Richmond Playgroup
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Hinckley for children from birth to 5, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2022. Open since 2005, with 26 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 0ZDWhat 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, 4 May 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy this warm and welcoming playgroup. They quickly settle and enjoy the well-thought-out activities on offer. Children chat to visitors with confidence, asking questions and telling them what they enjoy at playgroup. Children develop independence by cutting up their own fruit and vegetables for snack and putting their coat on to enjoy outdoor play. They show enthusiasm during circle time as they use a large piece of material to bounce balls, counting them as they fall onto the floor and guessing how many bounces it will take next time.
Children enjoy outdoor play, regardless of the weather. They find vegetables in the mud pit and cut them up, bringing them inside to make soup. Staff reinforce children's listening skills. They encourage them to join in with a familiar story.
Children act out the scenes of the book with enthusiasm, tiptoeing through the cave and swishing through the grass. Children take delight in mixing flour and paint together. They use their hands to make marks in the trays. Staff support children's small-muscle skills by encouraging this and providing additional resources, such as paintbrushes. Children behave well and play cooperatively with their peers. They chat to each other as they stand at the water tray, filling and emptying containers and bringing sea animals in to the tray to make an aquarium.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to improve the consistency of questioning techniques to further enhance children's language and communication skills.
- 4 May 2022Good
- 10 June 2015Outstanding
- 22 March 2011Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Richmond Playgroup
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.