Mulberry Bush Day Nursery
Good★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Humberstone Lane for children from birth to 8+, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 March 2024. Open since 2007, with 86 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 9HAWhat 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, 5 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy at the nursery and quickly join in with activities when they arrive. They show they are confident as they warmly greet visitors to the nursery.
Staff provide settling-in visits when children first attend the nursery, and, over time develop strong bonds with the children. Babies show they feel safe as they enjoy cuddles with staff members. Children behave well. They understand the daily routine and follow instructions, such as when staff ask them to remove their shoes.
Staff teach older children to manage minor disagreements they may have with their friends. For example, they support children with turn taking when they use scissors to cut fresh herbs. Staff provide a selection of activities to help children to learn to understand their emotions and communicate these with others. Babies enjoy listening to familiar rhymes and copying the actions that staff make.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to use open-ended questions and give children more time to consider their responses to questions before moving on, to enable children to develop their thinking skills and extend their communication skills.
- 5 March 2024Good
- 9 April 2018Good
- 19 January 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Mulberry Bush 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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