Opening hours
Monday to Friday 7:30am – 6:00pm (excluding bank holidays)
Charnwood Nursery & Pre-School (Rothley)
Ofsted: Good
(Aug 2023)
Number of places
66 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2023
Local authority
Leicestershire
About this day nursery
Charnwood Nursery & Pre-School in Rothley, established in May 2021, is designed to provide a rich and stimulating learning environment for over 60 children aged 0-4 years. Located in a thoughtfully renovated former playbarn, the nursery embraces a family-friendly atmosphere that supports every stage of a child's development, encouraging independence, well-being, and self-esteem.
The outdoor area, encompassing three sides of the nursery, offers diverse spaces for play and discovery. The dedicated and highly qualified staff team is passionate about early years education, fostering a nurturing setting where children are encouraged to thrive.
The Rothley branch also provides a virtual tour, allowing prospective families to explore its spacious rooms and engaging areas, and has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. The nursery emphasises strong partnerships with parents through home visits, interactive events like story sessions and forest school, and workshops on topics such as School Readiness and Phonics, ensuring a collaborative approach to each child's learning journey.
An Intervention and Inclusion Specialist offers dedicated support to children, families, and staff, further supporting an inclusive environment.
What it's like
Children enjoy joining in activities with staff, such as pretending to be on a boat or setting tables for lunch. They learn about responsibility and receive praise for helping. Staff encourage imagination, creativity, and teach children about keeping themselves safe, including internet safety and body privacy.
Engaging outdoor areasStrong parent partnershipsVirtual tours availableOfsted "Good" rating
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-oldsTax-Free Childcare
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
Age range
0-4 years
Term time / All Year
All Year
Established
2021
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Charnwood Nursery & Pre-School (Rothley)
Last inspected 7 August 2023 · Hayley Ruane
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 enjoy joining in activities with staff, such as pretending to be on a boat or setting tables for lunch. They learn about responsibility and receive praise for helping. Staff encourage imagination, creativity, and teach children about keeping themselves safe, including internet safety and body privacy.
Inspector highlights
- The manager and staff place a strong focus on supporting children's communication skills, using sign language and asking a good range of questions.
- Staff feel supported with their practice and well-being, with supervision meetings and training opportunities.
- Staff provide children with small-group times to focus on their social communication skills, including sharing and following routines.
- Staff encourage children to be independent, such as preparing their own snacks and recognising their own cups.
- Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported well, with additional funding used for one-to-one support.
- The manager and staff plan experiences to broaden children's knowledge of the local community, including forest sessions and learning about fire safety.
- Parents comment positively about the experiences their children receive, including borrowing books from the nursery.
- Staff have rules and boundaries in place, such as 'kind hands', and reward children with praise for positive behaviour.
Areas to develop
- 1support staff to adapt their interactions in the pre-school room during activities to meet the learning needs of the younger children more precisely
- 2strengthen staff's ability to identify and help children in the baby and toddler rooms to follow their interests when they want to be physically active during their self-chosen play.
Inspection #10285490 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents comment positively about the experiences their children receive at the nursery. They explain how their children borrow books from the nursery and how this encourages them to ask to go to the library with parents to help develop their love of books further.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported well by staff. Additional funding that some children receive is used effectively to provide one-to-one support from staff to meet their individual needs and support their emotional well-being during transitions, when they move on to school.
Outdoor space
Staff plan activities for children to be physically active, including ball skills. The inspector observed the quality of education during activities, indoors and outdoors.
Parent Reviews of Charnwood Nursery & Pre-School (Rothley)
5.0
(49)
Charisse Popat
4 months ago
We’ve had a really positive experience with Charnwood Nursery and Preschool. The level of care they provide is excellent, and it’s clear the staff genuinely care about the children. Everyone is so welcoming and supportive, which made us feel comfortable and reassured from the very beginning. I especially appreciate how inclusive they are of all religions and celebrations, making sure every child feels valued and included. It’s a lovely, nurturing environment, and we’re very happy to be part of it. I would highly recommend Charnwood Nursery and Preschool to other parents.
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Anita Kainth
4 months ago
We sent our son to Charnwood Nursery Rothley from before he was a year old. They have been nurturing, loving, and more importantly treated our son beautifully. Every key worker he has had has built such a lovely bond- they really care! His final 2 years in pre-school have been amazing with Ebony as his key worker. You can see how strong the relationship is between them which is wonderful to see! I would definitely recommend sending your child here. You won’t be sorry!
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Emma Smith
5 months ago
I cannot recommend Charnwood Nursery & Preschool Rothley enough. My son started over a year ago and loves going each week. He loves all the staff and the care given is second to none. You can really sense how much all the kids mean to the staff. It’s such a lovely friendly environment. The child led activities and options work really well for my son and his absolutely adores forest school and never gets bored with everything going on. He loves the variety of food on offer too….That’s his favourite bit of the day!! I highly recommend this nursery for all. It’s definitely been an amazing experience for us all and I am so thankful for everything that they do.
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keith sinclair
2 months ago
Our grandson loves going to nursery. At each stage he has been developed through clearly implemented sets of objectives. The staff maintain a very supportive environment and his key workers clearly have, or have all had, excellent relationships with him. Our second grandson is due to start in the autumn and we have total confidence that he too will thoroughly enjoy it.
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Carla Bray
4 months ago
My son joined charnwood nursery last September. He loves the Nursey especially forest school and all the outings they experience. The Nursey staff are all very friendly, helpful and most of all very supportive to the needs of the children and parents. I have personally received great great support from the Nursey staff. They’ve been amazing thank you
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Inspection history
Most recent inspection
7 August 2023
Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.
View full Ofsted reportFrequently asked about Charnwood Nursery & Pre-School (Rothley)
About the setting
Charnwood Nursery & Pre-School registered in 2021 and is situated in Rothley, Leicestershire. The nursery employs 28 members of childcare staff, with 21 holding appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round, from 7.30am until 6pm, and provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.
- URN
- 2633577
- Registered person
- Beaver Childcare Ltd
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
- Previous rating
- Not applicable
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