--- title: "193 Day Nurseries in Leicestershire — Ofsted Ratings & Fees |…" description: "Compare 193 day nurseries in Leicestershire: 15 Ofsted Outstanding, 4.8★ from 1,402 parent reviews, fees and hours." lang: en-GB json-ld: | [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "WebSite", "name": "Nursery Advice", "url": "https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk", "description": "Search and compare UK nurseries. Ofsted ratings, fees, opening hours, parent reviews and inspection history — all in one place.", "inLanguage": "en-GB", "potentialAction": { "@type": "SearchAction", "target": { "@type": "EntryPoint", "urlTemplate": "https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/search?q={search_term_string}" }, "query-input": "required name=search_term_string" } }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Organization", "name": "Nursery Advice", "url": "https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk", "description": "Search and compare UK nurseries. 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If you need a place before your child turns one, contact several nurseries as early as you can — waiting lists of six to twelve months are common." } } ] } ] --- [![Nursery Advice](/__l5e/assets-v1/1c5557d3-f3fd-42f8-935a-3f2d2c3ac7e7/nursery-advice.webp "Nursery Advice")](/ "Nursery Advice") [Find Nurseries](/search)[Parent Hub](/parent-hub)[Compare](/compare)[About Us](/about-us)[For Nurseries](/for-nurseries) [Claim Your Nursery](/claim) [Home](/) › [Nurseries](/nurseries) › [East Midlands](/nurseries/east-midlands) › Leicestershire # Find a Nursery in Leicestershire **4.8★** average from **1,399** parent reviews on Google There are 193 Ofsted-registered day nurseries in Leicestershire on our register. At their latest inspection: 15 rated Outstanding, 157 rated Good, 1 currently Requires Improvement, 2 judged Inadequate — 98% of graded settings in this area are Good or better. 12 settings have already been inspected under Ofsted's new report card, which grades each area separately instead of giving a single headline word. Parents have left 1,402 Google reviews across 100 of these nurseries, averaging 4.8★. 134 confirm they accept government-funded hours, 103 are registered to take babies under two. Each entry below links to a full profile with inspection history, fees where published, opening hours and parent reviews. ## Nurseries in Leicestershire at a glance Based on Ofsted's register and parent reviews for every day nursery in Leicestershire. 193 Ofsted-registered nurseries 98% Good or Outstanding 4.8★ 1,402 parent reviews 134 Accept funded hours 103 Take under-twos ### Latest Ofsted grades - Outstanding 15 - Good 157 - Requires improvement 1 - Inadequate 2 18 awaiting a first inspection or with no published grade, and 12 inspected under Ofsted's new report card. ### Highest rated in Leicestershire - [Kip McGrath Leicester South](/nursery/kip-mcgrath-leicester-south-le2-5ar-2817941) · 5.0★ (22) - [Charnwood Nursery and Pre-School](/nursery/charnwood-nursery-and-pre-school-le4-8jf-ey373022) · Ofsted Outstanding · 4.9★ (93) - [Bilingual Day Nursery & Pre-school Ravenstone](/nursery/bilingual-day-nursery-pre-school-ravenstone-limited-le67-2ah-2654583) · Ofsted Outstanding · 5.0★ (28) ## Towns & areas in Leicestershire - [ Hinckley 14 nurseries ](/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/hinckley) - [ Loughborough 13 nurseries ](/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/loughborough) - [ Market Harborough 