First Steps Barley Croft
Linney Road, Beaumont Leys, Leicester, LE4 0UUWhat Ofsted found
Good Inspected 19 June 2025
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
First Steps Barley Croft 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.
First Steps Barley Croft against Leicester
| First Steps Barley Croft | Leicester average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 40 | 54 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 88% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about First Steps Barley Croft
- What Ofsted grade does First Steps Barley Croft have?
- First Steps Barley Croft was rated Good at its inspection on 19 June 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can First Steps Barley Croft take?
- Ofsted registers First Steps Barley Croft for 40 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Leicester has 54.
- How much does First Steps Barley Croft cost?
- First Steps Barley Croft 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 First Steps Barley Croft 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 First Steps Barley Croft how it offers them.
- When was First Steps Barley Croft last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected First Steps Barley Croft on 19 June 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near First Steps Barley Croft?
- Nearby in LE4: Windsor House Nursery, Bright Bees Nursery, Kiddycare Nursery.
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.