Opening hours
Monday to Friday, 7:30 am until 6 pm
Mes Enfants
Ofsted: Good
(Aug 2021)
Number of places
40 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2021
Local authority
Leicestershire
About this day nursery
Mes Enfants, a well-established nursery in Leicester, registered in 2002 and is located at 195 Leicester Road, Groby, LE6 0DT. It operates as a childcare on non-domestic premises, offering full day care for children aged 0 to 8 years.
The nursery has a capacity for 40 children and currently has 23 children on roll. Under the leadership of registered person Jacqueline Goode, the setting prides itself on providing a welcoming environment where children are happy and well-settled.
The dedicated team of nine childcare staff, seven of whom hold Level 3 or above early years qualifications, ensures children receive good quality education, personal development, and positive behaviour and attitudes. The nursery is open Monday to Friday, all year round, from 7:30 am until 6 pm, and offers funded early education for three- and four-year-old children.
What it's like
Children are happy and well settled at this welcoming nursery, forming warm, trusting relationships with staff. They are confident explorers, showing delight in finding slugs in the garden and participating in gardening activities. Children behave well, learning to manage their feelings and share, while also developing good hand-to-eye coordination and manipulative skills in preparation for writing.
Welcoming environmentConfident explorersGood behaviourStrong parent relationshipsHealthy mealsGardening activities
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)
Key facts
Term time / All Year
All_year
Established
2002
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Mes Enfants
Last inspected 31 August 2021
Overall effectiveness
Good
What it's like to attend
Children are happy and well settled at this welcoming nursery, forming warm, trusting relationships with staff. They are confident explorers, showing delight in finding slugs in the garden and participating in gardening activities. Children behave well, learning to manage their feelings and share, while also developing good hand-to-eye coordination and manipulative skills in preparation for writing.
Inspector highlights
- Children are happy and well settled at this welcoming nursery. They have warm, trusting relationships with the staff that care for them.
- Children are confident and explore the environment with interest, showing delight when they find slugs in the nursery garden and discussing what they like to eat.
- Children behave well and know what is expected of them, learning to manage feelings, resolve conflicts, share, and take turns.
- Staff understand how children learn, using parent information and observations to plan for individual next steps.
- Staff support children to develop positive attitudes to learning, resilience, and problem-solving skills.
- Children enjoy gardening activities and learn about plants, fruit, and vegetables, as well as engaging in messy play with mud, paint, foam, glitter, and cornflour.
- The manager has accessed local authority support to address weaknesses and regularly seeks feedback from staff, parents, and children to inform improvement plans.
- Children benefit from freshly prepared healthy and nutritious meals and enjoy being physically active in the nursery garden.
- Staff talk to children as they play, narrating activities and introducing new words, and sensitively repeat mispronounced words for correct pronunciation.
Areas to develop
- 1Give children clear messages to support them to understand the importance of healthy choices and lifestyles.
- 2Support staff to engage children more effectively in conversations to help children to express their ideas.
Inspection #10133273 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
Outdoor space
Children enjoy being physically active in the nursery garden and delight in finding "families of slugs," confidently counting and ordering them by size. They also take part in gardening activities, learning how plants, fruit, and vegetables grow as they help to plant seeds, water, and harvest produce from the nursery garden.
Parent Reviews of Mes Enfants
5.0
(1)
Emily Satchwell
2 years ago
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Inspection history
Improved from Inadequate → Good in 2021
Date: June 2011
- August 2021Good
- November 2019Inadequate
- February 2016Good
- June 2011Outstanding
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