Land of Learning
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Leicester for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2024. Open since 2012, 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 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 5PFWhat 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, 27 September 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy to arrive at the calm, warm and welcoming nursery. As they come inside, they choose how they wish to be greeted, either with a hug or a fist bump. Children are confident to find their names and hang them on the selfregistration tree, showing they feel safe, secure and respected. Staff support children's emotional well-being effectively. Children benefit from a well-planned settling-in period when they first start at the nursery. This helps them to build relationships with their key person and the other staff. Children show they are settled and comfortable as they quickly engage in the wide range of activities, which are organised with the children's interests at heart.
A high proportion of the children who attend the setting speak English as an additional language. Staff are multilingual. They model vocabulary in the child's home language and then in English, repeating words back with the correct pronunciation. Staff sing songs throughout the day, and children join in with familiar nursery rhymes, which support their communication and language. Books are an integral part of the curriculum and are available for children to access independently in the environment. Staff sit with children to read together. They use animated and expressive voices, which triggers children's interest and supports their love of reading from an early age.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the planning of group time to ensure individual learning needs are met and to support children to maintain higher levels of engagement n support staff to give children time to respond to questions to allow them to contribute their own thoughts and ideas.
- 27 September 2024Good
- 16 October 2018Good
- 15 October 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Land of Learning
- 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.
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