What Ofsted grade does LIA Gems have?

LIA Gems was rated Good at its inspection on 23 May 2023, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can LIA Gems take?

Ofsted registers LIA Gems for 39 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Leicester has 54.

How much does LIA Gems cost?

LIA Gems 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 LIA Gems 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 LIA Gems how it offers them.

When was LIA Gems last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected LIA Gems on 23 May 2023. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near LIA Gems?

Nearby in LE2: Shama Women's Centre, Happy Little Hearts, Children 1st @ Leicester.

LIA Gems

Day nursery in Leicester, LE2.

Leicester Islamic Academy, 320 London Road, Leicester, LE2 2PJ

39 places

2015 registered with Ofsted

45 of 83 in our Leicester ranking

£123 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, East Midlands average

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 23 May 2023

Ofsted grades for LIA Gems, inspection of 23 May 2023
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.

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What a place could cost

LIA Gems 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.

LIA Gems against Leicester

	LIA Gems	Leicester average
Places	39	54
Ofsted outcome	Good	88% rated Good or better

Other nurseries close by

Questions parents ask about LIA Gems

What Ofsted grade does LIA Gems have?: LIA Gems was rated Good at its inspection on 23 May 2023, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can LIA Gems take?: Ofsted registers LIA Gems for 39 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Leicester has 54.
How much does LIA Gems cost?: LIA Gems 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 LIA Gems 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 LIA Gems how it offers them.
When was LIA Gems last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected LIA Gems on 23 May 2023. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near LIA Gems?: Nearby in LE2: Shama Women's Centre, Happy Little Hearts, Children 1st @ Leicester.

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.