Gingerbread 2 Nursery
Good★ 4.3 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Leicester for children from birth to 8+, open 07:45 to 17:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2022. Open since 2011, with 82 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
LE2 4LEWhat 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, 21 February 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Pre-school age children laugh with delight as they sneak up behind a member of staff and shout, 'peek-a-boo'. Staff in the baby room know that children enjoy playing with small-world animals. Babies notice that the sand pit has been brought out. They walk quickly to this and play with their favourite animals that have been placed on the sand. Babies confidently tell adults the names of the animals and the sounds they make. At lunchtime, toddlers know that some foods might be hot.
They know to blow on their food to cool this down and ask staff for support in doing this. Staff describe to the children what they need to do so that they learn to keep themselves safe as they eat.
Children concentrate on the exciting activities that staff have set out for them.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff so that they to know how to engage all children in larger group activities n strengthen staff's knowledge about how to help children recognise and manage their own feelings n strengthen meetings with staff to ensure they are aware of their roles and responsibilities.
- 21 February 2022Good
- 31 August 2016Good
- 29 January 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Gingerbread 2 Nursery
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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