Little Peepul Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Leicester for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 April 2024. Open since 2005, with 94 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 Leicester
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Leicester 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
LE4 6DPWhat 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, 9 April 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happy and confident as they find their key person. They settle well, enjoying their time at the safe and welcoming nursery. Children demonstrate good behaviour as they listen to instructions and learn how to use their 'walking feet' to keep themselves safe inside the nursery. Staff engage children well as they demonstrate yoga positions. Children follow guidance and use their large muscles as they learn to stretch and balance.
Staff teach children to be independent and encourage their physical skills as they support them to climb and balance on soft play blocks. Children scramble through tunnels with excitement as staff offer warm praise, saying, 'I'm so proud of you'.
Staff encourage children to recall and sing songs. Children listen carefully and follow staff's actions as they pretend to be 'sleeping bunnies'. They jump and bounce with enthusiasm, as they join in the words of the song.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen individual staff's teaching practice to further challenge children's learning
- review the organisation of nursery routines so children are consistently engaged in learning.
- 9 April 2024Good
- 27 September 2018Good
- 18 October 2017Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Peepul 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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