9 nurseries ](/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/market-harborough) - [ Melton Mowbray 8 nurseries ](/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/melton-mowbray) ## All day nurseries in Leicestershire - [Allsorts Nursery School](/nursery/allsorts-nursery-school-ltd-le10-1sg-ey476899) · Hinckley - [Ashby Castle Day Nursery](/nursery/ashby-castle-day-nursery-le65-1hs-223187) · Ashby-de-la-Zouch - [Ashby Castle Pre-Preparatory School](/nursery/ashby-castle-pre-preparatory-school-le65-1hu-ey436067) · ASHBY-DE-LA-ZOUCH - [Ashby Nursery School](/nursery/ashby-nursery-school-le65-1hs-2685613) · Ashby-de-la-zouch - [Ashby Preschool Academy](/nursery/ashby-preschool-academy-le65-1hs-2665072) · Ashby- de - La- Zouch - [Barrow Pre-School Playgroup](/nursery/barrow-pre-school-playgroup-le12-8qa-226250) · Barrow Upon Soar - [Belton Playgroup](/nursery/belton-playgroup-le12-9tu-226194) · LOUGHBOROUGH - [Best Start Nurseries @ St Marys Montessori](/nursery/best-start-nurseries-st-marys-montessori-le17-4sh-ey437136) · Lutterworth - [Bilingual Day Nursery & Pre-school Ravenstone](/nursery/bilingual-day-nursery-pre-school-ravenstone-limited-le67-2ah-2654583) · Coalville - [Bilingual Day Nursery Ashby](/nursery/bilingual-day-nursery-ashby-le65-1jx-ey551087) · Ashby De La Zouch - [Birstall Rainbow Nursery](/nursery/birstall-rainbow-nursery-le4-4gf-223193) · Birstall - [Bluebells of Ratby](/nursery/bluebells-of-ratby-limited-le6-0jf-2649491) · LEICESTER - [Bobblewood Nursery](/nursery/bobblewood-nursery-le7-9rn-ey277434) · Leicester - [Bosworth Academy Day Nursery](/nursery/bosworth-academy-day-nursery-le9-9jl-ey455967) · Desford - [Bottesford Preschool](/nursery/bottesford-preschool-ng13-0al-223197) · NOTTINGHAM - [Bright Horizons Hinckley Day Nursery and Preschool](/nursery/bright-horizons-hinckley-day-nursery-and-preschool-le10-1yg-ey281008) · Hinckley - [Bright Sparks Day Nursery](/nursery/bright-sparks-day-nursery-le10-1ab-223198) · Hinckley - [Burbage Nature Nursery](/nursery/burbage-nature-nursery-le10-3aa-2877264) · Hinckley - [Busy Bees (Oadby)](/nursery/busy-bees-oadby-le2-5dh-223195) · Leicester - [Busy Bees at Blaby](/nursery/busy-bees-at-blaby-le8-4dp-ey388572) · LEICESTER - [Busy Bees at Leicester South Wigston](/nursery/busy-bees-at-leicester-south-wigston-le18-4ws-ey443589) · WIGSTON - [Busy Bees at Leicester Wigston Magna](/nursery/busy-bees-at-leicester-wigston-magna-le18-2aj-223213) · Wigston - [Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bitteswell](/nursery/busy-bees-day-nursery-at-bitteswell-le17-4ln-ey482339) · Lutterworth - [Busy Bees Day Nursery at Leicester Carlton Park](/nursery/busy-bees-day-nursery-at-leicester-carlton-park-le19-0lf-ey241078) · Narborough - [Busy Bees Day Nursery at Leicester Meridian Park](/nursery/busy-bees-day-nursery-at-leicester-meridian-park-le19-1jz-ey289581) · Leicester - [Busy Bees Day Nursery at Loughborough](/nursery/busy-bees-day-nursery-at-loughborough-le11-5eq-ey486991) · Loughborough - [Busy Bees Day Nursery at Market Harborough](/nursery/busy-bees-day-nursery-at-market-harborough-le16-9hl-ey486944) · Market Harborough - [Busy Bodies Childcare](/nursery/busy-bodies-childcare-limited-le7-3fe-2721997) · Queniborough - [Castle Lane Day Nursery](/nursery/castle-lane-day-nursery-le16-7de-ey372240) · MARKET HARBOROUGH - [Castle Playgroup](/nursery/castle-playgroup-le9-2en-ey544713) · LEICESTER - [Castle View Day Nursery](/nursery/castle-view-day-nursery-le12-7bd-ey499339) · Loughborough - [Caterpillar