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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2017, with 80 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 are welcomed into the nursery by friendly, smiling staff, who know each child well and are attentive to their individual needs. Children benefit from a carefully planned, sequenced curriculum that is designed to give them the knowledge and experiences they need for their future learning. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make good progress and develop the skills they need for school. Children are engaged, stimulated, and motivated to learn more. They behave well because they are given clear, simple guidance that helps them to manage their feelings and behaviour.
Children are proud of the vegetable patch they have nurtured with the help of the nursery chef. They know that some fruit grows on a vine and that red tomatoes are ripe to eat. They talk about the buds that grow into fruit and vegetables. Staff model new words, such as 'courgettes' and 'squash'. This helps children extend their vocabulary. Children understand the importance of washing vegetables and fruit before they eat them.
Children have lots of opportunities to use their imagination and be creative. They develop their writing skills and control over tools when they use glue sticks, thread pasta onto string, and use different objects for painting. For instance, they use forks to paint spikes on their hedgehog. Children develop their mathematical skills when they explore numbers, size and three-dimensional shapes.
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, adult-led activities effectively, so that groups are easy to manage and children have the best opportunities to learn n be more perceptive to children's questioning and emerging interests during their play, to capture their curiosity and help them make connections in their learning.
- 3 October 2023Good
- 25 April 2023Inadequate
- 14 February 2019Good
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.
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