Abbey Park Campus Nursery, part of Leicester College, offers a nurturing and stimulating environment where children are encouraged to learn and develop at their own pace. The nursery prides itself on fostering a relaxed, friendly, and inspiring atmosphere where children feel safe and can build trust with their caregivers.
Dedicated to continuous improvement, the nursery invests in its staff's professional development to ensure high-quality care. While prioritising students and employees of Leicester College, the nursery considers all applications, including those for children with disabilities or additional learning needs.
Adhering to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum, the nursery provides a comprehensive educational programme covering seven key areas of learning, implemented through purposeful play and a mix of adult-led and child-initiated activities. They utilise the secure online platform 'Tapestry' to track each child's progress, allowing parents to actively participate in their child's learning journey.
The nursery also places a strong emphasis on partnerhips with parents, ensuring open communication and incorporating parent feedback into its operations. Mealtimes are a social occasion, with a focus on healthy choices and accommodating diverse dietary needs.
The nursery also offers a structured settling-in process to help children transition smoothly into the nursery environment.
Our ethos
Abbey Park Campus Nursery follows the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum, implementing purposeful play through a mix of adult-led and child-initiated activities. They focus on fostering a nurturing, stimulating, relaxed, and friendly atmosphere where children learn and develop at their own pace, with an emphasis on building trust and strong partnerships with parents. They use the 'Tapestry' online platform to track progress and involve parents in their child's learning journey.
What it's like
Children are cared for by a team of attentive and caring staff, who are invested in supporting children's learning and development from a very young age. Young babies are stimulated through positive interactions and tummy-time activities. Older children learn skills for contributing positively to society through thoughtfully planned activities like voting on storybooks.
Funding accepted
Opening hours
Full Day: 8am to 5.15pm (Children must be collected by 5.15pm, not accepted before 8am). Half Day Mornings: 8am to 1pm (Children must be collected by 1pm, not accepted before 8am). Half Day Afternoons: 1pm to 5.15pm (Children must be collected by 5.15pm, not accepted before 1pm). Nursery closes at 5pm every Friday. Opening days and hours may vary during college holidays depending on demand.
Term time / All Year
All Year
Established
2009
Last inspected 30 September 2022 · Charlotte Whalley
What it's like to attend
Children are cared for by a team of attentive and caring staff, who are invested in supporting children's learning and development from a very young age. Young babies are stimulated through positive interactions and tummy-time activities. Older children learn skills for contributing positively to society through thoughtfully planned activities like voting on storybooks.
Inspector highlights
Areas to develop
Inclusion & environment
The nursery supports children with SEND.
The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, both indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning.
Staff use visual cue-cards to help children who speak English as an additional language to understand what is being asked of them. The nursery supports children who speak English as an additional language.
Good overall college. Most courses are offered. Part time and full time course available. In between Leicester City Center and Golden Mile Road. It’s huge with multiple storey. They have in-house canteen that serves fresh food… slightly overpriced for most of their items. They have car park for staffs only. Students can only use them in the evening after 5 or 6 depending on their classes for evening.
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Currently studying Access to HE science. I choose Leicester College over other options including, Nottingham college, online providers or completing A levels as a private candidate. I had hoped that the college would provide excellent tuition in each subject on the course but unfortunately this is not the case with the chemistry teacher not having previously taught chemistry and other subjects so badly taught I could better used the time in class - watching a YouTube tutorial. The college does not have enough chairs for each class to have sufficient number to start the lessons on time, with responsibility for sourcing chairs with the students - having to go class to class to find chairs. I have emailed my concern’s to principal but I’ve not received a response. I would not of chosen Leicester College if I had know that the college has lots of problems and I would say it doesn’t deliver value for money. For positives - I would say the library service, when open is excellent and some tutors are very good.
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They don't help to parents if they even worried about their son/daughter's safety. As nowadays teenagers wants to hide everything from their parents and parents always worried about them.
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This how we learn in college with technology. I would say they need to improve this technology in more advanced. To teach student I would bring video graphics subjects to teach for students to learn fastes way, and they can more focus on watching the things, best way to remember by watching the thing. I think this is the best way to learn and teach. Thanks 👌 😀 😊
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I went here for a few years doing art and painting, staff are extremely friendly and helpful even for a new comer and if you want to meet people who have the same Idea then go here or a friend making cafè
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Date: November 2009
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