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Paint Pots

Ofsted: Good
(Feb 2025)
·3 Riverside Court, Croft, Leicester, LE9 3HG · Leicestershire
Number of places
65 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2025
Local authority
Leicestershire

About this day nursery

Paint Pots Day Nursery & Preschool, part of the Little Chiefs Nursery Group, provides comprehensive childcare and education in Leicester. The nursery focuses on creating a home-from-home atmosphere where children are encouraged to explore their surroundings with the guidance of experienced practitioners.

With a large garden overlooking fields, children have ample opportunities for nature-based learning and discovery. The nursery is dedicated to ensuring children receive the best start to their educational journey, emphasising individualised attention and development.

They strive for an inclusive environment that recognises the diverse needs of children, families, and staff, and boast positive parent testimonials highlighting the caring staff, varied activities, and excellent communication. Operating Monday to Friday from 7:30 am to 6 pm, Paint Pots Day Nursery & Preschool is committed to supporting children in feeling valued, building resilience, making healthy choices, developing empathy, and preparing for their next steps in learning, all while fostering secure relationships with adults.

What it's like

Children of all ages and abilities are confident, settled and happy in this stimulating and motivating setting. Staff create a well-organised and stimulating environment, where children flourish and grow. Children build affectionate and caring bonds with staff, who are responsive to their needs.

Home-from-home environmentLarge garden for nature explorationExperienced practitionersFocus on individualised developmentEYFS curriculumStrong parent communication

Pricing & funding

Fees are structured around full week, full day, school day, and half-day sessions, alongside an hourly rate, effective from April 2025. Standard rates include all meals and snacks, while funded children accessing early education funding pay separate meal fees. Parents are required to provide their own consumable items.

Funding accepted

Tax-Free Childcare15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds

Good to know

  • Fees are effective from April 1st, 2025.
  • Standard session fees include all meals and snacks.
  • Funded (EEF) children pay separate meal charges, or parents can provide their own meals at no extra charge.
  • Parents must provide consumable items such as nappies, wipes, suncream, and nappy cream.

Key facts

Opening hours

Mon to Fri from 7:30am to 6pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2022

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Paint Pots

Last inspected 19 February 2025

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 of all ages and abilities are confident, settled and happy in this stimulating and motivating setting. Staff create a well-organised and stimulating environment, where children flourish and grow. Children build affectionate and caring bonds with staff, who are responsive to their needs.

Inspector highlights

  • Children of all ages and abilities are confident, settled and happy.
  • Staff create a well-organised and stimulating environment, where children flourish and grow.
  • Children are physically active in their play, both indoors and outdoors.
  • Staff support children's communication and language development well.
  • Staff meet the needs of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen staff's understanding of the intent of planned group activities, so that their teaching is consistently focused on what they want children to learn.
Inspection #10368515 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff meet the needs of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). They are proactive in forging partnerships with other professionals and ensuring that children receive prompt support. This helps children with SEND to make good progress across all seven areas of learning.

Outdoor space

Children are physically active in their play, both indoors and outdoors. Out in the garden area, children learn to become confident problem solvers.

Inspection history

Most recent inspection

19 February 2025

Good

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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Frequently asked about Paint Pots

About the setting

Paint Pots registered in 2022 and is located in Croft, Leicestershire. The nursery is open from 7:30am until 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round except for bank holidays. The nursery employs 13 members of staff, 11 of whom hold a relevant early years qualification at level 3. One member of staff holds early years teacher status. The nursery offers funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

URN
2699641
Registered person
Little Chiefs Day Nurseries Limited
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises

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