Lime Tree Quorn
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Loughborough for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 6 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2022. Open since 2015, with 58 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
LE12 8DYWhat 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, 4 April 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children show that they feel safe and secure. They have positive relationships with staff. Children of all ages go to staff for cuddles and receive a warm reassuring rub on their back for comfort. Children behave well and show kindness to their peers.
For example, three-year-old children show new children where to attach days of the week signs to a wall display. Two-year-old children work as a team to put boxes away during tidy-up time.
Staff plan experiences to help children to develop in their learning. They provide plenty of opportunities for children to be physically active. Babies are encouraged to walk. Staff support their body weight to provide opportunities for them to learn how to balance and coordinate their feet. Staff initiate a game of hide and seek in the garden. Three-year-old children scream with excitement when they run energetically around and look for places to hide. One-year-old children have opportunities to be creative. They use flowers dipped in paint to make marks on paper. Two-year-old children show pride and a sense of achievement in their artwork. They hold up their pictures and tell staff and visitors what they have drawn.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strength staff's understanding of how to make greater use of planned group activities to help maintain children's interest and engagement n support staff to use information gathered about children's abilities from parents when they first start, to more effectively plan for children's ongoing progress.
- 4 April 2022Good
- 3 August 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Lime Tree Quorn
- 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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