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Aylestone Angels Childcare

Ofsted: Expected standard·
5.0(2 parent reviews)
·Former Aylestone Library Day Care, 89 Richmond Road, Leicester, LE2 8BB · Leicester
Number of places
35 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2026
Local authority
Leicester

About this day nursery

Aylestone Angels Childcare, established in 2023, provides a calm and nurturing environment for children aged 0-4 years at its Leicester setting. Operating all year round from 8:00 to 18:00, Monday through Friday, the nursery focuses on fostering a strong sense of belonging where children thrive and feel safe.

The dedicated team, which includes a well-resourced baby room with appropriately trained staff, forms secure attachments with children, especially their key person, ensuring a smooth transition into nursery life. The nursery excels in tailoring learning to individual needs, with leaders and practitioners adept at identifying and addressing emerging needs, including those of children with SEND and EAL.

They employ a graduated approach and seek external professional advice when necessary. Aylestone Angels Childcare places a strong emphasis on building positive relationships with families, offering clear communication and support.

With a strong, ambitious vision for continuous improvement, the leadership team prioritises delivering the best possible outcomes for all children and their families, ensuring a high-quality early years experience.

Our ethos

Our goal is to ensure every child leaves our nursery having reached their early learning milestones and grown into confident, well-rounded individuals ready for school. By unlocking every child’s potential and fostering curiosity and creativity through play, we create a nurturing environment where learning through play is central to our approach.

What it's like

Children thrive in this calm and nurturing environment where they develop a strong sense of belonging. Children enter happily and are eager to begin their play and learning, forming secure attachments with staff, especially their key person, which helps them settle quickly and feel safe. Staff respond promptly to children's needs and adapt activities in the moment to ensure everyone can succeed.

Calm and nurturingStrong sense of belongingIndividualised learningStrong family partnershipsAmbitious leadership

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday - Friday: 8:00 – 18:00

Age range

6 Weeks - 8 Years

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2023

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Expected standard

Last inspected Mar 2026

Headline: Expected standard

Grade summary

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.

Category grades

AchievementExpected standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesExpected standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
InclusionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
0 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Aylestone Angels Childcare

Last inspected 10 March 2026

Safeguarding effective

What it's like to attend

Children thrive in this calm and nurturing environment where they develop a strong sense of belonging. Children enter happily and are eager to begin their play and learning, forming secure attachments with staff, especially their key person, which helps them settle quickly and feel safe. Staff respond promptly to children's needs and adapt activities in the moment to ensure everyone can succeed.

Inspector highlights

  • Children thrive in a calm and nurturing environment where they develop a strong sense of belonging.
  • Leaders and practitioners have a clear understanding of children's individual needs and identify any emerging or changing needs quickly and accurately.
  • There is a strong emphasis on building positive relationships with families.
  • Children have many opportunities to develop their physical skills, using wooden beams and small tyres to create bridges and hurdles.
  • Mathematics is woven effectively throughout the teaching, with children enjoying counting during story time and exploring size, colour and number and by singing number songs.
  • Leaders possess a strong, ambitious vision and have set priorities aimed at delivering the best possible outcomes for children and their families.

Areas to develop

  • 1Leaders should strengthen the curriculum for the youngest babies and children to ensure they benefit from consistently high-quality experiences.
  • 2Leaders should support staff to strengthen their teaching practice further so that younger children consistently benefit from opportunities to extend their learning.
Inspection #2758237 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Leaders and practitioners in the setting have a clear understanding of children's individual needs and identify any emerging or changing needs quickly and accurately. They are swift in identifying barriers to learning and address these, following a well-embedded graduated approach and seeking advice from external professionals where appropriate. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are given objects of reference to help them recognise routines and adults support their understanding by repeating and simplifying the language.

EAL / language support

Children learning English as an additional language are provided with objects of reference to help them recognise routines, and adults support their understanding by repeating and simplifying language.

Parent Reviews of Aylestone Angels Childcare

5.0
(2)
Mary Agboyehime
6 months ago

Am really impressed with their teaching skills.

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Scott Tunks
a year ago

Great nursery, engaging staff who really care for the kids

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

10 March 2026

Expected standard

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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Frequently asked about Aylestone Angels Childcare

About the setting

Aylestone Angels Childcare Ltd registered with Ofsted on 20/11/2023. It is a childcare on non-domestic premises located at Former Aylestone Library Day Care, 89 Richmond Road, Leicester, LE2 8BB. The setting operates Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 18:00 and accepts children from 0 to 4 years old. Most children on roll are over 2 years old, but the setting is beginning to welcome younger children.

URN
2758237
Registered person
Aylestone Angels Childcare Ltd
Day care type
Childcare on non-domestic premises
Register
Early Years Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises

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