Belgrave Playgroup
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Leicester for children from birth to 8+, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 July 2024. Open since 1979, with 30 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
LE4 6LFWhat 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, 1 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
When children arrive, friendly staff greet them in English and their home language.
This helps all children, including those who speak English as an additional language, to feel welcome. Children are supported by staff to understand similarities and differences between themselves and others. For instance, staff help them to learn about their own and other children's faiths and traditions. Children are supported to have a positive attitude in their play. For example, staff show and explain to children how to attach two toy trains together and encourage them to try for themselves. This results in children copying and persevering to solve problems.
Children show good teamwork when they work together to build and construct a tower, using large toy bricks. Staff praise children when they build the tower taller, encouraging them to take it in turns to stack bricks on top of each other. Children squeal and clap their hands with excitement as the tower gets higher and then falls over so they have to start again. Children are supported by staff to learn how they can keep themselves safe. For example, when they walk down stairs, children are reminded by staff to hold onto the banisters. Children hold staff's hands when they walk with them in the street.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen staff's interactions to encourage them to help children think and respond during conversations n support staff to increase opportunities for children to learn about the benefits of making healthy choices around food and drinks.
- 1 July 2024Good
- 27 September 2018Good
- 26 October 2017Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Belgrave Playgroup
- 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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