The Hunny Pot Day Nursery
Outstanding★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 Outstanding by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 2005, with 103 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
LE18 2GZWhat 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, 30 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are excited to attend this nurturing and enriching setting. They are highly motivated to learn and eagerly join thoughtfully planned activities. For example, they watch with awe as staff encourage them to use pipettes to squeeze different food colourings onto bread and then toast it themselves to make rainbow toast for their morning snack.
Children's independence is a priority as staff encourage them to take responsibility for keeping themselves safe and healthy. For example, the children model the staff's actions as they wear high-visibility waistcoats and use clipboards to risk assess their outdoor area following the rain. They continue their assessments inside as they use mirrors to check their runny noses, access tissues, dispose of them and then sanitise their hands routinely. Children are praised by staff for being responsible, and this sometimes is further developed as part of a reward system where children can earn 'Hunny Money'.
Children spend time laughing with staff as they chase escaping water balls across the floor, having spilt them from the containers they were using to fill and empty.
- 30 March 2023Outstanding
- 25 July 2017Outstanding
- 14 January 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Hunny Pot 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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