Day Nursery](/nursery/caterpillar-day-nursery-ltd-le16-9hf-ey411010) · Market Harborough - [Caterpillar Pre School](/nursery/caterpillar-pre-school-le12-7jb-ey499345) · Mountsorrel - [Charles Booth Pre-School](/nursery/charles-booth-pre-school-ltd-le67-8nr-2652565) · Coalville - [Charnwood Day Nursery and Preschool](/nursery/charnwood-day-nursery-and-preschool-le12-9np-2637884) · Loughborough - [Charnwood Forest Nursery](/nursery/charnwood-forest-nursery-le11-4sq-ey496442) · Loughborough - [Charnwood Nursery & Pre-School (Rothley)](/nursery/charnwood-nursery-pre-school-rothley-le7-7nj-2633577) · Rothley - [Charnwood Nursery and Pre-School](/nursery/charnwood-nursery-and-pre-school-le4-8jf-ey373022) · LEICESTER - [Charnwood Pre-School](/nursery/charnwood-pre-school-le12-7aj-ey562091) · Loughborough - [Charnwood Pre-school & Out of School Club](/nursery/charnwood-pre-school-out-of-school-club-le4-8de-2598042) · Thurmaston - [Children 1st @ Birstall](/nursery/children-1st-birstall-le4-3ax-ey561767) · Leicester - [Children 1st @ Hathern](/nursery/children-1st-hathern-le12-5jb-ey561772) · LOUGHBOROUGH - [Children 1st @ Shepshed](/nursery/children-1st-shepshed-le12-9bz-ey406765) · Loughborough - [Children 1st @ Syston](/nursery/children-1st-syston-le7-2eq-ey561773) · Leicester - [Clubzone CZ](/nursery/clubzone-cz-limited-le3-3bd-2801588) · Leicester - [Co-operative Play and Learn](/nursery/co-operative-play-and-learn-le4-4de-ey472097) · Leicester - [Dairy Farm Day Nursery](/nursery/dairy-farm-day-nursery-le17-6lu-ey484235) · Lutterworth - [Daisy Chain Children's Nursery](/nursery/daisy-chain-children-s-nursery-le8-6lq-2835341) · Whetstone - [Daisy Chain Children's Nursery](/nursery/daisy-chain-children-s-nursery-le8-4by-ey391861) · Blaby - [Daisy Chain Children's Nursery](/nursery/daisy-chain-children-s-nursery-le18-2dj-ey442266) · Wigston - [De Verdun Nursery](/nursery/de-verdun-nursery-le9-9ld-ey424462) · LEICESTER - [Early Years Nursery](/nursery/early-years-nursery-le13-0bj-ey339717) · Melton Mowbray - [Early Years Nursery School](/nursery/early-years-nursery-school-le13-1je-ey386086) · MELTON MOWBRAY - [Evergreen Lodge Nursery and Preschool](/nursery/evergreen-lodge-nursery-and-preschool-limited-de12-7db-2741329) · Swadlincote - [Fleckney Baptist Pre-School](/nursery/fleckney-baptist-pre-school-le8-8aj-ey474890) · Leicester - [Forest Rock Day Nursery.](/nursery/forest-rock-day-nursery-le12-8rt-ey261598) · LOUGHBOROUGH - [Frisby Pre-School](/nursery/frisby-pre-school-le14-2nq-226328) · Melton Mowbray - [Gaddesby School Community Pre-school](/nursery/gaddesby-school-community-pre-school-le7-4wf-226349) · LEICESTER - [Gingerbread 2 Nursery](/nursery/gingerbread-2-nursery-le2-4le-ey440555) · LEICESTER - [Glenhills Pre-School](/nursery/glenhills-pre-school-le2-9jd-ey558543) · Leicester - [Grace Dieu Manor Park Nursery](/nursery/grace-dieu-manor-park-nursery-ltd-le67-5ug-2706777) · Thringstone - [Great Dalby Pre-School Playgroup](/nursery/great-dalby-pre-school-playgroup-le14-2ha-226329) · Melton Mowbray - [Hanbury Kindergarten](/nursery/hanbury-kindergarten-le16-7sz-ey457304) · Church Langton - [Handkerchief Day Nursery](/nursery/handkerchief-day-nursery-de74-2da-ey347142) · Kegworth - [Handprints Day Nursery And Pre School](/nursery/handprints-day-nursery-and-pre-school-le9-7ga-2528623) · Earl Shilton - [Hanford Sports Clubs and Camps](/nursery/hanford-sports-clubs-and-camps-ltd-le12-5lj-2772282) · Loughborough - [Hanford Sports Clubs and Camps](/nursery/hanford-sports-clubs-and-camps-ltd-le12-8hp-2772281) · Loughborough - [Happy Hedgehogs](/nursery/happy-hedgehogs-de12-7ah-2576003) · Swadlincote - [Harlequins Private Day Nursery](/nursery/harlequins-private-day-nursery-le19-4nq-223216) · Leicester - [Hermitage Nursery School](/nursery/hermitage-nursery-school-le67-5el-2685587) · Whitwick - [Hind Leys Pre-school and Natural Play Centre](/nursery/hind-leys-pre-school-and-natural-play-centre-le12-9db-ey221912) · Loughborough - [Holmsdale Manor Nursery](/nursery/holmsdale-manor-nursery-le67-6jp-2640134) · Ibstock - [Hugglescote Playgroup](/nursery/hugglescote-playgroup-le67-2bq-226216) · Coalville - [Ibstock Nursery](/nursery/ibstock-nursery-le67-6ne-2674402) · IBSTOCK - [Incredible Kids](/nursery/incredible-kids-le65-2uz-ey501475) · Ashby-De-La-Zouch - [Kidaroo childcare](/nursery/kidaroo-childcare-le3-2ps-226457) · Leicester - [Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool](/nursery/kiddi-caru-day-nursery-and-preschool-le16-7sa-2637820) · Market Harborough - [Kiddy Kapers Daycare](/nursery/kiddy-kapers-daycare-le18-3rd-ey355784) · WIGSTON - [Kids Planet Burbage](/nursery/kids-planet-burbage-le10-2ah-2670378) · HINCKLEY - [Kids Planet Countesthorpe](/nursery/the-hunny-comb-countesthorpe-day-nursery-le8-5qp-2788168) · Leicester - [Kids Planet Donisthorpe](/nursery/kids-planet-donisthorpe-de12-7pl-2763125) · Swadlincote - [Kids Planet Lutterworth](/nursery/kids-planet-lutterworth-le17-4hn-2833561) · Lutterworth - [Kidspace Nursery](/nursery/kidspace-nursery-markfield-le67-9uh-2777852) · Leicester - [Kip McGrath Leicester South](/nursery/kip-mcgrath-leicester-south-le2-5ar-2817941) · Leicester - [Kirby Muxloe Day Nursery and Preschool](/nursery/kirby-muxloe-day-nursery-and-preschool-le9-2aa-2637885) · LEICESTER - [Knossington and Somerby Pre School](/nursery/knossington-and-somerby-pre-school-le15-8lt-ey342911) · Knossington - [Leaps&Bounds DayCare](/nursery/leaps-bounds-daycare-le9-8de-2603807) · Leicester - [Lilliput Montessori Day Nursery Anstey](/nursery/lilliput-montessori-day-nursery-anstey-le7-7aw-223229) · Anstey - [Lilliput Montessori Day Nursery Coalville](/nursery/lilliput-montessori-day-nursery-coalville-le67-3eq-223230) · Coalville - [Lilliput Montessori Day Nursery Leicester Forest East](/nursery/lilliput-montessori-day-nursery-leicester-forest-east-le3-3nu-ey348114) · Leicester - [Lime Tree Barrow](/nursery/lime-tree-barrow-ltd-le12-8qa-2742103) · Loughborough - [Lime Tree Cossington Rd](/nursery/lime-tree-cossington-rd-ltd-le12-7rr-2747619) · Loughborough - [Lime Tree Day Nursery Sileby](/nursery/lime-tree-day-nursery-sileby-le12-7na-ey475893) · LOUGHBOROUGH - [Lime Tree Loughborough](/nursery/lime-tree-loughborough-le11-1rw-2743156) · Loughborough - [Lime Tree Quorn](/nursery/lime-tree-quorn-le12-8dy-ey492199) · Loughborough - [Little Angels Day Nursery](/nursery/little-angels-day-nursery-le16-9qg-223235) · Market Harborough - [Little Badgers Playgroup](/nursery/little-badgers-playgroup-le8-6lp-ey410320) · Whetstone - [Little Gems Preschool](/nursery/little-gems-preschool-le9-7tf-2532766) · Leicester - [Little Me Nursery](/nursery/little-me-nursery-le16-7rb-223236) · Market Harborough - [Little Monkeys Playgroup](/nursery/little-monkeys-playgroup-le8-6uf-ey471611) · Leicester - [Little Rainbows Community Preschool](/nursery/little-rainbows-community-preschool-cic-le17-4ew-ey484768) · Lutterworth - [Little Rascals - Burton Road](/nursery/little-rascals-burton-road-le13-1fx-ey491238) · Melton Mowbray - [Little Rascals Day