The Hunny Jar Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Leicester for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2024. Open since 2016, with 41 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 8BPWhat 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, 15 May 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy their time at this home-from-home nursery. Staff know children well and recognise when they may need support. They sensitively support all children and are respectful of their individual personalities, needs and routines. Pre-school children are encouraged to share how they are feeling. Babies cuddle up with staff for reassuring cuddles and comfort. Children build positive relationships with staff and each other. Staff help children to learn how to cooperate with one another as they play. Pre-school children are encouraged to take turns with hula-hoops. They watch and celebrate each other's achievements as they successfully make the hoop swivel around.
Staff provide children with a range of exciting activities that entice them to explore.
Children are eager learners and are keen to join in. They are also able to take part in some additional enrichment programmes that build on their talents and interests, such as learning to ride bicycles in the 'bicycle academy'. Toddlers take part in planned music and dance sessions. They laugh together as they engage in highenergy movements before staff encourage them to 'warm down'. Children respond to staff's direction and sit and then lay down, continuing to move rhythmically to the soothing music.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen staff skills to be more responsive to children's emerging interests during activities.
- 15 May 2024Good
- 15 June 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Hunny Jar 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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