The Pre-School Play Station
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Broughton Astley Leicester for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £19.00 a session for 2 Year Olds, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 2001, with 26 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Session | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Year Olds2y to 3y | £19.00unfunded | |
| 3 & 4 Year Olds3y to 4y | £15.00unfunded |
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £2.00 a session Consumables for all agesincludes Snack, Forest school, Wet weather suits, Welly
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Worth knowing. Session fees apply after funded hours have been used. Consumables for all ages ONLY £2.00 per session.
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
LE9 6PTWhat 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, 25 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children and parents receive a warm and friendly welcome from all the staff.
Children greet their friends and quickly settle into the well-established routines of the pre-school. A range of activities that captures their interests is set out for children to explore. Children are happy and show that they feel secure. They go to staff for cuddles and comfort when they are unsure or have tripped over.
Children become deeply engaged in their play and remain at their chosen activity for long periods of time. Staff use children's interests to plan activities. For example, children enjoy collecting leaves, twigs and feathers to record what they have seen on their walk in the pre-school garden. They become engrossed in watching worms wriggle back into the soil. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive good support from staff. Staff work closely with other professionals to ensure that children with SEND have appropriate support for their needs.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the delivery of adult-led activities to provide even more opportunities for all children to join in, particularly those who are less confident and slightly reluctant n extend the partnerships with parents further to help all parents understand how to support their child's individual learning at home.
- 25 November 2022Good
- 28 November 2016Good
- 29 April 2016Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Pre-School Play Station
- 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.
- Is £19.00 a session still the rate? 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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