Ellistown Playgroup
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Coalville 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2018, 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
LE67 1ENWhat 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, 18 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The management and staff team have worked hard since the previous inspection to elevate the standards of care and education for the children who attend. Children are warmly welcomed and excitedly enter the playgroup's safe and stimulating environment. They delve into a tray, with items frozen in ice. Staff help children to think about how to get the items out of the ice. Staff have high expectations of children's behaviour. They give children instructions on how to use pipettes.
Children listen to the instructions as they practise their small muscle skills, dipping pipettes into water and transferring the water into containers.
Children explore the exciting outdoor area. They construct structures with foam bricks, and are challenged to think about what they have made. Children use their imaginations as they create 'dinner' in the mud kitchen with play food, they exclaim, 'I'm making fruit, this pan is very heavy!' They sit together as they pretend to taste the food while staff talk to children about healthy foods as they enjoy their tea party.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review routines of the day to allow children time to consolidate and deepen their knowledge through uninterrupted play n support staff to build on children's language by introducing new vocabulary at a consistently high level - support staff to plan more effectively for children's transitions from one activity to another, to enable children to remain focused and engaged.
- 18 May 2023Good
- 19 May 2022Needs improvement
- 9 July 2021Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Ellistown Playgroup
- 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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