Chatterbox Pre-School Limited
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Leicester for children from birth to 5, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2022. Open since 2016, with 45 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
LE2 6TEWhat 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, 7 July 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are keen to arrive at this inviting and well-resourced pre-school. Toys and activities are attractively arranged to entice and motivate children to learn. For example, when children roll toy cars in sand, staff show them the marks they make. Children show positive relationships with staff when they snuggle into them and sit on their knee to listen to a story. Staff extend children's understanding of the stories they hear. For example, they introduce new words, such as anchor and explain what this is used for. This helps children to hear and understand the meaning of new words.
Children are very keen to play outdoors where they are physically active. Younger children smile and laugh when they reach up high to pop bubbles that float in the air. Older children wait patiently for their turn to go on obstacle courses. They show good balance and coordination when they go down slides, walk across stepping stones and move under and over tables safely. Children show a great sense of achievement when they reach the end and celebrate, putting their hands in the air. Children understand the need to follow personal hygiene routines. For example, after their friends use the potty, they remind them to wash their hands.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- help staff to adapt their interactions with older children to manage the noise level, so that children can consistently hear what is happening around them n support staff to be consistent in reinforcing rules and boundaries with older children during planned group times.
- 7 July 2022Good
- 5 May 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Chatterbox Pre-School Limited
- 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.
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