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Banana Moon Day Nursery in Leicester

Ofsted: Good
(Aug 2025)
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3.9(18 parent reviews) ·208 Sandhills Avenue, North Hamilton, Leicester, LE5 1PL · Leicester
Number of places
84 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2025
Local authority
Leicester

About this day nursery

Banana Moon Day Nursery Hamilton is dedicated to providing exceptional childcare for children aged 0 to 5 years, fostering a loving, secure, and stimulating environment. The nursery emphasises a parent-centric approach, understanding the trust placed in them for the care of young children.

Their philosophy centres on the belief that children learn best through play, offering a curriculum designed to spark creativity, curiosity, and a love for learning. The facility provides a unique and vibrant setting with colourful murals, sensory areas, dedicated play spaces, and a reading corner, all aimed at developing communication, motor, and problem-solving skills.

The outdoor environment further encourages exploration of nature and physical activity. The dedicated team focuses on holistic development, supporting both children and parents throughout their nursery journey, ensuring continuous improvement and a positive experience for all.

They also utilise a parent app to keep families informed about their child's daily activities and progress.

Our ethos

Banana Moon Day Nursery Hamilton believes children learn best through play, fostering creativity, curiosity, and a love for learning within a loving, secure, and stimulating environment. They utilise a parent-centric approach and focus on the holistic development of children aged 0-5.

What it's like

Children are happy to attend and clearly have positive relationships with staff and their peers, with less confident children given reassurance from kind and caring staff. Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour and plan activities that encourage sharing and turn-taking, supporting children to manage conflicts. Staff also promote independence through consistent praise and age-appropriate responsibilities, such as older children serving themselves at mealtimes and babies accessing water independently.

Play-based learningParent-centric approachHolistic developmentSecure environment

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)
Pricing on request

This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.

Key facts

Opening hours

7.30am - 6.30pm

Age range

0 to 5 years of age

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Banana Moon Day Nursery

Last inspected 26 August 2025

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Children are happy to attend and clearly have positive relationships with staff and their peers, with less confident children given reassurance from kind and caring staff. Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour and plan activities that encourage sharing and turn-taking, supporting children to manage conflicts. Staff also promote independence through consistent praise and age-appropriate responsibilities, such as older children serving themselves at mealtimes and babies accessing water independently.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are happy and have positive relationships with staff and peers.
  • Staff have high expectations for behaviour and promote sharing and turn-taking.
  • Children show good physical development and enjoy being outside.
  • Staff promote children's independence and self-care skills.
  • Strong partnerships with parents are nurtured, providing regular updates and reassurance.

Areas to develop

  • 1enhance the use of assessment information so that all staff consistently identify and support children's next steps to precisely reflect their learning needs
  • 2identify more effective ways to manage transitions during the day so that staff give children more time to focus and engage on their learning
  • 3enhance staff's awareness of how to promote and extend all children's vocabulary.
Inspection #10416428 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents comment that this helps to reassure them that their children are happy and enjoying their day.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

Outdoor space

Children love to be outside and show good physical development, taking age-appropriate risks and managing them independently. Staff ensure all children have daily access to the outdoors, encouraging them to develop social skills through activities like chasing games and imaginative play in the role-play kitchen.

Parent Reviews of Banana Moon Day Nursery

3.9
(18)
Sammy Pettles
3 months ago

Awful nursery, review is from the time (2025) my children came here and I’m glad I took my children out, this place has some of the rudest and most lazy staff in the that not only myself have experienced other parents have mentioned the same.My child’s coat was always on the floor when I’d pick him up and staff in the full moons room would literally just sit and stare at each to see who would get up and let me know how my sons day was. Also the is ‘nursery’ was recently in the Leicester mercury regarding a serious and potentially dangerous situation that occurred here. Do not bring your child here

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Sam
7 months ago

Not sure how this nursery is even being run — the staff are lazy and rude. The person supposedly in charge just sits on the sofa instead of engaging with the children, and some staff are downright disrespectful, even shouting at the kids. The activities are very basic too, which is disappointing when you’re paying good money for proper childcare and development.

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Jennie Brosnan-Thompson
a year ago

My twins joined the nursery at 7mo and have loved the last three months. The app is also a great tool to see how they’re getting on, what they eat, photos of their day and any developmental milestones they meet. The staff are lovely and always give a detailed handover when babies are picked up.

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Sumaiya Panchbhaya
2 years ago

Both my children attend BananaMoon and my eldest has been going there three years now. Throughout the years we have seen the nursery grow and develop to become such a wonderful place with great staff. My kids have formed such lovely bonds with all the members of the team and it truly is going to be heartbreaking when they leave. Thank you for all the support and the care you have shown my children!

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Makala Johnson
5 years ago

My daughter loves her days spent at Banana Moon. She has settled in so well and made lots of friends (including the staff), she really enjoys the variety of activities that are provided for her to do. I like that the children can also spontaneously decided what they want to do and that making their own choices is encouraged. They offer a variety off different foods at meal times and sometimes the children even get involved and make their own, such as pizzas. My daughter loves to be creative and has a wild imagination, I really like that all the staff embrace this and even encourage it with their interactions with her and the activities that are available for her to take part in. Playing outdoors is not off limits even if the weather isn’t the best they just wrap up and put on their wellies. I am happy that my child is in safe hands whilst she is at Banana Moon and the extra measure that have been put in place due to COVID-19 are more than sufficient to protect both the children & staff. My daughter is very happy at this nursery and always has plenty to tell us about her day when she gets home.

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Inspection history

Date: March 2022

  • August 2025Good
  • August 2022Good
  • March 2022Inadequate

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