What Ofsted found
Outstanding Inspected 20 June 2024
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
The highest of the four grades Ofsted gave before report cards. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Children 1st @ Leicester sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in East Midlands, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.
| Child's age | You pay a week | About a month |
|---|---|---|
| From 9 months to 2 | £128 | £404 |
| 2 years old | £130 | £411 |
| 3 to 4 years old | £123 | £389 |
A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.
Children 1st @ Leicester against Leicester
| Children 1st @ Leicester | Leicester average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 123 | 54 |
| Ofsted outcome | Outstanding | 88% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
- Shama Women's Centre Strong standard in all 6, 20 places, LE2 0TD
- Happy Little Hearts Outstanding, 50 places, LE2 1LR
- Aylestone Angels Childcare Expected standard in 5 of 6, 35 places, LE2 8BB
Children 1st @ Leicester is run by Breedon House Nurseries, which has 23 nurseries in England and 1 rated Outstanding.
Questions parents ask about Children 1st @ Leicester
- What Ofsted grade does Children 1st @ Leicester have?
- Children 1st @ Leicester was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 20 June 2024, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Children 1st @ Leicester take?
- Ofsted registers Children 1st @ Leicester for 123 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Leicester has 54.
- How much does Children 1st @ Leicester cost?
- Children 1st @ Leicester sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in East Midlands charges £165 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
- Does Children 1st @ Leicester offer 30 hours free childcare?
- Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Children 1st @ Leicester how it offers them.
- When was Children 1st @ Leicester last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Children 1st @ Leicester on 20 June 2024. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Is Children 1st @ Leicester part of a nursery group?
- Yes. Children 1st @ Leicester is one of 23 day nurseries in England run by Breedon House Nurseries.
Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.
Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.
Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.