Mes Enfants
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Leicester for babies from a few weeks old up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £69.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in August 2021, though that is 5 years ago now. Open since 2002, with 40 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Our Daily Rate is £69 a day .
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
30 hours of free childcare per week, usually available for 38 weeks a year (term time), starting the term after your child turns 9 months old.
Worth knowing. £10 per day food supplement for children over 3 years old, voluntary; can opt out and discuss other options.
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
LE6 0DTWhat 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, 31 August 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and well settled at this welcoming nursery. They have warm, trusting relationships with the staff that care for them. Babies show they feel secure, they smile when they see their key people and put their arms out to them to request a cuddle. Pre-school children excitedly tell staff about their weekend and what they have been doing at home since they last attended nursery.
Children are confident and explore the environment with interest. They show delight when they find a 'family of slugs' in the nursery garden. They confidently count how many slugs there are and order them in size, identifying which is the largest and which is the smallest. They point out the slimy trails that the slugs leave behind them as they move, and they discuss what the slugs like to eat. The children suggest to the staff that it must have been the slugs that have eaten the courgettes that they were growing in the nursery vegetable patch.
Children behave well and know what is expected of them. They are supported to manage their feelings and resolve any minor conflict over toys. Toddlers and preschool children are learning to share and take turns. Children listen to staff and follow instructions carefully. They help tidy away toys and use good manners.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- give children clear messages to support them to understand the importance of healthy choices and lifestyles n support staff to engage children more effectively in conversations to help children to express their ideas.
- 31 August 2021Good
- 20 November 2019Inadequate
- 8 February 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Mes Enfants
- 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 £69.00 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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