High Hopes Day Nursery
150 Sandhills Avenue, Hamilton, Leicester, LE5 1LUWhat Ofsted found
Requires improvement Inspected 29 September 2025
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
The third of the four grades: not yet good, and the nursery had to improve. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
High Hopes Day Nursery 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.
High Hopes Day Nursery against Leicester
| High Hopes Day Nursery | Leicester average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 56 | 54 |
| Ofsted outcome | Requires improvement | 88% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about High Hopes Day Nursery
- What Ofsted grade does High Hopes Day Nursery have?
- High Hopes Day Nursery was rated Requires improvement at its inspection on 29 September 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can High Hopes Day Nursery take?
- Ofsted registers High Hopes Day Nursery for 56 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Leicester has 54.
- How much does High Hopes Day Nursery cost?
- High Hopes Day Nursery 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 High Hopes Day Nursery 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 High Hopes Day Nursery how it offers them.
- When was High Hopes Day Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected High Hopes Day Nursery on 29 September 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near High Hopes Day Nursery?
- Nearby in LE5: Kids Corner Nursery, Little Mu'mins Day Care Ltd, Little Footprints 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.