Little Owl Pre-School Ltd
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Loughborough for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 15:00, 3 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2024. Open since 1990, with 30 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 8RZWhat 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, 16 December 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children receive a very warm welcome on arrival at the setting. They develop their independence as staff support them to change from their outdoor to indoor shoes and hang up their coats. Through effective use of simple instruction and constant encouragement from staff, children persevere and demonstrate pride in carrying out tasks for themselves. Children eagerly find their name cards and register themselves on the board. They are excited to see their friends and together they enthusiastically explore the learning environment. Children are particularly keen to choose from the well-resourced dressing-up rail. They confidently put on outfits and headdresses. Children delight in looking at themselves in the mirror. This contributes to their positive sense of self.
Leaders ensure that children have an allocated key member of staff who provides consistent support. Before children start at the setting, staff spend time with parents to find out about their children's individual needs and interests. Staff then use this information to plan and support introduction visits. During settling-in sessions, staff offer constant support for children as they learn about the routine.
Even the newest children demonstrate feelings of security and a sense of belonging.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the curriculum for expressive art and design to offer children the same high-quality experiences provided for other areas of learning.
- 16 December 2024Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 31 January 2019Good
- 10 May 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Owl Pre-School Ltd
- 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.