Thurmaston Village Pre-School
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Leicester for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 16:00, 7 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2023. Open since 2007, with 26 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
LE4 8BDWhat 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, 13 September 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive eager to play in the engaging environment created by the staff.
They have strong bonds with all staff and settle quickly in their care. Children develop their confidence and hold vibrant conversations with staff and friends as they use their imagination to play with dinosaurs. They listen carefully as staff explain new vocabulary and share knowledge, for example that a brontosaurus had a long neck to reach high in the trees. Children develop their hand muscles, gripping and pushing small blocks to build a volcano with the staff's encouragement. They happily share their ideas about meteors and the colour of lava and show deep concentration during play.
Staff praise the children for behaving well and using good manners as they help to clean and set the table ready for snack time. Children count the seats to make sure they have put enough out for all their friends. They show their growing independence as they identify and collect their own water bottles. Children learn how to keep themselves safe on walks in the community. They hold their friend's hand and remind one another how staff have shown them to stand still with their arms folded if they see a dog. Children are inquisitive and ask staff a variety of questions about the nature they see, such as what the green algae is in the water.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide staff with further support to be able to recognise and make the most of learning opportunities during activities n develop staff's understanding of how to provide clear and consistent expectations most effectively - strengthen how leaders identify and provide the necessary support for individual staff to improve the consistency of interactions, skills and knowledge.
- 13 September 2023Good
- 16 November 2022Needs improvement
- 24 May 2022Inadequate
- 8 July 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 4 graded inspections.
Still missing for Thurmaston Village Pre-School
- 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.