Barwell Children's Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Barwell for children from birth to 5, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2023. Open since 2020, with 40 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 Leicestershire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Leicestershire 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
LE9 8DGWhat 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.
Ofsted inspector, 23 October 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children love to attend this welcoming and child-centred pre-school. They arrive full of energy and enjoy sharing their news from home with the staff. Staff greet them by name and show a genuine interest in their news. Children who are more apprehensive to attend are supported well. Staff plan the environment linked to children's interests and enthusiastically tell and show children what they can play with. This helps children to leave their parents and settle in their play. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) have their individual needs met well, as staff take the time to get to know them and work well as a team to ensure they can access the full range of activities on offer. For example, they know some children prefer to learn outside so ensure this area is always accessible.
Overall, children behave well and show they are beginning to understand the rules for working harmoniously together. Staff provide activities to support this, such as diggers in a tuff tray to support sharing and turn taking, as well as early markmaking skills. Children learn to use sand timers to help them understand when it is their turn to play. Staff praise children when they are successful in this task, helping to boost children's self-esteem.
Children are taught good skills for developing their independence, such as 'pinch, pinch pull' when opening food items at lunchtime and how to put on their coats ready for outside play. Staff give children the opportunity to practise these skills in their own time and offer gentle and timely guidance when needed.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- help children to further build on their social skills and interactions with each other - help staff to know and understand how better to support every child to develop their speaking skills, in particular, those children with speech and language delay n help staff to support children's behaviour through fair and consistent methods.
- 23 October 2023Good
- 25 October 2022Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Barwell Children's Day Nursery
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
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