Kiddycare Little Willows
GoodTakes funded hours★ 3.8 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Leicester for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2024. Open since 2011, with 45 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
FEEE Funding for children aged from 9 months to 4 years. Some 2 year olds are also eligible for funding, up to 15 hours per week during term time only. Our nurseries offer 15 and 30 hours early years education entitlement placement (subject to availability).
Worth knowing. Subject to availability.
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 2NAWhat 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 October 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff are passionate about what they want children to learn. They plan activities to support children in their learning, and they celebrate children's achievements.
When children correctly identify shapes for the first time, staff praise them and motivate them to learn and name further shapes. Leaders and staff place high importance on communication and language development. Staff create a languagerich environment by supporting children with visual aids, such as pictures and
Makaton signs. They respond to children's communication attempts and gestures by modelling the language they need. For example, when children point to the drink area, staff respond by asking, 'Would you like a drink?' and follow this with the Makaton sign. As a result, children make good progress in their communication and language skills.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to consistently recognise when to allow children to continue in their play without interruption.
- 30 October 2024Good
- 8 January 2019Good
- 13 April 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Kiddycare Little Willows
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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