Best Start Nurseries @ St Marys Montessori
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Lutterworth for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 February 2024. Open since 2012, with 60 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
LE17 4SHWhat 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 February 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children in the pre-school room receive gentle reminders from staff to use good manners. For example, they ask them what they need to say when they receive food. Children say 'thank you' and receive praise from staff for being polite.
Children are supported to take responsibility for keeping the environment tidy. For example, staff give children in the baby rooms specific toys and ask them to put these away. Children in the pre-school room understand why they need to tidy away toys, saying that if they do not put them away, they might fall over.
Children's physical skills are supported well by staff. For example, in the baby room, staff hold onto children's hands when they begin to walk and attempt to climb onto low-level steps. This contributes to supporting their safety, balance and coordination. In the toddler room, staff help children to learn how to develop the muscles in their hands. For example, they show children how to roll dough in between their hands for children to copy. Children in the pre-school room are supported by staff to develop their knowledge of shapes. For example, when children recognise a rectangle, staff ask them to look around the room to find the same shape. Children are excited to do this and share their thoughts with staff.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff in the toddler and pre-school rooms to develop the implementation of planned activities to reflect the identified learning intention for the children taking part n help staff in the toddler room to be consistent when supporting children to understand the rules and boundaries that are in place.
- 1 February 2024Good
- 10 April 2018Good
- 12 May 2014Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Best Start Nurseries @ St Marys Montessori
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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