Castle Lane Day Nursery
Ofsted report card Mar 2026Takes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Market Harborough for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £69.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Inspected under Ofsted's new report card in March 2026. Open since 2008, with 90 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Price list dated 1st April 2026.
| Age | Full day | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3yrs+3y to 5y | – | £43.00Paid, 5.5 hrs | |
| All ages | £33.00Please provide packed lunch £69.00 | £10.00Breakfast Club £12.75After School Club £16.00After School Club £40.50Morning or Afternoon, 5.5 hrs |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £4.00 per 15 minutes Extra half hoursWhen added to existing sessions
- £8.00 per 15 minutes Late Collectionper 10 minutes or part of
- £8.00 an hour Extra Hours/half hoursWhen added to existing sessions
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £8.00 a session 5 Hour Funded morninga charge of £4.00 for 7.30am start
- £8.00 a session 5 Hour Funded afternoonApplicable to 15 and 30 hour funded sessions only
- £14.00 a session 10 Hour Funded sessiona charge of £4.00 for 7.30am start
- £10.00 a session Forest School (3yrs+) 5 hour funded morninga charge of £4.00 for 7.30am start
Funded hours
9 month+, 2 year old, 3 year+ funding; 15 and 30 hour funded sessions.
Worth knowing. Sundry charges apply to funded sessions: £14.00 for 10 hour funded session, £8.00 for 5 hour funded morning/afternoon, £10.00 for Forest School 5 hour funded morning; £4.00 charge for 7.30am start.
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
LE16 7DEWhat Ofsted found, area by area
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives a standard in each of seven areas rather than one overall grade. Expected standard means it is doing what it should.
What 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.
- 3 March 2026Report card seven areas graded separately Safeguarding: Met
- 9 March 2020Good
- 19 January 2016Good
- 28 October 2013Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Castle Lane Day Nursery
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £69.00 a day still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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