Hermitage Nursery School
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Whitwick for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 2022, with 80 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 5ELWhat 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, 14 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff provide a warm and welcoming environment, where children are happy and settled. Children demonstrate they are motivated and eager to learn. The staff know children well and provide stimulating experiences that build on children's interests and developmental stages. For example, staff notice babies enjoy exploring loose parts and moving resources from one place to another. Staff respond to this by placing carefully chosen items throughout the play areas for babies to freely explore and investigate. This means babies are stimulated and show high levels of engagement.
Children have immense fun playing with their friends and engage in a wide range of activities and games that support their learning and development. When playing outside they are keen to initiate their own games, such as hide and seek, and invite others to come and join in. Children learn to share and take turns with the equipment. They delight in playing in the mud kitchen, using the resources to pour, scoop and mix materials. Staff respond to children's interests and encourage their observation skills. For example, staff point to the sky and attract children's attention by saying, 'look up, what can you see?' Children jump up and down in excitement when they see a plane and discuss the patterns in the sky. Staff skilfully nurture children's interest in the world around them.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to have consistently high expectations, when helping children to manage their own behaviour n support staff to consider the organisation of group activities in pre-school to enable all children to gain the most from the learning experiences.
- 14 March 2023Good
Still missing for Hermitage Nursery School
- 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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