Park Lane Nursery
Good★ 4.3 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Melton Mowbray 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2023. Open since 2013, with 42 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
LE13 1JXWhat 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, 23 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children make good progress. Staff work closely with children to find out their interests and plan appropriate activities to extend their learning. For example, children choose to make a card to take home. Staff support them to write their names and the names of family members.
Children are encouraged to talk about their emotions and how they are feeling.
They say, 'I feel tired', recognising their own needs. Others talk about how excited they are because 'nanny is picking them up from nursery today'. Younger children use prompts such as different faces to express how they feel. Children learn that it is okay to feel a range of emotions and staff talk about how they support children with this.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the monitoring of staff's practice to identify inconsistencies when asking children questions, to help to extend their vocabulary and communication skills n support children to listen to other children's views and ideas and to develop respect for each other.
- 23 March 2023Good
- 14 July 2017Good
- 8 January 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Park Lane 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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