Kids Planet Topsham House
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Leicester for children from birth to 8+, open 07:45 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 July 2024. Open since 2000, with 60 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
LE9 9JUWhat 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, 11 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff understand the importance of building strong relationships with children and their families. They plan detailed inductions and tailor settling in sessions to meet the children's individual needs. Staff provide experiences that help give children a sense of belonging. For example, they create family photo books and children routinely take part in self-registration. This helps children to feel valued and secure.
Staff are good role models. They give children consistent, gentle messages to help them learn to share resources and to have good manners. Staff speak to each other with kindness and respect, which creates a very happy place for children to learn.
Children thoroughly enjoy their time in the outdoor environment. Staff provide children with lots of opportunities to be active and to develop their physical skills.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- build on staff's knowledge of the curriculum intent, so they are clear about what it is that children need to learn, to help them to make the best progress n review the organisation of some daily routines so children are not waiting for long periods.
- 11 July 2024Good
- 21 August 2018Good
- 7 August 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Kids Planet Topsham House
- 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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