Humberstone Park Day Nursery Ltd
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.5 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Leicester for babies from a few weeks old up to school age, open 07:45 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 2015, with 52 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Free childcare from 9 months. 15 & 30 funded hours over 38 weeks/year. Hine Park: term time only. Humberstone Park: year round.
What childcare usually costs in Leicester
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Leicester 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
LE5 4DGWhat 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, 30 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are cared for by a team of caring and attentive staff, who know the children that they look after well. Upon arrival at the nursery, children separate from their parents easily. Those children that need a little help to settle receive a reassuring cuddle from their key person. Staff support children to use their imaginations. Toddlers pretend that they are pirates and hunt for treasure. Staff model pirate language for the children to copy and help to extend the children's play. Children have developed good friendships with each other and play well together.
Staff have high expectations for the children in their care. They encourage children to be independent. Babies are supported to wash their hands before sitting down to eat a snack. Older babies have learned to drink from open top cups. Staff help toddlers learn how to serve their own meals. Pre-school children are learning how to stay safe when they go for walks in the park. Staff remind them that they need to keep hold of their friend's hand and that when dogs approach them, they should stand still, so that dogs do not chase them. Staff use walks in the parks well to teach children about the wildlife that they see, and to draw their attention to the affect that the weather and seasons have on the natural environment.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance the implementation of group activities, so that all children are suitably challenged and engaged n support staff to deliver the curriculum for mathematics in a more purposeful and effective way.
- 30 March 2023Good
- 29 June 2017Good
- 9 August 2016Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Humberstone Park Day Nursery Ltd
- What it costs
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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