Wesleyhall CC
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Leicester for children from birth to 8+, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2023. Open since 1993, 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 Leicester
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Leicester 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
LE2 0GNWhat 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, 5 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happily and hang up their coats independently. They eagerly explore the environment and confidently select toys to play with. Children use their imagination as they pretend to cook. While they play, staff suggest using a spoon to mix the ingredients. Children enjoy moving the toys around in a bowl with the spoon, and staff follow this interest by providing different materials to mix together. Children use a spoon and their fingers to mix paint and foam and draw on paper. They are learning to make marks. Children are immersed in language, as staff talk to them about what they are doing and introduce vocabulary such as stir and mix.
Children enjoy trying to fix large jigsaw pieces together. When they find it tricky, staff sensitively reassure and support them to try again. Children persevere until they complete the puzzle, and they celebrate together, shouting, 'hooray!' Children then decide to play hide and seek in a tunnel. They crawl inside, hide, and wait.
They giggle with excitement when staff count to 10 and find them. Children are also eager to share quieter moments together. They choose books to read and listen carefully to staff as they read the story.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- improve planning for children's next steps to ensure that learning is well sequenced n improve communication by allowing children more time to respond.
- 5 January 2023Good
- 14 June 2022Inadequate
- 16 September 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Wesleyhall CC
- 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.