Caroline and Claire's Pre-School
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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 May 2023. Open since 2006, 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 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
LE6 0AEWhat 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, 12 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enter the pre-school with excitement, eager to play and staff greet children in a friendly way. Children are curious learners, who confidently explore their environment. Staff follow children's curiosity and children's lead, to maximise their learning. For instance, children learn how to plant seeds with a member of staff. This inspires children to plant their own seeds in the garden centre role-play area. They scoop up the compost and make holes in the soil, using their smallmuscle skills well. Staff skilfully ask children what the seeds need to grow. Children recall their prior knowledge and respond with 'water to drink, and the sun'.
Staff place a strong focus on children's safety. This is evident as the children go outside. Children negotiate the steps down to the entrance of the pre-school, holding onto the banister carefully. Staff guide the children in a safe manner to the outside area. Children thoroughly enjoy being outside. They scream and shout with delight as they mix sand and soil together. They show an understanding of volume and capacity in their play, recognising when they have filled a container to the top with the sand and soil mixture. Staff encourage the children to count how many scoops it takes to fill the containers. This helps children to develop their counting skills.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- ensure all staff consistently use the behaviour strategies, so that children clearly understand the type of behaviour that is expected of them n improve the curriculum for physical development to help children develop their core muscle skills.
- 12 May 2023Good
- 4 October 2017Good
- 29 April 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Caroline and Claire's Pre-School
- 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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