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Little Badgers Playgroup

Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2025)
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5.0(1 parent reviews) ·St Peter's Parish Centre, High Street, Whetstone, LE8 6LP · Leicestershire
Number of places
30 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2025
Local authority
Leicestershire

About this day nursery

Little Badgers Playgroup cultivates a nurturing and stimulating family-like atmosphere where children are encouraged to flourish, develop, and experience genuine happiness. The playgroup adheres to the Department for Education’s Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), ensuring that their educational approach meets the required standards for early childhood learning and development.

They focus on promoting "school readiness" by providing a diverse range of knowledge and skills crucial for future academic and life success. The curriculum incorporates a balance of both adult-led and child-initiated learning opportunities, tailored to each child's age and developmental stage.

Little Badgers champions curiosity, offering open-ended resources to inspire critical thinking and practical engagement. A significant emphasis is placed on outdoor activities, with a Forest School approach integrated into their programme.

This allows children to explore natural materials and safely engage in risk-taking, fostering a love for the outdoors. The playgroup also operates an Out of School Club and Holiday Club, providing extended care during term time and school holidays.

The facility is open for 51 weeks of the year, closing only between Christmas and New Year and on bank holidays. Little Badgers Playgroup has received a "GOOD" rating in its latest Ofsted review.

Our ethos

Little Badgers Playgroup follows the EYFS framework, integrating a Forest School approach with both adult-led and child-initiated learning. They aim to foster curiosity, critical thinking, and school readiness through diverse experiences and open-ended resources, all within a nurturing, family-like atmosphere.

What it's like

Children arrive happy and confident and quickly immerse themselves in play. Staff are consistently kind and attentive, supporting emotional well-being and a sense of belonging. The playgroup promotes healthy lifestyles and encourages independence as children pour their own drinks and cut up fruit.

Family environmentEYFS curriculumForest School approachOutdoor learningOut of School Club

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday 8am - 9am and 3pm - 6pm (Out of School Club), with early bird option 7:30am - 8am. Holiday Club 8am - 6pm, with early bird option. Open 51 weeks a year, closed between Christmas and New Year and on bank holidays.

Term time / All Year

Term Time

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Little Badgers Playgroup

Last inspected 1 July 2025 · Alexandra Brouder

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 arrive happy and confident and quickly immerse themselves in play. Staff are consistently kind and attentive, supporting emotional well-being and a sense of belonging. The playgroup promotes healthy lifestyles and encourages independence as children pour their own drinks and cut up fruit.

Inspector highlights

  • Children arrive happy and confident to start their day.
  • Staff promote healthy lifestyles and ensure children spend quality time outdoors daily.
  • Children are becoming increasingly independent in the playgroup.
  • Staff build positive partnerships with parents.
  • The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

Areas to develop

  • 1help staff to clearly identify what they intend for children to learn from the activities they provide
  • 2focus professional development on enhancing staff's knowledge of how to support children's learning even further.
Inspection #10370624 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are supported well by the caring staff team. The staff work closely with a range of external professionals to seek the help and support that children need. Staff know children well and develop targeted learning to be sure these children make the progress they are capable of. Staff support children’s communication and language skills well, this includes children with SEND.

Outdoor space

Staff promote healthy lifestyles, ensuring that children spend quality time outdoors daily to help to develop their physical skills. Children have good opportunities to develop their large and small muscles as they carefully move over wooden planks.

Parent Reviews of Little Badgers Playgroup

5.0
(1)
Autumn Anderson
2 years ago

Great Pre-school, has really helped my little one grow in confidence, such a lovely group of ladies

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Inspection history
Improved from Requires improvement → Good in 2025

Date: May 2014

  • July 2025Good
  • September 2024Requires improvement
  • March 2015Good
  • May 2014Requires improvement

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