Hugglescote Playgroup
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Coalville for children from birth to 5, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2022. Open since 1984, with 26 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 2BQWhat 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, 15 March 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy at the playgroup. They show an interest and are engaged in activities. Older children work together as a team creating 'a giant beanstalk' from a cardboard tube. They share their ideas with each other and staff, enthusiastically discussing how they can stick leaves on the tube. 'I can use tape' one says smiling, as staff praise them for their ideas. Children are taught how to use tools in a safe way. For example, older children learn from staff how to safely use scissors to cut tape. Children access a well-equipped and secure garden. They develop their physical skills as they use their feet to climb up the new climbing wall. Younger children enjoy pushing toy diggers up and down a large sandpit.
Children behave well. They react positively when staff remind them to share toys with their friends. Children have good relationships with staff. Younger children actively engage with staff during a painting activity. They encourage children to use their imagination as they create their own pictures. Children say that they have painted 'jelly on a plate'. They laugh and wiggle in their chairs as staff sing a 'jelly wobble' song.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance parent partnership to include information on how children use digital technology at home.
- 15 March 2022Good
- 19 November 2015Good
- 1 October 2012Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Hugglescote 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.