Paint Pots
Good★ 3.9 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open a few years
A day nursery in Leicester 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 February 2025. Open since 2022, with 65 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
LE9 3HGWhat 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.
- 25 February 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 19 February 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children of all ages and abilities are confident, settled and happy in this stimulating and motivating setting. Staff create a well-organised and stimulating environment, where children flourish and grow. Children build affectionate and caring bonds with staff, who are responsive to their needs. Children settle quickly and engage with favoured activities. They confidently seek interactions with staff and invite them into their play. Staff encourage children to make simple choices, such as voting for which book they would like staff to read. This helps children to learn about fairness. Children behave well. There is a very positive culture of care, kindness and respect throughout the setting. Children look after their environment, for example they help tidy up activities after play and set the table for lunch.
Children have a positive attitude to learning. They make good progress at this nursery. Staff provide a broad range of fun activities that match children's current interests and experiences from home. Children are physically active in their play, both indoors and outdoors. This helps children to make healthy lifestyle choices.
Out in the garden area, children learn to become confident problem solvers. For example, when children pretend they are stuck in the mud, one child shouts 'I have an idea.' They make a bridge using crates and planks to move from one end of the garden to the other.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen staff's understanding of the intent of planned group activities, so that their teaching is consistently focused on what they want children to learn.
- 19 February 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
Still missing for Paint Pots
- 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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