Woodlands Nursery
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Melton Mowbray 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2013, with 93 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
LE13 0UTWhat 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.
- 1 July 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 27 June 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at this welcoming setting excited and ready to learn. They greet staff warmly and display strong emotional well-being. Babies show positive relationships with key staff, raising their arms for a cuddle as they arrive. Toddlers and pre-school children bound into the room and are full of energy from the start.
Children show a positive attitude to learning,and staff ensure that the curriculum offered reflects their interests and enables them to make the progress they are capable of.
Children behave well. They are helped to share and take turns through staff's positive and gentle interactions. When pre-school children squabble over whose turn it is to play with the wooden truck, staff remind them to use the sand timer in order to have 'their turn next'. Children listen and comply. Staff guide babies and toddlers to behave appropriately through positive role modelling. Children have good communication and language skills, which are supported well by the staff team. Staff ensure that they provide children with a language-rich environment.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consider the needs of every child during forest school activities, particularly those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, to ensure every child is challenged and engaged appropriately n manage transitions more effectively, particularly after meals, to enable children to be able to concentrate and focus their attention more effectively.
- 27 June 2022Good
- 6 January 2022Inadequate
- 12 June 2014Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Woodlands 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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