Foxes on the Farm Ltd | Leicester | 13 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Britannia Fields Blossoming Butterflies | Hinckley | 10 | Needs improvement | Dec 2025 |
| ClubsComplete at Somerby | Melton Mowbray | 10 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| ClubsComplete at Ab Kettleby | Melton Mowbray | 10 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Desford Primary Holiday Club | Leicester | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Clubzone CZ Limited | Nuneaton | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Quorn FC Activity Camp | Quorn | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Kip McGrath Education Centre Loughborough | Loughborough | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Kids Planet Lutterworth | Lutterworth | 106 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Our Monkey Club C.I.C. | Swadlincote | 40 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Pop Up Care Clubs Thorpe Astley | Leicester | 40 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| First Steps Playgroup | Nuneaton | 32 | Inadequate | Jun 2025 |
| Huncote Community Pre-school | Leicester | 30 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Sunny Sandcastles Pre-School | Wigston | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Ashby Kids Club | Ashby-De-La-Zouch | 25 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Kids Planet Lutterworth OOSC | Lutterworth | 25 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Pop Up Care Clubs | Leicester | 25 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Barwell Village Hall Playgroup | Leicester | 24 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Butterfly Preschool | Coalville | 24 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| ClubsComplete at Loughborough Leisure Centre | Loughborough | 20 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Peter Pan Preschool Playgroup | Leicester | 18 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| The Den | Hinckley | 16 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Top Marks Tutoring Centre | Ashby De La Zouch | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Thringstone Playgroup | Coalville | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| TayPlay Holiday Camps | Loughborough | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| TayPlay SPORT @ Ashby Leisure Centre & Lido | Ashby De La Zouch | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| TayPlay SPORT @ Lutterworth Sports Centre | Lutterworth | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Stagecoach Leicester | Leicester | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Priesthills Nursery Nutts Lane | Hinckley | 100 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Little Stars Day Nursery @ The Lodge | Melton Mowbray | 74 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| The Oak Treehouse | Loughborough | 60 | Good | Dec 2024 |