The Hunny Bear Day Nursery
Good★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2024. Open since 2014, with 90 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
LE8 6LAWhat 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, 21 February 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported well by staff. For example, staff learn sign language and use this to communicate with children. All children are encouraged to develop a love of books. In the toddler room, children squeal with excitement when they act out stories with staff, pretending to be bears as they stomp across grass and into a pretend forest. In the pre-school room, children concentrate and focus when staff use animation in their voice as they read familiar stories. They learn about the author and illustrator and join in with repeated phrases and favourite songs in books. Children in the toddler room show their early writing skills and imagination. For example, they make marks on paper and tell staff that they need apples and bananas when they are asked to write a shopping list.
Children in the baby and toddler rooms are reminded of behavioural expectations.
For example, staff remind babies to use their 'kind hands' when they reach for others, and they ask toddlers to use their 'walking feet' indoors. Children are supported to identify and manage risks in the environment. For instance, staff ask children in the pre-school room to carry out safety checks in the garden to help to identify potential hazards. Children tell visitors that they are looking for 'weeds and animal poo'.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff working with babies to promote babies' interests and curiosity during self-chosen play n strengthen the support given to less-experienced staff working with babies to help to enhance the overall quality of teaching.
- 21 February 2024Good
- 28 March 2018Outstanding
- 3 July 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Hunny Bear Day 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.
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