Orchard End Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Hinckley for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2022. Open since 2015, with 40 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
LE10 1LRWhat 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 May 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are greeted by warm and caring staff at this homely nursery. They quickly become immersed in their play and learning. An effective key-person system helps children to feel settled and secure. Children benefit from a generous outdoor area.
They use their physical skills to ride bicycles and crawl through tunnels in the orchard. Children learn about the natural world through finding out about how to grow vegetables from talks by visitors. They plant seedlings and watch them grow.
Younger children practise their small motor skills. They squeeze and roll play dough, and use a range of cutters to create shapes. This benefits children as they prepare for making marks and writing.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to develop how they use language when reading stories and singing songs to build on children's understanding, language and listening skills.
- 31 May 2022Good
- 9 August 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Orchard End 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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