Stanhope Day Nursery Ltd
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Leicester for children from birth to 8+, open 08:15 to 17:45, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2024. Open since 2004, with 37 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
3 and 4 year olds are entitled to a funded nursery education place from the term following their 3rd birthday.
What childcare usually costs in Leicester
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Leicester 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
LE1 7LTWhat 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, 12 December 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
When younger children arrive, they smile at staff as they are greeted at the door and confidently separate from their parents. When children go to staff with open arms, indicating they need a cuddle and comfort, they receive this from staff. This shows that children feel safe and secure in staff's care. Children show a willingness to help staff to maintain a safe environment. For example, younger children listen to and follow instructions when staff ask them to help tidy away toys. This includes children helping staff to roll rugs and remove them from the floor before lunchtime.
Children learn how to use natural materials in different ways. For instance, younger children use sticks outdoors to bang on musical instruments, listening to the different sounds they make. Older children are supported to develop their understanding of numbers and counting. When children count objects incorrectly, staff ask them to count again with them, helping children to identify the correct number of objects. Children are supported to have a positive attitude in their play and to complete tasks themselves. For example, when younger children use bricks to build and construct and they drop one, staff ask them if they can pick it up and give them time and praise when they do this. Children then continue their play and learn how to manage their own needs.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen opportunities for children to build on their early speaking skills n support children who speak English as an additional language more effectively with their language development.
- 12 December 2024Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 17 January 2019Good
- 6 August 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Stanhope Day Nursery Ltd
- What it costs
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
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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