Nursery](/nursery/little-rascals-day-nursery-le13-0td-ey477707) · Melton Mowbray - [Little Robins Day Nursery](/nursery/little-robins-day-nursery-le3-8dl-2803559) · Glenfield - [Little Robins Pre-School](/nursery/little-robins-pre-school-le13-0na-ey557945) · Melton Mowbray - [Little Stars Day Nursery @ The Lodge](/nursery/little-stars-day-nursery-the-lodge-le13-0pb-2813438) · Melton Mowbray - [Little Stars Pre-School](/nursery/little-stars-pre-school-le9-7ga-ey398536) · LEICESTER - [Little Toes Day Nursery Bottesford](/nursery/little-toes-day-nursery-bottesford-ng13-0an-2752313) · Nottingham - [Longfield Kindergarten](/nursery/longfield-kindergarten-le8-8bq-226436) · Leicester - [Loughborough University Nursery](/nursery/loughborough-university-nursery-le11-3te-2573700) · Loughborough - [Lynton Childcare](/nursery/lynton-childcare-le9-8bp-ey257288) · Leicester - [Market Bosworth Day Nursery](/nursery/market-bosworth-day-nursery-cv13-0lq-ey152690) · Nuneaton - [Market Harborough Montessori Nursery](/nursery/market-harborough-montessori-nursery-le16-9bz-ey339004) · MARKET HARBOROUGH - [Markfield Day Nursery](/nursery/markfield-day-nursery-le67-9rf-223241) · Markfield - [Marlborough Day Nursery](/nursery/marlborough-day-nursery-le67-3lt-ey454436) · COALVILLE - [Medbourne Playgroup](/nursery/medbourne-playgroup-le16-8dt-226442) · Market Harborough - [Melton Mowbray Nursery School](/nursery/melton-mowbray-nursery-school-le13-0bh-2637815) · Melton Mowbray - [Mes Enfants](/nursery/mes-enfants-le6-0dt-ey227489) · Leicester - [Mindful Me Nursery](/nursery/mindful-me-nursery-le3-8dq-2650121) · Glenfield - [Mini Adventures Preschool](/nursery/mini-adventures-preschool-ltd-le16-7qe-2570210) · Market Harborough - [Mini Explorers Play School](/nursery/mini-explorers-play-school-ltd-le67-6nw-ey486615) · IBSTOCK - [Moat Street Pre school](/nursery/moat-street-pre-school-le18-2he-ey478311) · Wigston - [Nanpantan Nursery School](/nursery/nanpantan-nursery-school-le11-3yd-ey354437) · Loughborough - [Next Steps Nursery](/nursery/next-steps-nursery-le19-4at-ey467309) · Leicester - [Nightingale Nursery Castle Donington](/nursery/nightingale-nursery-castle-donington-de74-2rs-ey470433) · Derby - [Nursery Rhymes - Leicester](/nursery/nursery-rhymes-leicester-ltd-le2-2lf-ey482726) · LEICESTER - [Nurture and Grow Nursery](/nursery/nurture-and-grow-nursery-limited-le3-8dg-2800145) · Leicester - [Orchard End Nursery](/nursery/orchard-end-nursery-le10-1lr-ey495000) · Hinckley - [Paint Pots](/nursery/paint-pots-le9-3hg-2699641) · Leicester - [Park Lane Nursery](/nursery/park-lane-nursery-le13-1jx-ey467482) · MELTON MOWBRAY - [Parkside Nursery School](/nursery/parkside-nursery-school-le11-2bn-223253) · Loughborough - [Partou Progress House Day Nursery & Pre-School](/nursery/partou-progress-house-day-nursery-pre-school-le16-9hf-2685399) · MARKET HARBOROUGH - [Peter Pan Pre-school Playgroup](/nursery/peter-pan-pre-school-playgroup-le8-8ay-ey358316) · LEICESTER - [Play Days Academy](/nursery/play-days-academy-le2-9tl-ey537182) · Leicester - [Playfit @ Stonebow Primary School](/nursery/playfit-stonebow-primary-school-le11-4zh-ey442996) · LOUGHBOROUGH - [Poplar Tot's Childcare](/nursery/poplar-tot-s-childcare-ltd-le9-7nl-2859746) · Earl Shilton - [Poplars Preschool](/nursery/poplars-preschool-le18-1hg-ey340388) · Wigston - [Priesthills Nursery - Station Road](/nursery/priesthills-nursery-station-road-le10-1ap-2810381) · Hinckley - [Priesthills Nursery Burbage](/nursery/priesthills-nursery-burbage-le10-2hl-2810384) · Burbage - [Priesthills Nursery Nutts Lane](/nursery/priesthills-nursery-nutts-lane-le10-3eg-2810383) · Hinckley - [Promise Childcare](/nursery/promise-childcare-le3-3hl-226487) · Leicester Forest East - [Quorn Nursery School](/nursery/quorn-nursery-school-le12-8dp-ey453336) · Loughborough - [Radmoor Day Nursery & Annexe](/nursery/radmoor-day-nursery-annexe-le11-3bt-223262) · Loughborough - [Ravenstone Pre-School](/nursery/ravenstone-pre-school-le67-2ar-ey265148) · Coalville - [Rawlins Under 5's Playgroup](/nursery/rawlins-under-5-s-playgroup-le12-8hq-ey347021) · LOUGHBOROUGH - [Robert Bakewell Playgroup](/nursery/robert-bakewell-playgroup-limited-le11-5uj-ey423120) · Loughborough - [Rothley Park Kindergarten](/nursery/rothley-park-kindergarten-le7-7nl-ey244466) · Rothley - [School's Out](/nursery/school-s-out-le7-7rz-2561211) · Leicester - [Shooting Stars Nurseries Hinckley](/nursery/shooting-stars-nurseries-hinckley-le10-1ad-ey551539) · Hinckley - [Smiles Hinckley Parks](/nursery/smiles-hinckley-parks-le10-1lp-2523548) · Hinckley - [Smiles Nurseries](/nursery/smiles-nurseries-ltd-le9-4fs-2523553) · Leicester - [South Leicestershire College Nursery](/nursery/south-leicestershire-college-nursery-le18-4pl-ey410558) · Wigston - [Squeakies Nursery and Pre School](/nursery/squeakies-nursery-and-pre-school-le8-0rb-ey495117) · Leicester - [St Bernards Day Nursery](/nursery/st-bernards-day-nursery-limited-le10-0pl-ey498084) · Hinckley - [St George's Nursery](/nursery/st-george-s-nursery-le19-1rp-2710193) · Leicester - [St George's Nursery School](/nursery/st-george-s-nursery-school-le2-5qf-2546247) · Leicester - [St George's Nursery School](/nursery/st-george-s-nursery-school-le19-4sa-2546478) · Leicester - [St Mary's Playgroup](/nursery/st-mary-s-playgroup-le3-3ft-ey477732) · Leicester - [St. George's Nursery School](/nursery/st-george-s-nursery-school-le19-2df-2546087) · Leicester - [Stork Day Nursery](/nursery/stork-day-nursery-le10-0ea-ey240624) · Hinckley - [Tangent House Day Nursery](/nursery/tangent-house-day-nursery-le4-8bb-ey267618) · Leicester - [Teapots Day Nursery](/nursery/teapots-day-nursery-le9-6re-223277) · Broughton Astley - [Teapots Nursery](/nursery/teapots-nursery-le9-1se-2701221) · Leicester - [Teddies Nursery](/nursery/teddies-nursery-le8-5pr-2674410) · Leicester - [The Cradle Nursery](/nursery/the-cradle-nursery-le18-1jx-ey438085) · Wigston - [The Den Farmside](/nursery/the-den-farmside-le67-3sh-ey556945) · COALVILLE - [The Early Years Academy Ibstock](/nursery/the-early-years-academy-ibstock-le67-6lg-2771383) · Ibstock - [The Early Years Academy Loughborough](/nursery/the-early-years-academy-loughborough-le11-1pe-ey466142) · Loughborough - [The Hunny Bear Day Nursery](/nursery/the-hunny-bear-day-nursery-le8-6la-ey473466) · Leicester - [The Hunny Bee Day Nursery](/nursery/the-hunny-bee-day-nursery-le8-0hw-ey461733) · LEICESTER - [The Hunny Comb Day Nursery](/nursery/the-hunny-comb-day-nursery-le2-5wp-2550213) · Leicester - [The Hunny Hive Day Nursery](/nursery/the-hunny-hive-day-nursery-le4-3ns-ey539726) · LEICESTER - [The Hunny Hive Kibworth Day Nursery](/nursery/the-hunny-hive-kibworth-day-nursery-le8-0lg-2511185) · Leicester - [The Hunny Jar Coalville](/nursery/the-hunny-jar-coalville-le67-4db-2804715) · Coalville - [The Hunny Jar Day Nursery](/nursery/the-hunny-jar-day-nursery-le8-8bp-ey501507) · LEICESTER - [The Hunny Pot Day Nursery](/nursery/the-hunny-pot-day-nursery-le18-2gz-ey300863) · Leicester - [The Laurels Nursery School and