Loughborough Nursery
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Loughborough for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 October 2024. Open since 2016, with 93 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
LE11 2DYWhat 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 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff place children at the heart of everything they do. They work with parents to gather detailed information about the child's interests, routines and care needs before they start at the nursery. Staff tailor settling-in sessions for new children to help ease the transition from home. Children who are new to the nursery receive lots of cuddles and reassurance from their key person. This helps them feel safe and secure as they become familiar with the new environment.
Staff recognise the importance of encouraging children to develop a sense of responsibility and independence. They help children learn to manage appropriate risks. Staff remind children to hold on to the handrail as they walk up and down the stairs. If children are not feeling confident, staff encourage them to come down the stairs on their bottom, slowly and steadily shuffling down each step in turn.
Pre-school children learn about a healthy diet as they take part in a food tasting activity. Staff talk to the children about the range of seasonal vegetables and fruit that grow and are harvested in the United Kingdom during the autumn. As children try the fruit and vegetables, staff encourage them to think about when they have tried them previously. Children identify the different meals that they have had at the nursery that include the fruit and vegetables, such as recognising that there are sweet potatoes in the curry that they enjoy eating. Children are able to recall prior learning about the positive benefits of eating fruit and vegetables as part of their diet.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- engage children more effectively in conversations and extend their communication and language skills further n support all staff to have a clear understanding of the curriculum intent so that their teaching is consistently focused on what they want children to learn.
- 3 October 2024Good
- 4 October 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Loughborough 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.