Honey Bees Pavilion
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Enderby for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 15:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2022. Open since 2006, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
30 hours free childcare (during school term time).
Worth knowing. Eligibility depends on if you are working, your income (and your partner's income, if you have one), your child's age and circumstances, and your immigration status. You must have a valid code by the end of the month before a new term starts. You have to reconfirm your eligibility every 3 months.
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
LE19 4NWWhat 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, 22 March 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are greeted warmly by staff. Due to COVID-19, parents do not enter the pre-school. Staff give cuddles to children who are upset when they arrive, helping them to settle quickly. Older children independently take part in a self-registration task. They recognise their names and photo on cards, placing them on a board to signal they are present that day. This gives children a sense of belonging at the pre-school. Children show high levels of engagement in activities. They work together to make a 'road' for cars, using pipes. Staff encourage them to discuss whose car went the furthest. Children lie on blankets in the garden, basking in the sun while looking at books. They cheerfully engage staff in their play. For example, children use their imagination as they play in the outdoor sandpit. They hand staff a baking tray filled with sand, saying 'I made sand cakes'.
Children have strong relationships with staff. They excitedly shout 'hello' and wave frantically to staff as they arrive. Children engage visitors into their play. For example, they give them a hula hoop, saying 'you' and encourage them to use it.
Children learn to be independent from a young age. Staff show them how to pour their own drinks at snack time. Children learn how to keep safe as they climb steps. Staff teach them to take 'one step at a time' so as not to fall over.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide children with explanations of how to identify potential hazards and use tools safely n help staff to consider how they plan group times to take into consideration the different age ranges of children, so that they are all equally engaged.
- 22 March 2022Good
- 1 July 2015Good
- 29 January 2010Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Honey Bees Pavilion
- What it costs
- 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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.