Queniborough Pre-School Partnership
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Leicester for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £6.28 an hour for 2 year olds, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2022. Open since 1997, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Term time only, 38 weeks a year.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 year olds2y to 3y | £6.28Fees per hour | |
| 3-4 year olds3y to 4y | £5.28Fees per hour |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £20.00 Registration fee
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £0.75 a day Meal Packageincludes morning snack, afternoon snack (if required)
- £0.75 a day Additional Services Packageincludes Care / IT / Celebration Days / Outings/activities
- £0.75 a day Snackif opted out of voluntary consumables fee and do not provide snack
- £0.75 a day Care package (wipes/nappies/spare clothes/sun cream)if opted out of voluntary consumables fee and do not provide items
- £0.75 a session Baking/Gardening clubif opted out of voluntary consumables fee and do not provide
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Up to a maximum of 30 hours a week term time; 2 year old (disadvantaged) funding or 2 year old working parent entitlement to 15 hours.
Worth knowing. Voluntary Consumables Fee applies; if not paid, parents must provide snacks, nappies, wipes, spare clothes, wellies, sun cream, baking/gardening supplies, or be charged £0.75/day or £0.75/session.
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
LE7 3DHWhat 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, 27 September 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at the pre-school with smiles on their faces. Staff warmly greet them at the door and take their hand to lead them into the main playroom.
Children quickly find their friends and settle to an activity. They use their imagination well as they play with a doctor's medical kit. Children dress up as nurses and attend to the medical needs of a range of 'poorly' soft toys. They administer medication to their poorly patients to help them feel better. Children happily share and take turns with the equipment as they play together. Staff model language in relation to the medical equipment. The children copy language such as
'stethoscope' and 'syringe'.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support, coach and mentor staff to help enhance the teaching of the curriculum to a consistently good level n encourage and support parents to foster their children's love of books and stories n support children to understand the impact that their behaviour has on others.
- 27 September 2022Good
- 18 January 2022Inadequate
- 5 June 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Run this setting? Claim this page and keep these details right.
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 £6.28 an hour 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.