The Syston Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Leicester for children from birth to 5, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 May 2024. Open since 2016, with 58 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
LE7 2HAWhat 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, 16 May 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are supported to feel emotionally secure in staff's care. For example, when new children start in the baby room and they become unsettled, staff sing nursery rhymes to them. When staff do this children give them good eye contact, helping them to form bonds with staff and to settle quickly. Children are supported to persevere and keep trying when they attempt to complete tasks. For example, when children in the baby room struggle to attach construction toys together, staff show them how to do this. They encourage children to have a go themselves.
Children are encouraged to show positive behaviour. For instance, three-year-old children are chosen to be helpers of the day. Staff remind them what their roles are, such as to get coats for their peers and to set out place mats at lunchtime.
This contributes to giving children a sense of responsibility.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support all staff to understand what each child needs to learn next, to enable them to build more effectively on children's learning.
- 16 May 2024Good
- 27 June 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Syston 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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