Squeakies Nursery and Pre School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Leicester for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 2015, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
We accept funding for all ages.
Worth knowing. We are also able to stretch your funding if required. If you are eligible please provide us with your 11 digit code, Sourcing and reconfirming this is your responsibility.
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
LE8 0RBWhat 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.
- 23 September 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 31 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children happily arrive at this nursery. They look at photographs from home with the staff and confidently talk about things they have done, demonstrating that they feel confident and secure. Staff reassure babies with cuddles as they take them to look through the window at the birds outside. Older children learn to count and answer mathematical problems. For example, the staff encourage them to count the number of children, and ask how many children there are if they add two girls and 10 boys. The children answer '12'.
Children learn to behave well as staff support them to line up to go outside. Babies learn to enjoy books as they listen to a story in the garden with cuddles from the caring staff. Children learn about the world around them. For example, babies smile as staff lift them up to help them pat a wind chime. Staff talk to older children about looking after plants, such as peas and beans, as they explore the growing area of the garden. Staff help the children to find a spider's web, and the children talk about the spider who has gone because of the rain. Staff show children raindrops landing in the water tray. Staff teach children how to squeeze pipettes full of rainwater to fill containers, to help children to practise their smallmuscle skills.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to develop their teaching skills so that babies are consistently supported to engage in their learning n review hygiene routines so that they are consistently adhered to and hygiene standards are of the highest quality.
- 31 March 2023Good
- 27 April 2017Good
- 2 June 2016Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Squeakies Nursery and Pre School
- What it costs
- Youngest age taken
- 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
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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.
- 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.
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