Preschool](/nursery/the-laurels-nursery-school-and-preschool-le7-3fn-2637847) · LEICESTER - [The Old Barn Day Nursery and Preschool](/nursery/the-old-barn-day-nursery-and-preschool-le19-3wy-2637839) · Leicester - [The Old Rectory Nursery Barwell](/nursery/the-old-rectory-nursery-barwell-ltd-le9-8bp-ey302880) · Leicester - [The Pre-School Play Station](/nursery/the-pre-school-play-station-le9-6pt-226492) · Broughton Astley Leicester - [The Scraptoft Day Nursery](/nursery/the-scraptoft-day-nursery-le7-9se-ey560907) · Leicester - [The Syston Day Nursery](/nursery/the-syston-day-nursery-le7-2ha-ey499967) · Leicester - [Tiddlywinks Pre-School](/nursery/tiddlywinks-pre-school-le7-9db-ey478564) · Leicester - [Toddlers Nursery School](/nursery/toddlers-nursery-school-le6-0dq-2540622) · Leicester - [Topsham House Day Nursery](/nursery/topsham-house-day-nursery-le9-9ju-223281) · LEICESTER - [Watermead Nursery](/nursery/watermead-nursery-le11-3tn-ey248193) · Loughborough - [Westwards Nursery](/nursery/westwards-nursery-le11-2dt-ey553923) · Loughborough - [Whitwick Day Nursery and Preschool](/nursery/whitwick-day-nursery-and-preschool-le67-5dt-2637883) · Coalville - [Windsor Playgroup](/nursery/windsor-playgroup-le10-2dd-ey494881) · Hinckley - [Woodlands Nursery](/nursery/woodlands-nursery-le13-0ut-ey467495) · Melton Mowbray - [Woodlands Nursery & Pre School](/nursery/woodlands-nursery-pre-school-le9-7dg-2576050) · Leicester - [Worthington Pre-School](/nursery/worthington-pre-school-le65-1rq-ey222181) · Ashby de la Zouch - [Wymondham Pre-School Playgroup](/nursery/wymondham-pre-school-playgroup-le14-2af-ey355521) · MELTON MOWBRAY ## Frequently asked questions How many day nurseries are there in Leicestershire? We list 193 Ofsted-registered day nurseries in Leicestershire, 192 of which have a Leicestershire address. The list is rebuilt from Ofsted's official register, so closures and new registrations show up within a week. Which nurseries near Leicestershire are rated Outstanding? 15 nurseries are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Leicestershire, including Charnwood Nursery and Pre-School, Bilingual Day Nursery & Pre-school Ravenstone. Outstanding is the top grade and is awarded to a minority of settings, so also compare Good-rated nurseries on hours, fees and location. What do parents say about nurseries near Leicestershire? Across 100 nurseries with enough reviews to average, parents in Leicestershire have left 1,402 Google reviews at an average of 4.8★. Individual pages show the review text so you can look for recurring themes — settling-in, communication and staff turnover are the most useful signals. Can I use funded hours at a nursery near Leicestershire? 134 of the 193 nurseries in Leicestershire (69%) confirm they accept government-funded early years hours. Eligibility depends on your child's age and your working status — check the nursery's own page for which funding codes they take and whether they charge for consumables on top. Which nurseries near Leicestershire take babies? 103 settings in Leicestershire are registered to care for children from under two, and baby-room places are usually the first to fill. If you need a place before your child turns one, contact several nurseries as early as you can — waiting lists of six to twelve months are common. [![Nursery Advice](/__l5e/assets-v1/1c5557d3-f3fd-42f8-935a-3f2d2c3ac7e7/nursery-advice.webp "Nursery Advice")](/) The independent UK nursery directory. Built with Ofsted data, kept current weekly. 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