What Ofsted grade does Lime Tree Loughborough have?

Lime Tree Loughborough has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 14 January 2026. Its most common grade is strong standard in 5 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.

How many children can Lime Tree Loughborough take?

Ofsted registers Lime Tree Loughborough for 85 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Loughborough has 62.

How much does Lime Tree Loughborough cost?

Lime Tree Loughborough 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 Lime Tree Loughborough 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 Lime Tree Loughborough how it offers them.

When was Lime Tree Loughborough last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Lime Tree Loughborough on 14 January 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Lime Tree Loughborough?

Nearby in LE11: Loughborough University Nursery, Robert Bakewell Playgroup Limited, Nanpantan Nursery School.

Lime Tree Loughborough

Day nursery in Loughborough, LE11. Part of the Leicestershire council area.

Lime Tree Day Nursery, Great Central Road, Loughborough, LE11 1RW

85 places

2023 registered with Ofsted

2 of 31 in our Loughborough ranking

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

What Ofsted found

Strong standard in 5 of 6 Inspected 14 January 2026

Ofsted report card for Lime Tree Loughborough
Area	Grade	What the grade means
Inclusion	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Curriculum and teaching	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Achievement	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Behaviour, attitudes and routines	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Children’s welfare and well-being	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Leadership and governance	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Safeguarding	Met	Ofsted found the nursery keeps children safe in the ways the law requires.

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What a place could cost

Lime Tree Loughborough 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.

Lime Tree Loughborough against Loughborough

	Lime Tree Loughborough	Loughborough average
Places	85	62
Ofsted outcome	Strong standard in 5 of 6	87% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Lime Tree Loughborough

What Ofsted grade does Lime Tree Loughborough have?: Lime Tree Loughborough has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 14 January 2026. Its most common grade is strong standard in 5 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.
How many children can Lime Tree Loughborough take?: Ofsted registers Lime Tree Loughborough for 85 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Loughborough has 62.
How much does Lime Tree Loughborough cost?: Lime Tree Loughborough 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 Lime Tree Loughborough 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 Lime Tree Loughborough how it offers them.
When was Lime Tree Loughborough last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Lime Tree Loughborough on 14 January 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Lime Tree Loughborough?: Nearby in LE11: Loughborough University Nursery, Robert Bakewell Playgroup Limited, Nanpantan Nursery School.

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.