Co-operative Play and Learn
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Leicester for from 2 years up to school age, open 08:30 to 16:30, 5 days a week. £41.28 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2023. Open since 2013, with 25 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Term time only, 38 weeks a year.
| Age | Full day | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £41.28 | £20.64Morning or Afternoon, 3 hrs | £6.88 |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £2.50 a session Yoga (optional)
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 hours a week of free childcare or early education for 38 weeks for eligible 2-year-olds; 15 hours of free childcare or early education for 38 weeks for all 3-4 year olds; 30 hours of free childcare or early education for 38 weeks for eligible 3-4 year olds from working families.
Worth knowing. Additional hours are available at our hourly rate for funded places, allowing you to cover our full opening hours. Any funded care doesn't include meals and extras like day trips.
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
LE4 4DEWhat 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, 8 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enter the pre-school eager to engage with the exciting activities on offer.
They choose what they want to do and quickly become immersed in play. Staff gently reassure and comfort children who need a bit more time to settle.
Children have extremely strong bonds with the caring and attentive staff. They confidently go to them if they need help or support. Children are constantly praised throughout the day. This helps them to develop confidence. Staff have high expectations of all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Children follow rules well and play nicely with each other. They learn how to share and use good manners from staff, who are good role models.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to develop their skills in delivering stories to a group to ensure that they are engaging for all children - give less-vocal children more opportunities to interact and have a turn during group times to build up their confidence.
- 8 June 2023Good
- 3 August 2017Good
- 12 May 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Co-operative Play and Learn
- 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
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 £41.28 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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