Little Me Nursery
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Market Harborough for from 1 year up to school age, open 08:00 to 17:30, 5 days a week. £65.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in August 2022. Open since 2000, with 35 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
47 weeks a year.
| Age | Full day | Hourly | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £65.00non-funded weeks | £6.85hours outside of funded hours | £3.50hours outside of funded hours |
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £3.00 a day daily consumables charge
- £15.00 a day snack, lunch, and teaon funded days; optional, includes snack, lunch, and tea
Funded hours
Up to 30 hours funding per week (1140 hours per year) to all eligible children over the age of 9 months; universal funding from the term after their 3rd birthday.
Worth knowing. Funding offered 9am–4.30pm (7.5 hours) or 8.30am–5pm (8.5 hours), term time only; hours outside these times charged at £3.50 half hourly or £6.85 hourly; meals charged at £15.00 per day on funded days (optional); daily consumables charge of £3.00; non-funded weeks charged at £65 per day.
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
LE16 7RBWhat 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 August 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children settle quickly in this homely and warm setting. They enjoy playing in the engaging garden. Children use their physical skills to climb up steps and slide down the slide. They balance on stepping stones and crawl into tunnels and into a willow den with their friends. Children sit on rockers and use their core strength to propel themselves backwards and forwards, singing songs as they rock. They push large vehicles through the sand, using their imaginations as they play, such as making fire engine noises and shouting 'fire, fire!'
Children are given responsibility for small tasks. Staff encourage them to tidy up when they have finished playing. Children shout 'teamwork' as they work together to pick up and tidy away the toys. Younger children have close relationships with their key person, and climb onto their laps when feeling unsure or need comfort.
Staff support babies to safely explore the water tray. As they splash in the water, they discover sea animals. When babies make noises and attempt to say words, staff encourage this. They model the words babies are trying to say for them to hear and copy. Babies smile when staff give them lots of praise and encouragement.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- implement sharply focused training for less-experienced staff to help raise their knowledge and skills to the highest level n support staff to plan more effectively for children's transitions around the nursery, to enable children to remain focused and engaged.
- 3 August 2022Good
- 13 October 2015Outstanding
- 7 November 2011Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Me Nursery
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £65.00 a day still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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