Opening hours
7.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and Christmas
Handprints Day Nursery And Pre School
Ofsted: Good
(Mar 2022)
Number of places
50 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2022
Local authority
Leicestershire
About this day nursery
Handprints Day Nursery & Preschool, located in Earl Shilton and serving surrounding communities like Hinckley, Barwell, and Burbage, offers a nurturing environment focused on early childhood development. The nursery prioritises personalised care, ensuring each child's individual pace of growth is respected within a safe and loving setting.
They aim to provide children with the best possible start, fostering critical thinking, social skills, and emotional intelligence to lay a strong foundation for their academic journey. The dedicated and qualified team uses activities like messy play, outdoor exploration, baby yoga, and forest school to encourage sensory awareness, fine motor skills, physical development, and creativity.
Handprints also takes pride in its healthy and nutritious meal offerings, prepared daily with fresh ingredients. The nursery actively welcomes various government funding schemes making childcare more accessible for families.
Positive parent testimonials highlight the nursery's warm and accommodating staff, the enriching daily activities, and the significant progress children make in their development.
Our ethos
Handprints Day Nursery & Preschool's philosophy is centred on providing a nurturing environment that supports each child's individual pace of growth. They foster critical thinking, social skills, and emotional intelligence through activities like messy play, outdoor exploration, baby yoga, and forest school, aiming to give children the best possible start and a strong foundation for their academic journey.
What it's like
Children happily separate from their parents and develop a love of stories and books. They are supported well to learn new skills, such as using scissors and creating obstacle courses. Staff teach children to manage risk, and toddlers listen to instructions and demonstrate understanding.
Personalised CareForest School ActivitiesHealthy MealsStrong Parent ReviewsGovernment Funding Accepted
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare15 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
Term time / All Year
All Year
Established
2019
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Handprints Day Nursery And Pre School
Last inspected 15 March 2022 · Teresa Lester
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 happily separate from their parents and develop a love of stories and books. They are supported well to learn new skills, such as using scissors and creating obstacle courses. Staff teach children to manage risk, and toddlers listen to instructions and demonstrate understanding.
Inspector highlights
- The manager and staff have a clear vision of what they want children to learn from the curriculum.
- Staff ensure that children who need extra help receive it at the earliest opportunity.
- Staff incorporate numbers and mathematical language into daily routines and play.
- Staff support children to develop their physical skills in a variety of ways.
- Parents are complimentary about the nursery.
Areas to develop
- 1improve the organisation of routines for toddlers so that they can remain focused and engaged
- 2help children understand how to develop a healthy lifestyle.
Inspection #10213986 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
children enjoy attending and have made good progress in their development, particularly in their speech, independence and social skills
parents say that they are kept well informed about their children's achievements and the experiences that their children have each day
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Staff work closely with parents and other professionals to put appropriate support in place for children who speak English as an additional language and for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Staff use sign language, alongside words, to help children understand instructions and encourage the development of their language and communication skills.
Outdoor space
Children have the opportunity to play outdoors each day and exercise in the fresh air. Toddlers walk down steps into the garden holding onto a handrail, and preschool children create obstacle courses out of tyres and planks of wood.
Parent Reviews of Handprints Day Nursery And Pre School
4.8
(25)
Laura-anne Grant
a year ago
When the new owners took over the nursery, I was incredibly impressed. The staff were warm, welcoming, attentive, and focused on creating a nurturing environment. The management introduced positive updates, enhancing both the activities and overall organisation. My daughter started to enjoy going, and I felt confident she was in great hands. The improvements had truly made a difference, in the last few months she had with the new owners her speech had improved and she was more confident in herself. I highly recommend the nursery under its new leadership!
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Paulina Ryznar
a year ago
Handprints is an absolutely fabulous, dedicated and trustworthy childcare we could ever have wished for and my daughter absolutely adored all staff . They have so much patience and enthusiasm for their job and such a real love of the children they cares for. My daughter spent a lovely time there since she was 8,5 months until pre-school. Now my son and is with them and I have exactly the same feelings.
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Hannah Thompson
3 years ago
My little girl has been attending since November 2021 since attending her confidence and speech have grew massively, she always comes home so happy telling me all the fun she’s had and all the different activities she’s been doing. All the staff are amazing and so lovely. They also take lots of pictures throughout the day and upload them to the app witch I love because she looks like she’s having the best time in all the pictures and makes me feel at ease knowing that she’s having a good time. Honestly couldn’t recommend this nursery enough to anybody looking in the area.
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Sammy Brown
a year ago
My twins had to move nursery with no notice - the staff at Handprints were wonderful. My twins were (understandably) initially upset every morning but Kyla, Megan, Shannon, and Abigail made time for them and worked really hard to ensure they settled in. Eventually, N and J looked forward to going and really thrived at the nursery. We often drive past and the twins exclaim ‘there’s the nursery!’ demonstrating clearly that they have fond memories.
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Chloe Hurst
2 years ago
My 3 year old had his settling in session and he absolutely loved it, he only cried when it was time to go home! He told me “the ladies were really funny and kind to me”. The lovely staff made us all feel so comfortable and welcome and sent us photos and updates through the app. He can’t wait to go back!
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Inspection history
Most recent inspection
15 March 2022
Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.
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