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Daisies Child Care High Field Centre

Ofsted: Expected standard·
4.1(10 parent reviews) ·Highfields Community Association, 96 Melbourne Road, Leicester, LE2 0DS · Leicester
Number of places
30 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2026
Local authority
Leicester

About this day nursery

Daisies Child Care High Field Centre, located in Leicester, has been operating since 2016 and provides childcare for children aged 2–4 years. The nursery maintains a strong focus on a well-sequenced curriculum, guided by the EYFS framework, that adapts to individual children's needs and the local community.

Staff are particularly skilled at supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those who speak English as an additional language, utilising visual aids and sign language to enhance communication skills. The setting offers both 15 and 30 hours of funded care, operating Monday to Friday during term time.

Children benefit from a warm and welcoming environment, forming strong attachments with staff. The nursery prides itself on its effective safeguarding arrangements and its commitment to ensuring all children, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds, have full access to the curriculum and make significant progress in their learning and development.

What it's like

Children separate easily from parents and engage with activities, showing strong bonds with staff, who praise them and help them understand emotions. They are confident communicators, benefiting from activities that develop their language and mathematical skills. Younger children enjoy practical tasks, while older children engage in creative activities like making cards for Eid.

Well-sequenced curriculumStrong SEND supportEAL specialismEffective safeguardingStrong parent partnerships

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday : 08:45 - 15:15

Term time / All Year

Term_time_only

Established

2016

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Expected standard

Last inspected Mar 2026

Headline: Expected standard

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
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Expected standard
Needs attention
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Urgent improvement
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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
InclusionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
2 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Daisies Child Care High Field Centre

Last inspected 23 March 2026 · Rachel Barsby-Robinson

Safeguarding effective

What it's like to attend

Children separate easily from parents and engage with activities, showing strong bonds with staff, who praise them and help them understand emotions. They are confident communicators, benefiting from activities that develop their language and mathematical skills. Younger children enjoy practical tasks, while older children engage in creative activities like making cards for Eid.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders have established a clear, well-sequenced, and ambitious curriculum that is tailored to children's starting points.
  • Staff effectively support children's communication and language skills through high-quality interactions, age-appropriate language, and strategies like visual aids and sign language.
  • Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are well-supported, with staff tailoring activities and collaborating with external agencies to ensure full curriculum access.
  • Staff have developed strong partnerships with parents, keeping them informed about developmental progress and offering advice for home learning.
  • The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, fostering an open and positive culture that prioritises children's interests.

Areas to develop

  • 1Leaders should continue to strengthen the implementation of the curriculum so that all staff consistently understand and embed its intentions, particularly mathematics.
  • 2Leaders should strengthen the precision of assessments so that children's next steps are applied consistently and used to extend children's learning more effectively.
  • 3Leaders should continue to guide and coach staff to build on their practice and ensure that interactions with children are of a consistently high quality.
Inspection #10391590 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are well-supported. Staff understand children's needs and know how to tailor and adapt their activities to ensure all children are included, such as providing chairs for children who may struggle with mobility and simplifying games. Leaders work closely with external agencies, including health visitors, paediatricians, and inclusion teams, to ensure full access to the curriculum, including community trips.

Outdoor space

The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, both indoors and outdoors, and assessed its impact on children's learning. Staff promote children's physical development well across the nursery and make effective use of the outdoor environment, planning activities that build children's independence, such as navigating balancing planks and constructing with large blocks.

EAL / language support

Staff are particularly skilled at supporting disadvantaged children, including those who speak English as an additional language. They provide targeted intervention programmes and use visual aids and sign language to support language development, ensuring all children make significant progress with their language skills before starting school.

Parent Reviews of Daisies Child Care High Field Centre

4.1
(10)
Abdullah
2 months ago

Friendly staff, but the nursery feels outdated, profit-driven, and the manager Esne lacks clear direction.

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Miss S
2 months ago

Staff are great, but outdated facilities and Esne contract-focused manager make the experience frustrating

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farhat ismael
a year ago

Daisies is the best nursery i would say my son had learned so many good things from the nursery and he is more confident about himself he just love going to the nursery and the staff is also really friendly and takes care of our children so nicely just love them . Thanks daisies

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Abdulrazak Ravat
a year ago

I am really happy with the nursery and my son has settled really well.

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Inspection history

Date: May 2018

The most recent inspection point has been hidden because the parsed entry didn't match the headline Ofsted rating (Good). We're re-checking it against the original report.

  • April 2025Good
  • March 2025Good
  • July 2019Good
  • July 2019Good
  • October 2018Good
  • June 2018Inadequate
  • May 2018Inadequate

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