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Westleigh Nursery

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Jul 2022)
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5.0(5 parent reviews) ·10 WESTLEIGH ROAD, LEICESTER, LE3 0HH · Leicester
Number of places
44 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2022
Local authority
Leicester

About this day nursery

Wingfield and Westleigh Nurseries provide a nurturing, safe, and stimulating environment for children to learn and grow, with two conveniently located facilities. The nurseries focus on celebrating each child's individuality and fostering their potential through a rich learning atmosphere.

They are committed to excellence in all aspects of nursery care, aiming to create a bright, happy, and caring atmosphere that supports individual development. The philosophy centres on early childhood as a magical time for growth and exploration, encouraging curiosity and creativity.

The dedicated team of trained childcare professionals strives to maintain a safe, inclusive, and stimulating environment. Both nurseries boast well-considered indoor and outdoor learning spaces designed for exploration, learning, socialisation, and fostering independence.

Each nursery also features its own kitchen, providing nutritious and balanced meals prepared daily by in-house chefs, with catering for all dietary requirements.

Our ethos

Westleigh and Wingfield Nurseries are committed to providing a nurturing, safe, and stimulating environment that celebrates each child's individuality and fosters their potential. Their philosophy centres on early childhood as a magical time for growth and exploration, encouraging curiosity and creativity within well-considered indoor and outdoor learning spaces.

What it's like

Children arrive happily to this warm, welcoming, homely, and very inclusive nursery. Staff create a wonderful and relaxing environment for all children. Children, including those who have been identified as requiring extra support are thriving and enjoying new experiences. Children benefit immensely from an extremely well-planned curriculum. They are curious, want to explore and are very motivated to learn.

Nurturing environmentIndividualised developmentNutritious mealsOfsted-rated

Pricing & funding

This nursery charges fixed rates for non-funded full-time, full day, and half day care. Government funding is stretched over 51 weeks of the year. Fully funded days are subject to a sundries charge to cover meals and consumables, though parents can opt out of the consumables portion.

Good to know

  • Funding is stretched over 51 weeks, equating to 22.4 hours a week.
  • Fully funded days are subject to a sundries charge for lunch, tea, and consumables.
  • Parents can opt out of the consumables charge if they provide their own wetsuits, wipes, and suncream.

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday all year round except for a week at Christmas. Sessions are from 8am until 6pm.

Food

Meals provided, catering for all dietary requirements

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Westleigh Nursery

Last inspected 21 July 2022

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding

What it's like to attend

Children arrive happily to this warm, welcoming, homely, and very inclusive nursery. Staff create a wonderful and relaxing environment for all children. Children, including those who have been identified as requiring extra support are thriving and enjoying new experiences. Children benefit immensely from an extremely well-planned curriculum. They are curious, want to explore and are very motivated to learn.

Inspector highlights

  • The support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities is excellent.
  • The management team have excellent knowledge and skills, ensuring an ambitious curriculum is consistently sustained.
  • All children's attitude to their learning is exemplary, initiating their own games and happily sharing.
  • All staff are superb at swiftly adapting their teaching skills to build on children's interests.
  • Children build very secure attachments with staff who are nurturing, kind and sensitive.
Inspection #10138547 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents' comments are extremely positive about how supportive the staff are. They comment on how well staff keep them up to date with the slightest of changes and new information, including the changes to how play is planned to support their children's interests and development.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities is excellent. Management, including the special educational needs coordinator, have a thorough overview of the work that is required to ensure these and all other children's needs are met. All staff understand the importance of working with external agencies and other professionals involved with each child. As a result, children make superb progress in their learning and development.

Outdoor space

Babies relish their time outside exploring the different resources, and begin to learn how to play with other children. Older children initiate their own games, such as hide and seek, ball and bucket games, and being 'archaeologists' as they pretend to find dinosaur bones.

Parent Reviews of Westleigh Nursery

5.0
(5)
Michael Rhodes
9 months ago

We cannot speak highly enough about Westleigh Nursery. The variety of activities for children is amazing, lovely large, safe spaces for children indoors and out, and they share snapshots daily with parents via an app, as well as details of your childs eating and other useful info. The staff put in so much effort and are so attentive, enthusiastic and positive. The nursery seems very proactive and well managed. We were considering a range of placements for our child, and we are so grateful we found Westleigh. Especially during the challenging onboarding process, Westleigh made this process as smooth as possible and we will always be grateful for their sensitive handling and understanding while baby and mum 'found their feet'. They have been very accommodating and provide wonderfully child-centred care.

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georgina england
10 months ago

A brilliant nursery, lovely staff, lots of fun things for the kids to do, amazing garden area. I’m so glad I am sending my son here, I really don’t worry about him and he is all smiles when I drop him off, he’s loves it. Thank you to all the staff who do such an amazing job that’s so important.

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Valentina Sandu
a year ago

I do recommend this nursery, I took my daughter since she was 11 months old and now she is 3 years old and is still there. Staff very king and loving with kids. A lot of interesting activities and very healthy food.

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Inspection history

Date: May 2004

  • September 2022Outstanding
  • July 2022Outstanding
  • March 2016Outstanding
  • February 2016Outstanding
  • March 2011Outstanding
  • February 2011Outstanding
  • October 2007Good
  • May 2004Good

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