Ashbourne Montessori Stoneygate
Good★ 3.9 on GoogleBirth to 5Open a few years
A day nursery in Leicester for children from birth to 5, open 07:45 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2025. Open since 2022, with 42 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Leicester
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Leicester from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
LE2 3BEWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
- 10 March 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 20 November 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 22 July 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
All children are happy and well settled at the nursery. Babies giggle in delight as they lift the flaps and read books with their key person. Older children are confident and articulate. They excitedly give visitors a tour of the nursery garden and explain what they enjoy doing in each area. Children demonstrate they have strong bonds with staff as they ask for help when they need it. Children learn to keep themselves safe as staff teach them how to use scissors. They calmly explain where each finger and thumb need to go and how to open and close the scissors.
Children are resilient. They persevere when they find things difficult, such as putting on their coats. Children receive praise from staff when they succeed, helping them to identify their achievements.
Children behave well. They understand the daily routine and remind staff when it is time to tidy away toys and resources. Staff remind children to use their manners, such as saying please and thank you. Children play well with their friends and are supported by staff to take turns and share. Staff use visual aids to help children understand when it is their turn, such as sand timers. Children are curious and inquisitive. They ask staff to help them locate ladybirds in the garden. Staff suggest that spiders may be hiding in their webs.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to develop their questioning techniques to give children more time to think, understand and respond to questions n provide more targeted professional development support for staff so that they can all develop their practice to a consistently high level n work in closer partnership with parents to provide more ideas and support with learning at home.
- 22 July 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 17 September 2024Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Ashbourne Montessori Stoneygate
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
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