Little Monkeys Playgroup
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Leicester for children from birth to 5, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2023. Open since 2013, with 15 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
LE8 6UFWhat 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 arrive happily at the playgroup. They run into the room, saying 'hello' to the staff and their friends. Children demonstrate their previous learning as they independently hang up their belongings and rush over to join in with the interesting activities staff have set up for them. Staff show a genuine interest in the children they care for and engage them in discussions about their home life. They use the information they gain to help provide experiences for children. For example, some children tell staff they have been on a pumpkin walk with their family. As a result, staff set up experiences for them to explore pumpkins further by bringing them into the playgroup to see how they look and taste.
Staff provide activities to support children's communication and social interactions.
For instance, children are encouraged to join in group-time sessions. Staff capture the children's interest as they read familiar stories. Children listen enthusiastically and become deeply engaged. They finish the staff's sentences and are encouraged to recall what happens next in the story.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to consistently provide experiences for children that promote their next stage of learning and development n engage with other settings that children also attend, to share information to further support the children's learning and progression n strengthen arrangements for staff supervision to identify individual targeted support, to improve outcomes for children.
- 3 October 2023Good
- 27 November 2017Good
- 5 June 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Monkeys Playgroup
- 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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