Lesley's Private Day Nursery
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Leeds for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 October 2023. Open since 2011, with 48 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 Leeds
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Leeds 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
LS15 4TAWhat 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, 3 October 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy their time with the caring and enthusiastic staff at this safe and stimulating nursery. Staff put exciting and interesting opportunities in place for children to practise new skills and learn new knowledge. For example, staff set up simple activities that encourage babies to pull themselves up to standing. Toddlers enjoy exploring size and shape as they post balls into different-sized holes on a large box. Staff sing and dance to a range of songs and rhymes, or they read books with expression to children. These experiences promote children's curiosity and interest. As a result, children develop positive attitudes to their learning from a young age.
Leaders and staff have worked hard to put in place a highly effective key-person system. Key persons know the children in their care extremely well. Parents get to know children's key persons from the earliest opportunities. Leaders ensure that if children's key persons are absent, another staff member who knows children well is available to support them. These strong relationships help children to quickly feel happy and settled when they first attend the nursery, or when they move on to the next room.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to always organise focused activities effectively so that children have the best opportunities to learn.
- 3 October 2023Good
- 25 April 2023Inadequate
- 19 December 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Lesley's Private Day Nursery
- 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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