Tiddlywinks Pre-School
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Leicester for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2022. Open since 2014, 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
LE7 9DBWhat 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, 23 June 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children excitedly arrive at the pre-school; they enter with confidence as they say hello to staff and wave to visitors. Children demonstrate a sense of belonging. They independently find their own coat peg and hang up their belongings. Children select their name for self-registration and quickly engage in their chosen activity.
They take part in a registration session as they sit on the carpet and sing a 'hello'
song to their friends. Staff ask children about the weather. Children say, 'it's sunny', and know that they need their sun cream and hats for outside play.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the communication with other professional agencies to ensure children with SEND reach their full potential n improve strategies for sharing information with parents so they are clear about what their child's next stage of learning is n allow children more time to think through their ideas and responses to questions they are asked, to maximise their learning.
- 23 June 2022Good
- 22 September 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Tiddlywinks 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.