Thomas Estley Pre-School and Out of School Club
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 June 2022. Open since 2012, with 24 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
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, 28 June 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happy at the pre-school and they are warmly greeted by staff. They understand the routine. Children select their name, place their belongings on a peg and attach their name card. This gives children a sense of belonging and promotes independence. Staff thoughtfully support children to separate from their parents.
They offer children a cuddle and seek out their favourite activity. Children value the caring nature of the staff; they feel reassured and safe. Children soon engage in the activities set up for them, seeking out their friends to join in with their play.
The outdoor learning environment provides children with opportunities to explore and experience physical challenge. For example, children arrange plastic reels, crates, planks of wood and hoops to make an obstacle course. They take turns to negotiate their way over the course. Children learn to balance and use their large muscles for intended movements. They make the activity more challenging by taking reels away, so they have to stretch their bodies further. Children work together to rebuild a slope and say 'thank you' to their friends for helping.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide children with more rich experiences to promote their understanding of their own differences and what makes them unique n enhance children's understanding of the impact of their actions on others to help them to manage their own behaviour n support staff to consistently implement a curriculum that is sequenced and offers children appropriate challenge, to extend children's learning even further.
- 28 June 2022Good
- 22 May 2013Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Thomas Estley Pre-School and Out of School Club
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
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