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The Preschool Group

Ofsted: Good
(Sept 2025)
·St Philip's Church Hall, Evington Road, Leicester, LE2 1QJ · Leicester
Number of places
26 places
Age range
2–3 yrs
Last inspected
Sept 2025
Local authority
Leicester

About this day nursery

30pm, on a term-time basis. This childcare setting caters specifically for children aged 2–3 years.

Children are warmly welcomed, quickly settling in and happily engaging with friends and staff. The environment is calm and organised, allowing children to confidently explore and make their own choices from a broad range of activities that support progress across all areas of learning.

Staff are adept at knowing each child's individual needs, encouraging the use of home languages and consistently offering praise, which helps children to feel secure and valued. For children with special educational needs and/or disabilities or those in the early stages of learning English, staff utilise visual aids, signs, and gestures to aid understanding of the environment and routines.

There is close collaboration with parents and other professionals to ensure every child makes good progress. Children have many opportunities to develop fine motor skills, such as using chalks outdoors for drawing.

However, the Ofsted report from 5th September 2025, which rated the nursery as Good, notes that staff could strengthen the planning of activities to further promote children's large motor skills. Parents particularly appreciate the close working relationship with staff, which helps children settle in quickly.

What it's like

Children arrive happily and settle quickly, warmly greeted by staff and friends. Staff know children's individual needs well, encouraging home languages and providing praise, which helps children feel secure and valued. The environment is calm and organised, allowing children to confidently explore and make choices, with a broad range of activities supporting progress in all learning areas.

Warm WelcomesIndividual Needs MetCalm EnvironmentFine Motor SkillsLanguage SupportParent Partnership

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 9am until 3.30pm

Term time / All Year

Term Time

Established

1992

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for The Preschool Group

Last inspected 5 September 2025 · Kate Scheel

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 happily and settle quickly, warmly greeted by staff and friends. Staff know children's individual needs well, encouraging home languages and providing praise, which helps children feel secure and valued. The environment is calm and organised, allowing children to confidently explore and make choices, with a broad range of activities supporting progress in all learning areas.

Inspector highlights

  • The manager and staff have worked hard since the last inspection to address the actions raised, improving behaviour management, curriculum, and interactions with children.
  • Effective communication with parents ensures a consistent approach to care and learning, with daily feedback and regular updates on children's progress, and activities suggested for home learning.
  • Staff promote children's exploration and creative skills, with children enjoying play dough and developing imaginative play with descriptive language.
  • Staff are positive role models, encouraging children's independence skills like self-care and sharing, preparing them for school.
  • Staff have implemented effective strategies to support children's language skills through stories, songs, and conversation, using visual resources, signs, and gestures for children with SEND or those learning English.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen the planning of activities for physical development to further support the development of children's large motor skills.
Inspection #10411627 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents value the way staff work closely with families to help children settle quickly.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

For children with special educational needs and/or disabilities or who are in the early stages of learning English, staff use visual resources, signs and gestures to help children to make sense of the environment and the routines. Staff work closely with parents and other professionals to ensure all children make progress.

Outdoor space

Children have ample opportunities to practise their fine motor skills. They use chalks outside and delight in drawing pictures and shapes. However, staff do not always ensure there is a suitable range of activities during sessions to promote children's large motor skills.

Inspection history

Date: January 2011

  • October 2025Good
  • September 2025Good
  • July 2025Inadequate
  • June 2025Inadequate
  • July 2019Good
  • June 2019Good
  • June 2016Good
  • October 2015Requires improvement
  • February 2012Good
  • January 2012Good
  • January 2011Inadequate

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